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SUMMARY:2026 Virtual Winter Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 17\, 6:00–7:00 pm\, The Message\, by Ta-Nehisi Coates\n\n\n\nThe Message\, by Ta-Nehisi Coates\, in which Coates explores the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world—and our own souls—and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 17\, 6:00–7:00 pm\, The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery\, by Siddharth Kara \n\n\n\nThe Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery\, by Siddharth Kara. The series of events that doomed the 1780 journey of the ship\, Zorg\, helped that voyage emerge as the first undeniable argument against slavery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, April\, 7\, 6:00–7:00 pm\, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland\, by Scott Shane\n\n\n\nFlee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland\, by Scott Shane\, follows Thomas Smallwood\, who bought his own freedom\, and led many others out of slavery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for virtual book discussions is FREE. When you register\, you will receive a ZOOM link email a few days before each discussion. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *Discussions I'm Interested in AttendingTuesday\, February 17 — “The Message\,” by Ta-Nehisi CoatesTuesday\, March 17 — “The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery\,” by Siddharth KaraTuesday\, April 7 — “Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland\,” by Scott ShaneComment or MessageI would like to subscribe to the Rokeby eNewsletterYesNoI already receive the eNewsletterSubmit  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-virtual-winter-book-discussion-group-2/
CATEGORIES:abolition,advocacy,Books,community,free,series,talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T130000
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SUMMARY:Traveling Book Club at Bixby Library: “What You are Looking for is in the Library\,” Michiko Aoyama
DESCRIPTION:Explore the historic institutions of Addison County with a traveling winter book club! Between January and April we will discuss a book relevant to each historical institution we visit. Dive into American history with a book selected by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum\, cozy up to a welcoming novel at the Bixby\, contemplate social justice at the Rokeby\, and learn about new Vermonters at the Sheldon.  \n\n\n\nEach discussion will take place from 1–2 pm on the last Saturday of each month as a hybrid meeting — come in person for tea and snacks or stay involved online via Zoom. Join all of the meetings or just one! More information and a Zoom link are available with free registration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nItinerary & Book List\n\n\n\nJanuary 31 — Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Benedict Arnold’s Navy by James NelsonFebruary 28 — Rokeby Museum Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideMarch 28 — Bixby Memorial Free Library What You are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaApril 25 — Henry Sheldon Museum Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont edited by Brad Kessler \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/traveling-book-club-at-bixby-library-what-you-are-looking-for-is-in-the-library-michiko-aoyama/
CATEGORIES:community,free,series,talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T170000
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SUMMARY:Free Museum Day
DESCRIPTION:Rokeby Museum will be open and free to the public. Bring the whole family to explore the exhibits and grounds\, with free admission.
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/free-museum-day-4/
CATEGORIES:community,family,free,kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T150000
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SUMMARY:“A Dramatic Constitution\,” presented by Meg Mott\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Meg Mott\, PhD\, presents “A Dramatic Constitution\,” which invites attendees to consider opposing arguments on the merits of the Constitution and encourages everyone to develop the habits of political engagement through deliberation and adjudication. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter\n\n\n\nAfter twenty years of teaching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergraduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. Her award-winning series Debating Our Rights on the first ten amendments brings civil discussions on contentious issues to public libraries and colleges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nFree and open to the publicAccessible to those with disabilities \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Dramatic Constitution is a Vermont Humanities program hosted by Rokeby Museum 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/a-dramatic-constitution-presented-by-meg-mott-ph-d/
CATEGORIES:advocacy,Books,community,family,free,series,talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
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SUMMARY:2026 Virtual Winter Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 17\, 6:00–7:00 pm\, The Message\, by Ta-Nehisi Coates\n\n\n\nThe Message\, by Ta-Nehisi Coates\, in which Coates explores the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world—and our own souls—and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 17\, 6:00–7:00 pm\, The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery\, by Siddharth Kara \n\n\n\nThe Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery\, by Siddharth Kara. The series of events that doomed the 1780 journey of the ship\, Zorg\, helped that voyage emerge as the first undeniable argument against slavery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, April\, 7\, 6:00–7:00 pm\, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland\, by Scott Shane\n\n\n\nFlee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland\, by Scott Shane\, follows Thomas Smallwood\, who bought his own freedom\, and led many others out of slavery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for virtual book discussions is FREE. When you register\, you will receive a ZOOM link email a few days before each discussion. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *Discussions I'm Interested in AttendingTuesday\, February 17 — “The Message\,” by Ta-Nehisi CoatesTuesday\, March 17 — “The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder that Inspired the Abolition of Slavery\,” by Siddharth KaraTuesday\, April 7 — “Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland\,” by Scott ShaneComment or MessageI would like to subscribe to the Rokeby eNewsletterYesNoI already receive the eNewsletterSubmit  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-virtual-winter-book-discussion-group-3/
