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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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SUMMARY:Rokeby Summer Camp — Artists of Rokeby 2026: Session 1
DESCRIPTION:TWO Sessions to Choose from!Session 1: July 13–17\, 2026 (Mon-Fri)9:00am – 3:00pm Session 2: July 20–24 (Mon.–Fri.)9:00 am–3:00 pm  Ages 9–13Tuition: $350/camper or pay what you can; Bring your own lunch; snacks are included.\n\n\n\nJoin Rokeby Museum for a 5-day experience that combines art\, nature\, and hands-on history. Play fun games as you learn about the Robinson artists who walked through these grounds. Take nature walks\, practice birdwatching\, and search for animal tracks as you immerse yourself in the same locations that inspired the Robinsons. Study the Robinsons’ sketches\, scrapbooks\, and paintings\, then try your hand at each medium! \n\n\n\nThe final day of each session will include a pizza party and an exhibition of the campers’ work. \n\n\n\nNo artistic experience required. All supplies are provided. Just bring yourself and be ready to be inspired! \n\n\n\nYou will receive a link to submit payment upon submission of the form below. Please direct all questions to Jonathon Ahl\, Education Programs Manager\, at jahl@rokeby.org or 802.877.3406. \n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Student Name *FirstLastStudent Age *910111213Second Student Name (if applicable)FirstLastSecond Student Age (if applicable)—910111213Third Student Name (if applicable)FirstLastThird Student Age (if applicable)—910111213Session Preference *Session 1: July 13–17\, 2026 (M–F)Session 2: July 20–24\, 2026 (M–F)Parent/Guardian Name *FirstLastContact Email *Mailing Address *Address Line 1Address Line 2CityAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingStateZip CodePhone *Comment or MessageSubmit  \n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/rokeby-summer-camp-artists-of-rokeby-2026-session-1/
CATEGORIES:art,community,family,kids
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SUMMARY:Rokeby Summer Camp — Artists of Rokeby 2026: Session 2
DESCRIPTION:TWO Sessions to Choose from!Session 1: July 13–17\, 2026 (Mon-Fri)9:00am – 3:00pm Session 2: July 20–24 (Mon.–Fri.)9:00 am–3:00 pm  Ages 9–13Tuition: $350/camper or pay what you can; Bring your own lunch; snacks are included.\n\n\n\nJoin Rokeby Museum for a 5-day experience that combines art\, nature\, and hands-on history. Play fun games as you learn about the Robinson artists who walked through these grounds. Take nature walks\, practice birdwatching\, and search for animal tracks as you immerse yourself in the same locations that inspired the Robinsons. Study the Robinsons’ sketches\, scrapbooks\, and paintings\, then try your hand at each medium! \n\n\n\nThe final day of each session will include a pizza party and an exhibition of the campers’ work. \n\n\n\nNo artistic experience required. All supplies are provided. Just bring yourself and be ready to be inspired! \n\n\n\nYou will receive a link to submit payment upon submission of the form below. Please direct all questions to Jonathon Ahl\, Education Programs Manager\, at jahl@rokeby.org or 802.877.3406. \n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Student Name *FirstLastStudent Age *910111213Second Student Name (if applicable)FirstLastSecond Student Age (if applicable)—910111213Third Student Name (if applicable)FirstLastThird Student Age (if applicable)—910111213Session Preference *Session 1: July 13–17\, 2026 (M–F)Session 2: July 20–24\, 2026 (M–F)Parent/Guardian Name *FirstLastContact Email *Mailing Address *Address Line 1Address Line 2CityAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingStateZip CodePhone *Comment or MessageSubmit  \n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/rokeby-summer-camp-artists-of-rokeby-2026-session-2/
CATEGORIES:art,community,family,kids
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SUMMARY:Making a Pressed Botanical Collage
DESCRIPTION:Four-hour workshop inspired by Rokeby’s beautifully blooming setting that begins with a nature walk and basic plant identification and culminates in the creation of a pressed botanical collage. Taught by visiting artist Beth Murphy. \n\n\n\n“I often subtly incorporate different mediums to emphasize the natural attraction of botanicals\,” Murphy says\, “I want to showcase the organic beauty\, not override it. I see my art as a vehicle that nature moves through\,” says Murphy. \n\n\n\nRead More about Beth Murphy here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 25; 9:30 am–2:00 pm\, 30-minute break for lunchPrice: $50 per participant Workshop is limited to 12 peopleDrop-ins are welcome if space allows.Admission to Museum is free for workshop participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Today!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/making-a-pressed-botanical-collage/
CATEGORIES:agriculture,art,family,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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SUMMARY:“Bridging Divides in a Nation at War: A Vermont Conversation on Peace and Power” with Isaac Evans-Frantz
DESCRIPTION:Join Rokeby Museum at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall on Saturday\, September 12th at 3:00 pm for “Bridging Divides in a Nation at War: A Vermont Conversation on Peace and Power” with Isaac Evans-Frantz. A lifelong Vermonter\, political activist\, and public servant\, Isaac Evans-Frantz and audience members will explore the costs and benefits of war for Vermonters\, and the role of the Green Mountain State in a country nearly constantly at war. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIsaac holds a Master in Public Administration from the City University of New York. With the non-partisan Action Corps\, Isaac played a pivotal role in Congress’ historic passage of bipartisan legislation reasserting Congress’ power over war during the first Trump administration. Through his leadership\, Isaac remains committed to advancing freedom and unity for Vermonters and people everywhere. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“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. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/bridging-divides-in-a-nation-at-war-a-vermont-conversation-on-peace-and-power-with-isaac-evans-frantz/
