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Rokeby Museum | Faith Revell, Executive Director
4334 Route 7 | Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
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Rowland T. Robinson and his wife Rachel were more than just Quakers and radical abolitionists. They supported many causes of social justice, among them a dedication to pacifism and the abolishment of war. In 1837, Robinson was appointed to help draft a Constitution for the newly formed Vermont Peace Society. However, he immediately left when his fellow committee members refused to condemn defensive wars and went on to publish a scathing editorial.

Sadly, Robinson`s dream for a country free from war was never realized. However, the hope for peace continues to this day. Join Rokeby Museum this Saturday, 3:00 - 4:30, at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall for "Bridging Divides in a Nation at War: A Vermont Conversation on Peace and Power," a special conversation on this topic with political activist @isaac_evans_frantz.

"Bridging Divides in a Nation at War" is a Vermont Humanities Council Program hosted by Rokeby Museum. This program is FREE and accessible to the public.

#rokeby #museum #history #event #speakerseries #conversation #vermont #peace #activism #guestspeaker #FREE

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Sep 7

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Rowland T. Robinson and his wife Rachel were more than just Quakers and radical abolitionists. They supported many causes of social justice, among them a dedication to pacifism and the abolishment of war. In 1837, Robinson was appointed to help draft a Constitution for the newly formed Vermont Peace Society. However, he immediately left when his fellow committee members refused to condemn defensive wars and went on to publish a scathing editorial. Sadly, Robinson's dream for a country free from war was never realized. However, the hope for peace continues to this day. Join Rokeby Museum this Saturday, 3:00 - 4:30, at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall for "Bridging Divides in a Nation at War: A Vermont Conversation on Peace and Power," a special conversation on this topic with political activist @isaac_evans_frantz. "Bridging Divides in a Nation at War" is a Vermont Humanities Council Program hosted by Rokeby Museum. This program is FREE and accessible to the public. #rokeby #museum #history #event #speakerseries #conversation #vermont #peace #activism #guestspeaker #FREE

Rokeby Museum celebrates National Wildlife Day with a selection of some of our favorite faces from our trail cams. Rokeby has three nature trails on our property (Red, Blue, and Green Trail) which make up a 1.5 mile walk through the Robinson family`s historic property. These trails are free and open to the public from dawn to dusk year-round.

Recent visitors to Rokeby may have noticed a bit of overgrowth on the trails, but our seasonal trail maintenance has begun in earnest, and Rokeby looks forward to welcoming our regular "ramblers" in the coming weeks.

As always, please be safe, dress appropriately, stick to the trails, and follow all posted signs. Don`t forget to stop in to the visitor center and say hello!
#rokeby #museum #wildlifephotography #naturetrail #TrailCamera #animals #nature #nationalwildlifeday #announcement #ramble

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Sep 4

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Rokeby Museum celebrates National Wildlife Day with a selection of some of our favorite faces from our trail cams. Rokeby has three nature trails on our property (Red, Blue, and Green Trail) which make up a 1.5 mile walk through the Robinson family's historic property. These trails are free and open to the public from dawn to dusk year-round. Recent visitors to Rokeby may have noticed a bit of overgrowth on the trails, but our seasonal trail maintenance has begun in earnest, and Rokeby looks forward to welcoming our regular "ramblers" in the coming weeks. As always, please be safe, dress appropriately, stick to the trails, and follow all posted signs. Don't forget to stop in to the visitor center and say hello! #rokeby #museum #wildlifephotography #naturetrail #TrailCamera #animals #nature #nationalwildlifeday #announcement #ramble

Today, Rokeby Museum recognizes the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. On this day, 235 years ago, hundreds of enslaved workers rose up in revolt and killed their enslavers on the island of Haiti, then known as the French colony of Saint-Domingue. This was the start of the Haitian Revolution, which directly led to the abolition of slavery in all French colonies in 1794 and the independence of Haiti in 1804.

The impact of the Haitian Revolution on American enslavement is still debated today. But it can`t be denied that the proof that the enslaved could overthrow their enslavers, and the presence of an independent Black-run state so close to the country, was a notable factor in the struggle for abolition for decades.

The Robinsons were pacifists and did not personally condone the use of violence in self-liberation. However, they recognized that such violence was a natural result of the inhumanity of enslavement. Today, Rokeby Museum invites its followers to consider the "historic causes, the methods and the consequences" of slavery and how we can learn from these lessons to eliminate injustice in our current day.