CATEGORIES:abolition,advocacy,Books,community,free,series,talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T140000
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SUMMARY:Traveling Book Club at Henry Sheldon Museum: “Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont\,” edited by Brad Kessler
DESCRIPTION:Explore the historic institutions of Addison County with a traveling winter book club! Between January and April we will discuss a book relevant to each historical institution we visit. Dive into American history with a book selected by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum\, cozy up to a welcoming novel at the Bixby\, contemplate social justice at the Rokeby\, and learn about new Vermonters at the Sheldon.  \n\n\n\nEach discussion will take place from 1–2 pm on the last Saturday of each month as a hybrid meeting — come in person for tea and snacks or stay involved online via Zoom. Join all of the meetings or just one! More information and a Zoom link are available with free registration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nItinerary & Book List\n\n\n\nJanuary 31 — Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Benedict Arnold’s Navy by James NelsonFebruary 28 — Rokeby Museum Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideMarch 28 — Bixby Memorial Free Library What You are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaApril 25 — Henry Sheldon Museum Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont edited by Brad Kessler \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/traveling-book-club-at-henry-sheldon-museum-deep-north-stories-of-somali-resettlement-in-vermont-edited-by-brad-kessler/
CATEGORIES:community,free,series,talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T170000
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CREATED:20260509T142203Z
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SUMMARY:Mother’s Day at Rokeby
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy this special day at Rokeby with guided tours of our Historic House and grounds at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm\, exhibits\, and family-friendly activities throughout the day. \n\n\n\nFree admission for moms!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/mothers-day-at-rokeby/
CATEGORIES:community,family,free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T150000
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SUMMARY:Sheep & Wool Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a festival celebrating Vermont’s wooly heritage! This family-friendly event will feature live sheep (Hands and Heart Farm)\, papermaking (A Revolutionary Press)\, an “Instrument Petting Zoo” (Vermont Folklife Center)\, spinning/knitting demonstrations\, a historical dyeing demonstration\, food vendors (Tin Bucks Barbecue and Pinky Promise Pastry)\, and more!  \n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nSheep & Wool Day activities and admission to the grounds are FREE. Museum admission is $12/visitor\, $6 for children (Kids under six are free!). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\nPictured in photos above: Jane Ploughman\, A Revolutionary Press; Katherine Knox\, Hands and Heart Farm
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/sheep-wool-day-2026/
CATEGORIES:agriculture,art,community,family,free,kids,music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T170000
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth at Rokeby 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Rokeby Museum for a celebration of Juneteenth on Friday\, June 19th from 10 am to 5 pm. This family-friendly day will feature free admission to the Museum\, grounds\, and exhibits. The latter includes Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family and Rokeby’s seasonal show\, Help Each Other\, an ardent mix of art and advocacy created by Quaker graffiti artist Todd Drake. Self-guided tours of the historic house will round out the day.  \n\n\n\nDurning Juneteenth\, Rokeby visitors are called to “embrace a cause” and participate in “philanthropy in action.” Discover how Vermont social justice organizations are making a difference.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\nAll-day free admission
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/juneteenth-at-rokeby-2026/
CATEGORIES:abolition,advocacy,community,family,free,kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T150000
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SUMMARY:Reading Frederick Douglass 2026
DESCRIPTION:174 years ago\, Frederick Douglass delivered his famous speech\, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” in Rochester\, New York. Today\, this striking oration remains one of the greatest indictments of American slavery. \n\n\n\nJoin Rokeby Museum for a community reading celebrating Douglass’ momentous speech led by esteemed singer and actor\, writer and teacher\, Dr. François Clemmons.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nThe Community Reading is Free to the public.Full Museum admission is $12/visitor\, $6 for children (Kids under six are free!). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPictured in photos above: 2025 Community Reading; Dr. François Clemmons.
