Rokeby MuseumVideo: A Virtual Conversation with former Executive Director Lindsay Varner
On January 28, 2025, Lindsay Varner, PhD, former Executive Director of Rokeby Museum, presented a program about the main exhibit, Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family.
Uncovering the History of Rokeby’s Textile Collection
by Joan Gorman, Rokeby Museum One of the joys of working with the textile collection here at Rokeby has been connecting the four generations of Robinsons who lived here from 1793 to 1961 with clothing, accessories, and linens… Read More
Words have power — the opening of Rokeby’s new main exhibition, “Seeking Freedom”
On May 23, 2024, Rokeby Museum opened a new main exhibition on the Underground Railroad. Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family explores the history of American enslavement, the antislavery movement, and the Robinson… Read More