Photo Credit: Monument of Slaves in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. © Pablo Velasquez / Shutterstock.com

#rokeby #museum #history #blackhistory #haiti #haitianrevolution #remembrance #slavery #slavetrade #injustice #abolition #selfliberation

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Aug 23

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Today, Rokeby Museum recognizes the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. On this day, 235 years ago, hundreds of enslaved workers rose up in revolt and killed their enslavers on the island of Haiti, then known as the French colony of Saint-Domingue. This was the start of the Haitian Revolution, which directly led to the abolition of slavery in all French colonies in 1794 and the independence of Haiti in 1804. The impact of the Haitian Revolution on American enslavement is still debated today. But it can't be denied that the proof that the enslaved could overthrow their enslavers, and the presence of an independent Black-run state so close to the country, was a notable factor in the struggle for abolition for decades. The Robinsons were pacifists and did not personally condone the use of violence in self-liberation. However, they recognized that such violence was a natural result of the inhumanity of enslavement. Today, Rokeby Museum invites its followers to consider the "historic causes, the methods and the consequences" of slavery and how we can learn from these lessons to eliminate injustice in our current day. Photo Credit: Monument of Slaves in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. © Pablo Velasquez / Shutterstock.com #rokeby #museum #history #blackhistory #haiti #haitianrevolution #remembrance #slavery #slavetrade #injustice #abolition #selfliberation

176 years ago, the United States Congress was considering one of the most controversial and unjust laws ever put on the books: the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Outraged abolitionists held conventions to organize resistance to this law, and none were as impactful as the meeting held in Cazenovia, New York, on this day.

The Cazenovia Convention was significant for its explicit call for Freedom Seekers to attend. Organized by abolitionist Gerrit Smith and chaired by Frederick Douglass, the meeting was notably diverse. It is said that 2,000 abolitionists attended. Historians estimate that up to fifty Freedom Seekers may have been present at what became known as the "Fugitive Slave Convention," the largest gathering of the self-emancipated at the time.

Today, Rokeby Museum honors the attendees of the Fugitive Slave Convention for their bravery and willingness to organize. Among its other business, the convention resulted in the publication of "A Letter to the American Slaves from those who have fled from American Slavery," an open letter from the Freedom Seekers which encouraged the enslaved to self-liberate and condoned the use of violence for this end:

"We have said that some of us are non-resistants. But, while such would dissaude you from all violence toward the slaveholder, let it not be supposed, that they regard it as guiltier than those strifes, which even good men are wont to justify. If the American revolutionists had excuse for shedding but one drop of blood, then have the American slaves excuse for making blood to flow, `even unto the horse-bridles.`"

#rokeby #museum #history #blackhistory #OnThisDay #abolition #freedomseeker #liberty #truth #slavery #newyork

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Aug 21

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176 years ago, the United States Congress was considering one of the most controversial and unjust laws ever put on the books: the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Outraged abolitionists held conventions to organize resistance to this law, and none were as impactful as the meeting held in Cazenovia, New York, on this day. The Cazenovia Convention was significant for its explicit call for Freedom Seekers to attend. Organized by abolitionist Gerrit Smith and chaired by Frederick Douglass, the meeting was notably diverse. It is said that 2,000 abolitionists attended. Historians estimate that up to fifty Freedom Seekers may have been present at what became known as the "Fugitive Slave Convention," the largest gathering of the self-emancipated at the time. Today, Rokeby Museum honors the attendees of the Fugitive Slave Convention for their bravery and willingness to organize. Among its other business, the convention resulted in the publication of "A Letter to the American Slaves from those who have fled from American Slavery," an open letter from the Freedom Seekers which encouraged the enslaved to self-liberate and condoned the use of violence for this end: "We have said that some of us are non-resistants. But, while such would dissaude you from all violence toward the slaveholder, let it not be supposed, that they regard it as guiltier than those strifes, which even good men are wont to justify. If the American revolutionists had excuse for shedding but one drop of blood, then have the American slaves excuse for making blood to flow, 'even unto the horse-bridles.'" #rokeby #museum #history #blackhistory #OnThisDay #abolition #freedomseeker #liberty #truth #slavery #newyork
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