DAR/Drum Hill Chapter: The Writing of the Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Most people know Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” after watching the British attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland on September 12-13, 1814. But what was Key, a lawyer from Washington D.C., doing on a British flagship in Baltimore Harbor during the attack in the first place? Please join us for a fascinating presentation by Wilton native Ed Hynes who will fill in the interesting historical background and describe the amazing sequence of events that led to the composition of our National Anthem.
Ed Hynes, CFA was born and raised in Wilton, CT. He attended Wilton High School where he played both football and lacrosse. In 1977 Ed graduated from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. with a B.A. in Political Science. He subsequently spent most of his career in financial services. As an equity analyst, institutional salesperson and trader he worked with some of the premier investment banking firms in many of the world’s leading financial centers including New York, Tokyo, London, Chicago and San Francisco. In 2001 Ed became a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and is currently a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch in Stamford, CT. Ed first became interested in the Revolutionary War as a child when he learned his neighbor’s house was partially burned by the British during the Danbury Raid in 1777. He and his late wife are fascinated by history and have visited many important battlefields both here and abroad. Ed currently lives in Norwalk.
No charge. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library and the Drum Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Registration recommended. Register online at www.wiltonlibrary.org or call 203-762-6334.