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/reading-frederick-douglass-2026/
CATEGORIES:abolition,advocacy,community,family,free,kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T160000
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SUMMARY:2026 Pie & Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:Do you love pie? Join us to celebrate Summer and community with Rokeby’s annual Pie & Ice Cream Social. Bring your family and friends and spend the afternoon eating pie and reconnecting with the community — a delicious way to support the Museum. \n\n\n\nGrab a slice . . . Explore Rokeby exhibits\, Seeking Freedom and Help Each Other. Live music and raffles will round out the day. Watch this page as more information will be coming soon! \n\n\n\n\nAdmission to social\, buildings and ground\, and exhibits: FREESlice of Pie & Ice Cream: $8 \n\n\n\n\nWanna Help Make Pies??\n\n\n\nIf you are able to donate a pie (or two\, or twelve!)\, please fill out this form. \n\n\n\nWe can always use new bakers to help out. Please feel free to forward the above link to any talented baker friends\, neighbors\, colleagues\, etc\, who may be interested in helping out this year.
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-pie-ice-cream-social/
CATEGORIES:community,family,free,kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T200000
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SUMMARY:Vermont History Trivia Night and Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Rokeby Museum and the Friends of the Union Meeting Hall invite you to come out and celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a potluck and a night of Vermont-themed trivia! Join us at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall for food\, fun\, and friendly competition. Prizes abound for knowledgeable Vermonters! \n\n\n\n\nFood\, Fun\, and Friendly Competition \n\n\n\n\nVermont History Trivia is a great way to have fun with friends and family. Expertise isn’t needed; Questions are multiple choice to help both newbies and history buffs engage with our state’s past! Bring a dish\, a friend\, or just your own knowledge. No donation is necessary to participate. All ages are welcome!  \n\n\n\nPrizes and questions are provided by the Vermont Historical Society. A special “Ferrisburgh History” round has been developed with the aid of local historians. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n5:30 pm–6:30 pm\, Potluck Dinner 6:30 pm–8:00pm\, TriviaFerrisburgh Town Hall Community CenterThe Event is FREE and accessible to the public \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is hosted in partnership with the Vermont Historical Society\, Rokeby Museum\, Friends of the Union Meeting Hall\, and the Rogers & Hazard Relief Society.
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/vermont-history-trivia-night-and-potluck/
LOCATION:Ferrisburgh Town Hall Community Center\, 3279 US-7\, Ferrisburgh\, Vermont\, 05456\, United States
CATEGORIES:community,family,free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270119T190000
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SUMMARY:2027 Virtual Winter Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Winter Book Discussion Group is back again for 2027. Join us each month\, January–March for FREE virtual discussions about three powerful books. All discussions will be held via ZOOM. Registration in advance is required. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmPlantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery\, by Seth Rockman\n\n\n\nIn Plantation Goods: A Material History of Slavery\, Seth Rockman examines slavery through the everyday objects\, commodities\, and systems that sustained plantation economies. Rather than treating slavery solely as a political or social institution\, Rockman follows the stories of material objects\, such as shoes made by Massachusetts farm women that found their way to the feet of an enslaved Mississippi man\, to reveal a national economy organized by slavery—a slavery that outsourced the production of its supplies to the North\, and a North that outsourced its slavery to the South. The industrializing North and the agricultural South is how we have been taught to think about the United States in the early nineteenth century. But in doing so\, we overlook the economic ties that held the nation together before the Civil War. We miss slavery’s long reach into small New England communities\, just as we fail to see the role of Northern manufacturing in shaping the terrain of human bondage in the South. Using plantation goods—the shirts\, hats\, hoes\, shovels\, shoes\, axes\, and whips made in the North for use in the South—Seth Rockman tells important stories in American history in the everyday objects that stitched together the lives and livelihoods of Americans—white and Black\, male and female\, enslaved and free—across an expanding nation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 16\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmLast Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families\, by Judith Giesberg\n\n\n\nWhen slavery ended in 1865\, emancipation did not restore the families that had been torn apart. “Information Wanted” advertisements and letters to the editors of newspapers both read and heard from pastors in churches reading to those who could not read\, were used by separated families to attempt to find their loved ones. Last Seen tells the story of the cruelest horror of slavery—the forced breakup of families and the determination and resilience of the formerly enslaved. Giesberg draws on the nearly 5000 letters and advertisements she found to compile