RETIREDMEN'SASSOCIATIONOFGREENWICH,Inc.(RMA)InvitesyoutoitsmeetingMarch22,2017at

FirstPresbyterianChurch,LafayettePlace,Greenwich,CT.

PaulaHopewell“AbrahamLincolnandtheBorderRegion:PerspectivesfromtheMason-DixonLine””

How did living in the border region influence Abraham Lincoln,includingthedevelopmentofhisextraordinarycompassion?PaulaHopewellbelievesthatthischaractertraitwasessentialinhelpingLincoln steer the country through the Civil War. She will alsodetailsomeofthetragediesofLincoln’spersonallife,discusssomeoftheKentuckianswhowerehisintimates,andhighlightexcerpts

fromhisexquisitespeeches.ShewillalsoshareinsightsandstoriesfromherattendanceatLincolnForumSymposia,whichareheldannuallyinGettysburg.Inaddition,asMs.HopewellisaresidentoftheNutmegState,thelecturewillincludeinformationaboutConnecticut‘sroleintheWar,includingHarrietBeecherStowe’sconnectiontoCincinnati,theCopperheadmovementinConnecticut,and1860and1864PresidentialelectionresultsfornearbyConnecticuttowns. As was notably the case in a dividedWestchester County, many Connecticuttowns voted against Abraham Lincoln in his bid for re-election in 1864, includingHopewell’sownBrookfield.Ms.HopewellgrewupinNorthernKentucky,nearCincinnati.SheearnedaB.S.inmath,and an MBA. After working for ten years in marketing research, she became ahomemaker. Since moving to Brookfield, CT in 1997, Paula has developed a stronginterestinherfavoriteKentuckian,AbrahamLincoln.ShejoinedtheLincolnForumin2010,whichholdsannualmeetingseachNovemberinGettysburgandisalsoamemberoftheCivilWarRoundtableofFairfieldCountyandtheLincolnGroupofNewYork.Nextweek:PageKnox,ArtLecturer,“JohnSingerSargentandFriends”TheGreenwichRetiredMen’sAssociationoffersafreeprogrameveryWednesdaythatisopentothepublic,bothmenandwomen;noreservationsarerequired.Oursocialbreakstartsat10:40AMfollowedpromptlybyourspeakerat11:00AM.ProgramsareattheFirstPresbyterianChurch,1WestPutnaminGreenwich.Foradditionalinformationseewww.greenwichrma.orgorcontactinfo@greenwichrma.org