The Family Quest Society welcomes Mr. Scott Dwyer as its December 21st monthly meeting speaker. His presentation topic will be "The Birch Trials at Fraunces Tavern", will align with the Fraunces Tavern Museum's exhibition (https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/birch-trials-at...) , and include discussion regarding the "Book of Negroes" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Negroes)

Scott Dwyer manages the staff and operations of Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York (SRNY) and its Fraunces Tavern Museum. Scott has over 23 years of experience in the asset management industry and not-for-profit sector. Prior to joining the Museum in 2020, he was a relationship manager with Cohen & Steers and a product marketing associate and RFP writer with J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Scott also held leadership positions with 501(c)(3) organizations including the New York University Alumni Association, 6th & B Community Garden, and The Present Theatre Company, producer of FringeNYC. He has a BS in Business Administration from NYU Stern.

His passion for history and historic preservation was instilled at an early age growing up in 19th century houses in Pennsylvania and Connecticut and as a junior docent at the Square House Museum in Rye, New York. Scott lives in Manhattan’s East Village, a block from St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York’s oldest site of continuous religious practice where you can find a stained glass window dedicated to the memory of SRNY founding member Frederick S. Tallmadge.

Members will receive an email with the Zoom link. If you are not a member yet, but would like to attend, contact FQS Dean Henry at deanallenhenry@gmail.com.