the stories of the people who placed the ads\, the loved ones they tried to find\, and the outcome of their quests to reunite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 16\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmThe Agitators: Three Friends who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights\, by Dorothy Wickenden\n\n\n\nHarriet Tubman\, Martha Coffin Wright\, and Frances A. Seward are the protagonists in this look at the fight for emancipation and women’s rights. Harriet Tubman\, formerly enslaved\, was instrumental in shepherding hundreds of Freedom Seekers to safety. Martha Coffin Wright\, a Quaker mother of 7\, helped organize anti-slavery conventions across New York state\, braving mobs and hecklers wherever she spoke. Although Frances Seward\, wife of William H. Seward\, President Lincoln’s Secretary of State\, hid her radicalism in public\, she influenced her husband\, pressing him to persuade Lincoln to move more quickly on emancipation. This book explores more than 40 years of the most turbulent period in American history through the eyes of these women. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for virtual book discussions is FREE. When you register\, you will receive a ZOOM link email a few days before each discussion. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *Discussions I'm Interested in AttendingTuesday\, January 19 — “Plantation Goods\,: A Material History of American Slavery” by Seth RockmanTuesday\, February 16 — “Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families\,” by Judith GiesbergTuesday\, March 16 — “The Agitators: Three Friends who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights\,” by Dorothy WickendenComment or MessageI would like to subscribe to the Rokeby eNewsletterYesNoI already receive the eNewsletterSubmit
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2027-virtual-winter-book-discussion-group/2027-01-19/
CATEGORIES:abolition,Books,free,series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270216T190000
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CREATED:20261007T174936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T175104Z
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SUMMARY:2027 Virtual Winter Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Winter Book Discussion Group is back again for 2027. Join us each month\, January–March for FREE virtual discussions about three powerful books. All discussions will be held via ZOOM. Registration in advance is required. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmPlantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery\, by Seth Rockman\n\n\n\nIn Plantation Goods: A Material History of Slavery\, Seth Rockman examines slavery through the everyday objects\, commodities\, and systems that sustained plantation economies. Rather than treating slavery solely as a political or social institution\, Rockman follows the stories of material objects\, such as shoes made by Massachusetts farm women that found their way to the feet of an enslaved Mississippi man\, to reveal a national economy organized by slavery—a slavery that outsourced the production of its supplies to the North\, and a North that outsourced its slavery to the South. The industrializing North and the agricultural South is how we have been taught to think about the United States in the early nineteenth century. But in doing so\, we overlook the economic ties that held the nation together before the Civil War. We miss slavery’s long reach into small New England communities\, just as we fail to see the role of Northern manufacturing in shaping the terrain of human bondage in the South. Using plantation goods—the shirts\, hats\, hoes\, shovels\, shoes\, axes\, and whips made in the North for use in the South—Seth Rockman tells important stories in American history in the everyday objects that stitched together the lives and livelihoods of Americans—white and Black\, male and female\, enslaved and free—across an expanding nation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 16\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmLast Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families\, by Judith Giesberg\n\n\n\nWhen slavery ended in 1865\, emancipation did not restore the families that had been torn apart. “Information Wanted” advertisements and letters to the editors of newspapers both read and heard from pastors in churches reading to those who could not read\, were used by separated families to attempt to find their loved ones. Last Seen tells the story of the cruelest horror of slavery—the forced breakup of families and the determination and resilience of the formerly enslaved. Giesberg draws on the nearly 5000 letters and advertisements she found to compile the stories of the people who placed the ads\, the loved ones they tried to find\, and the outcome of their quests to reunite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 16\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmThe Agitators: Three Friends who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights\, by Dorothy Wickenden\n\n\n\nHarriet Tubman\, Martha Coffin Wright\, and Frances A. Seward are the protagonists in this look at the fight for emancipation and women’s rights. Harriet Tubman\, formerly enslaved\, was instrumental in shepherding hundreds of Freedom Seekers to safety. Martha Coffin Wright\, a Quaker mother of 7\, helped organize anti-slavery conventions across New York state\, braving mobs and hecklers wherever she spoke. Although Frances Seward\, wife of William H. Seward\, President Lincoln’s Secretary of State\, hid her radicalism in public\, she influenced her husband\, pressing him to persuade Lincoln to move more quickly on emancipation. This book explores more than 40 years of the most turbulent period in American history through the eyes of these women. