The Great Wall of Two Williams

Guest Lecture featuring world renown Geil expert, William Lindesay on Wednesday, June 18th at 4:00PM at the DHS Barn.

In 1908, Doylestownian William Geil (1865-1925) made history by travelling along the whole length of the Great Wall of China. His travelogue was eventually gifted to another William, from Liverpool in England, in 1991, because Lindesay had recently made an historic traverse of the Great Wall, in 1987 — on foot. This fortuitous introduction heralded a new phase of Great Wall exploration, for both Williams. In this talk, William Lindesay will share his story of following William Geil all along the Great Wall, and back to Doylestown.

Tickets for purchase in advance on EventBrite, at the door, or by calling the society directly at 215-345 -9430.  18$ for non-members, 15$ for members.

There will also be ‘A Graveside Tribute to Dr. William Edgar Geil’  led by William Lindesay on the morning after the presentation on June 19th at 10:30am in the Doylestown cemetery.