Background
Adams, G. Rollie was born on September 11, 1941 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of George Donaghey and Floy Adams.
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General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons by Adams, George Rollie (2005) Paperback
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General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons
( Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, General Will...)
Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, General William S. Harney became one of the best-known military figures in America. In a career aided by Andrew Jackson and the concept of an expansible army, Harney saw duty in virtually every part of the country and participated in most of the key military episodes of his time. He chased remnants of Lafitte pirates in Louisiana, campaigned with Abraham Lincoln and Zachary Taylor during the Black Hawk War, developed Vietnam-style riverine tactics that ended the Second Seminole War, and led Winfield Scott's cavalry in the Mexican War. In the 1850s Harney devised the army's largest and most successful pre–Civil War campaign against Plains Indians, commanded troops charged with upholding federal authority in Kansas and Utah, and almost provoked hostilities with Great Britain in the Pacific Northwest. Removed from command amid false charges of disloyalty during the Missouri secession crisis, he returned as a leading member of the Indian Peace Commission of 1867–68. Harney was bold, ambitious, and innovative, but also impulsive, vindictive, and violent. His career illustrates the nineteenth-century army's role in implementing federal policy, highlights its limited resources compared to its responsibilities, and illuminates key aspects of its organizational structure, the behavior of its officers, and its impact on personal lives.
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Nashville: A Pictorial History
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- Nashville: A pictorial history (A pictorial History of Nashville)
G. Rollie Adams
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G. Rollie Adams, museum executive. Funded seminars grantee United States History National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980, history interpretation, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1979, 1980, 1981, Museum Exhibit Workshops National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980-1982, Local Government Records Committee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1981-1983.
Education
Bachelor in Social Science Education, Louisiana Technology University, 1963. Master of Arts in Social Science Education, Louisiana Technology University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in American History, University Arizona, 1983.
Career
Teacher, El Dorado Senior High School, 1963-1967;
library, U. Arizona Library., Tucson, 1968-1971;
instructor, U. Arizona Continuing Education Department, Tucson, 1973;
director national history landmarks, American Association State & Local History, Nashville, 1973-1978;
director education division, American Association State & Local History, Nashville, 1978-1982;
director planning & development, American Association State & Local History, Nashville, 1982-1983;
executive director, Buffalo & Erie County History Society, 1984-1985;
director, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, 1986-1987;
president, chief Executive officer, The Strong Museum, Rochester, New York, since 1987. Member of faculty Colonial Williamsburg History Administration Seminar, 1987-1988,90-96. Member parks advising committee Rockefeller Institute Government, Albany, 1992-1993.
Chair Executive Committee New York History Records Advisory Board, Albany, 1992-1995, mem.1992-1998. Chair New York State Commissioner Education Museum Task Force, Albany, 1994-1995.
Achievements
Works
book
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General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons
( Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, General Will...)
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Nashville: A pictorial history
(A pictorial History of Nashville)
- General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons by Adams, George Rollie (2005) Paperback
- Nashville: A Pictorial History
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General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons
Membership
Member steering committee Goals for a Greater Rochester, 1990-1995. Vice chair, board directors Greater Rochester Visiting Association, 1991-1997. Chair, board directors Family Services, Rochester, 1993-1996.
Board directors Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, 1995-2004, executive committee, 2001-2004, chairman, 2004. Executive committee East End Alliance, 1997-1998. Board directors Rochester Cemeteries Heritage Foundation, 2001-2008.
Member Museum Association New York (vice president 1995-1996, 2001-2006, chair strategic planning committee 1996-1997, president 1997), American Association Museum (visiting team, accreditation commission, Washington 1988, 1990, 1992-1997, 2002. Board directors 1997-2000), American Association State and Local History (audit committee 1995-2001), Organization American Historians, Association Childrens Museum, Western History Association.
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Married Diana Murphy, December 19, 1982. Children: Sara Ann, Amy Kristina Hee Sook, Tong Tong Amanda Joy.
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Nationality
American
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Funded seminars grantee United States History National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980, history interpretation, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1979, 1980, 1981, Museum Exhibit Workshops National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980-1982, Local Government Records Committee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1981-1983.Funded seminars grantee United States History National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980, history interpretation, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1979, 1980, 1981, Museum Exhibit Workshops National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980-1982, Local Government Records Committee National Endowment of the Humanities, 1981-1983.