In Squire Boone and Nicholas Meriwether: Kentucky Pioneers, author Ronald R. Van Stockum, Sr. examines the life of Squire Boone, whose actions and accomplishments were overshadowed by his more famous brother Daniel. The book also provides a look into the activities of Nicholas Meriwether, primarily a land locator, entrepreneur and settler, who arrived on the frontier three or four years later than Squire, and subsequently purchased his Painted Stone Station. This thoroughly researched biography includes a full account of the “Long Run Massacre” of 1781, in which Indians attacked settlers fleeing from the Painted Stone Station. Ronald R. Van Stockum, Sr. served for 30 years as a career officer in the regular Marine Corps, attaining the rank of Brigadier General.  Shortly after his arrival in Kentucky, he commenced a second career of eleven years' duration as an administrative officer at the University of Louisville. Van Stockum is a past President and past Interim Director of The Filson, and the author of Kentucky and the Bourbons: The Story of Allen Dale Farm. There is no cost for this event, though reservations are suggested. You may reserve your seat by visiting www.filsonhistorical.org or by calling The Filson at (502) 635-5083.