I really enjoyed the talk by Allen Packwood at Chartwell! I loved how he described Churchill's audacity, and other somewhat 'impulsive' characteristics.
A friend (and fellow Churchill admirer) remarked to me this week that he felt those, and simliar character traits, reflected Churchill's American side. And I think he's right! Churchill's own American grandfather, Leonard Jerome, was a stock speculator in New York during the Gilded Age--long before the US Securities and Exchange Commission came into being. That risk-taking led to great wealth--but it also led to losing at least three fortunes. I currently live not far from Leonard Jerome's birthplace, in the southern foothills of Onondaga County, New York. And I plan to do more research on the subject of Churchill's American roots. Pat Finnegan On Mar 15, 8:39 pm, John David Olsen <[email protected]> wrote: > The March issue of *Chartwell Bulletin* is now available. > > *Chartwell Bulletin* - March 2012http://bit.ly/y07RU2 > > -- > JOHN DAVID OLSEN > *Director of Communication > ** > -------------------------------------- > * > Voice+Text (USA): +1-323-205-5595 > Mobile+Text (AUS): +61 401 92 7878 > * > -------------------------------------- > * > Please join The Churchill Centre. Members receive our quarterly, *Finest > Hour* journal, our monthly e-newsletter *Chartwell Bulletin*, invitations > to events. > * > ------------------------------- > * > * > * > *The Churchill Centre and Museum <http://www.winstonchurchill.org>* > Follow Us on Twitter: @ChurchillCentre > <http://twitter.com//churchillcentre>and > @ChurchillToday <http://twitter.com/ChurchillToday> > Find Us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ChurchillCentre> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
