another man was joel thuck ermug was 37 years old also for massachusetts, in this case bridgwater, plymouth county and had lack hair, black complexion, march of 1779 he had been enlisted. some were prisoners of war and others have been discharged. it is a wonderful document that helps us to establish the service of those whose stories of not always been told in the past fully. this large painting was painted in philadelphia about a century ago by local artist named harrington fitzgerald. it depicts washington's troops crossing the delaware before the battle of trenton. this is an example of one of our ongoing efforts, in addition to raising funds for the museum, we are conserving our collection. this is a painting that lived for decades and decades in an unheated outbuilding in a park and suffered through the years. you can see areas of over painting. these are some test patches from the conservatories. once the painting is cleaned and there is some filling in, it will become quite right instead of looking like a modern washington, d.c. snowstorm, it is kind of yellowish brown it will look