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American Seaman, Roosevelt Ancestor Subject of Talk
"Captain Paul Delano, the founder of the Delano family in Chile" the April 25 topic at Barney Library Director's College.
We are honored to have Jorge Delano speak about his ancestral connections to Presidents Roosevelt and especially learn about Captain Paul Delano. Jorge will discuss his book, a biography; "Captain Paul Delano, the founder of the Delano family in Chile", and in October 2010, his essay "Captain Paul Delano, an American seaman in the Independence of Chile" received the Chilean Independence Bicentennial Naval History first prize from the Naval Museum in Valparaiso.
Jorge Delano Graduated a Midshipman from the Chilean Naval Academy in 1954. In 1956 he enrolled at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He graduated from the School of Business Administration with a BBA in 1959. In 2003 he obtained a Master of Arts in American Studies at Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
The talk will be Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Barney Library.
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Please register for this free program by calling the library at 860 673-6791 or online at www.farmingtonlibraries.org.
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