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for virtual book discussions is FREE. When you register\, you will receive a ZOOM link email a few days before each discussion. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *Discussions I'm Interested in AttendingTuesday\, January 19 — “Plantation Goods\,: A Material History of American Slavery” by Seth RockmanTuesday\, February 16 — “Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families\,” by Judith GiesbergTuesday\, March 16 — “The Agitators: Three Friends who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights\,” by Dorothy WickendenComment or MessageI would like to subscribe to the Rokeby eNewsletterYesNoI already receive the eNewsletterSubmit
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SUMMARY:2027 Virtual Winter Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Our Winter Book Discussion Group is back again for 2027. Join us each month\, January–March for FREE virtual discussions about three powerful books. All discussions will be held via ZOOM. Registration in advance is required. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 19\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmPlantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery\, by Seth Rockman\n\n\n\nIn Plantation Goods: A Material History of Slavery\, Seth Rockman examines slavery through the everyday objects\, commodities\, and systems that sustained plantation economies. Rather than treating slavery solely as a political or social institution\, Rockman follows the stories of material objects\, such as shoes made by Massachusetts farm women that found their way to the feet of an enslaved Mississippi man\, to reveal a national economy organized by slavery—a slavery that outsourced the production of its supplies to the North\, and a North that outsourced its slavery to the South. The industrializing North and the agricultural South is how we have been taught to think about the United States in the early nineteenth century. But in doing so\, we overlook the economic ties that held the nation together before the Civil War. We miss slavery’s long reach into small New England communities\, just as we fail to see the role of Northern manufacturing in shaping the terrain of human bondage in the South. Using plantation goods—the shirts\, hats\, hoes\, shovels\, shoes\, axes\, and whips made in the North for use in the South—Seth Rockman tells important stories in American history in the everyday objects that stitched together the lives and livelihoods of Americans—white and Black\, male and female\, enslaved and free—across an expanding nation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, February 16\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmLast Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families\, by Judith Giesberg\n\n\n\nWhen slavery ended in 1865\, emancipation did not restore the families that had been torn apart. “Information Wanted” advertisements and letters to the editors of newspapers both read and heard from pastors in churches reading to those who could not read\, were used by separated families to attempt to find their loved ones. Last Seen tells the story of the cruelest horror of slavery—the forced breakup of families and the determination and resilience of the formerly enslaved. Giesberg draws on the nearly 5000 letters and advertisements she found to compile the stories of the people who placed the ads\, the loved ones they tried to find\, and the outcome of their quests to reunite. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 16\, 2027\, 6:00 pm–7:00 pmThe Agitators: Three Friends who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights\, by Dorothy Wickenden\n\n\n\nHarriet Tubman\, Martha Coffin Wright\, and Frances A. Seward are the protagonists in this look at the fight for emancipation and women’s rights. Harriet Tubman\, formerly enslaved\, was instrumental in shepherding hundreds of Freedom Seekers to safety. Martha Coffin Wright\, a Quaker mother of 7\, helped organize anti-slavery conventions across New York state\, braving mobs and hecklers wherever she spoke. Although Frances Seward\, wife of William H. Seward\, President Lincoln’s Secretary of State\, hid her radicalism in public\, she influenced her husband\, pressing him to persuade Lincoln to move more quickly on emancipation. This book explores more than 40 years of the most turbulent period in American history through the eyes of these women. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration for virtual book discussions is FREE. When you register\, you will receive a ZOOM link email a few days before each discussion. Attendance at all three discussions is not required to register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *Discussions I'm Interested in AttendingTuesday\, January 19 — “Plantation Goods\,: A Material History of American Slavery” by Seth RockmanTuesday\, February 16 — “Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families\,” by Judith GiesbergTuesday\, March 16 — “The Agitators: Three Friends who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights\,” by Dorothy WickendenComment or MessageI would like to subscribe to the Rokeby eNewsletterYesNoI already receive the eNewsletterSubmit
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2027-virtual-winter-book-discussion-group/2027-03-16/
CATEGORIES:abolition,Books,free,series
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