CHARLESTOWN Nevis, January 7th, 2014 -- The Nevis Historical and Conservation Society in collaboration with the Department of Community Development will host our Annual Alexander Hamilton Tea Party and Awards Ceremony on the Museum grounds in Charlestown on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 4:30p.m – 6:30p.m.
Once again we mark a new phase in a renewed appreciation of Nevisian born, Alexander Hamilton with a special ceremony in recognition of the mark he left on the political, economic and legal institutions of America. We will once again join in a live video link between Nevis and the Museum of American Finance, Wall Street, New York City, for a cake cutting ceremony to say happy birthday to Alexander Hamilton, known as “The Man Who Made Modern America!”
Alexander Hamilton Scholarships will be awarded to four new high school students at the Tea Party. Nineteen students are currently benefitting from the Fund, most are from low income families. Many students have gone on to obtain university degrees and now make meaningful contributions to the development of the Federation.
Tickets to the Tea Party are sold for EC$15.00 and all proceeds go to the Scholarship Fund.See you at 4:30pm on Friday, January10th. Please call the Museum at 469-5786 to secure your tickets or come to the Museum!
Brief History: Hamilton was born on Nevis on January 11, 1757. In 1777 Hamilton became General George Washington’s assistant. Not only was Hamilton the first Secretary of the United States Treasury, he was also the chief architect of the US Constitution, he created the social responsibilities of government, such as equal access to education and health care, he created the American economic system, he created the “American dream” where anyone with hard work and education could aspire to the highest levels of accomplishment, he created the American Stock Exchange, he created the American Investment System, he started the Bank of New York, he founded the US Coast Guard, he started the US Navy, and he was a founding member of the African free school to provide an education to slaves. He believed that if you provide the same opportunities to slaves as to their masters they would perform just as well.
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