LOCATION:Ferrisburgh Town Hall Community Center\, 3279 US-7\, Ferrisburgh\, Vermont\, 05456\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T090000
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SUMMARY:Shrubland Restoration Volunteer Day at Rokeby Museum
DESCRIPTION:Have you heard the buzz about Golden and Blue-winged Warblers in Vermont? Whether you have or not\, you can learn all about these species and their habitat needs by coming to spend a morning with staff from the Rokeby Museum and Audubon Vermont! \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will clean up and add trees to a shrubland restoration planting at Rokeby Museum and talk about the priority bird species that the museum is helping us to conserve through this partnership. You’ll get a chance to learn more about specific habitat needs and bird-friendly restoration efforts in Vermont\, and the staff at Rokeby Museum will share more about the history and mission of their organization.  \n\n\n\nWe will be cleaning up the existing planting plots by way of removing excess plant material (mats of grass\, vines\, and stalks that have grown through fencing\, invasive forbs and shrubs growing in or near fenced areas)\, replacing existing fencing and repairing fence posts\, and carrying out any garbage. We will also be planting a few trees to counteract any mortality since the original planting took place. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\nRSVP encouraged\n\n\n\nWhile we will not need to walk very far (only a few hundred feet)\, we will be carrying tools or plant material\, making trips back and forth\, and working with hand tools. We will be walking on uneven ground through loosely maintained trails in thick grass and other vegetation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Up to Attend!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/shrubland-restoration-volunteer-day-at-rokeby-museum/
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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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SUMMARY:2026 Spirits of Rokeby — “The Impending Crisis”
DESCRIPTION:5 performances per night. Choose the time that works for you! \n\n\n\n\nRokeby Museum is presenting a immersive theater experience inspired by the Spiritualist history at the museum. Ticket holders will gather for a drink and a short talk on Victorian Spiritualism before entering the Historic Home where actors will guide them through participatory dramatization\, recreating séances based on Rokeby records and other historical accounts. With multiple performance times per night\, in this year’s production\, an unexpected spirit appears with a prophecy. \n\n\n\nMad River Distillers and Split Spirits will join us this year! Those aged 21 and over can purchase a specialty cocktail before the performance. Ticketholders can also enjoy hot cider\, furnished by Woodman Hill and Yates Family Orchard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\nDates: Friday–Saturday\, October 16–17 | Friday–Saturday\, October 23–24\n\n\n\nPerformance Times: 5:00 pm | 5:45 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:30 pm\n\n\n\nThe program lasts about 45 min to an hour\n\n\n\nTimed tickets must be purchased in advance\n\n\n\nLimited to 15 seats per time slot\n\n\n\nTicketholders should meet in Education Center to check in\n\n\n\n$20 for Rokeby Members*\n\n\n\n$25 for Non-Members\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets Now!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-spirits-of-rokeby-the-impending-crisis/
CATEGORIES:community,series
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T213000
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SUMMARY:2026 Spirits of Rokeby — “The Impending Crisis”
DESCRIPTION:5 performances per night. Choose the time that works for you! \n\n\n\n\nRokeby Museum is presenting a immersive theater experience inspired by the Spiritualist history at the museum. Ticket holders will gather for a drink and a short talk on Victorian Spiritualism before entering the Historic Home where actors will guide them through participatory dramatization\, recreating séances based on Rokeby records and other historical accounts. With multiple performance times per night\, in this year’s production\, an unexpected spirit appears with a prophecy. \n\n\n\nMad River Distillers and Split Spirits will join us this year! Those aged 21 and over can purchase a specialty cocktail before the performance. Ticketholders can also enjoy hot cider\, furnished by Woodman Hill and Yates Family Orchard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\nDates: Friday–Saturday\, October 16–17 | Friday–Saturday\, October 23–24\n\n\n\nPerformance Times: 5:00 pm | 5:45 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:30 pm\n\n\n\nThe program lasts about 45 min to an hour\n\n\n\nTimed tickets must be purchased in advance\n\n\n\nLimited to 15 seats per time slot\n\n\n\nTicketholders should meet in Education Center to check in\n\n\n\n$20 for Rokeby Members*\n\n\n\n$25 for Non-Members\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets Now!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-spirits-of-rokeby-the-impending-crisis-2/
CATEGORIES:community,series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T213000
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SUMMARY:2026 Spirits of Rokeby — “The Impending Crisis”
DESCRIPTION:5 performances per night. Choose the time that works for you! \n\n\n\n\nRokeby Museum is presenting a immersive theater experience inspired by the Spiritualist history at the museum. Ticket holders will gather for a drink and a short talk on Victorian Spiritualism before entering the Historic Home where actors will guide them through participatory dramatization\, recreating séances based on Rokeby records and other historical accounts. With multiple performance times per night\, in this year’s production\, an unexpected spirit appears with a prophecy. \n\n\n\nMad River Distillers and Split Spirits will join us this year! Those aged 21 and over can purchase a specialty cocktail before the performance. Ticketholders can also enjoy hot cider\, furnished by Woodman Hill and Yates Family Orchard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\nDates: Friday–Saturday\, October 16–17 | Friday–Saturday\, October 23–24\n\n\n\nPerformance Times: 5:00 pm | 5:45 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:30 pm\n\n\n\nThe program lasts about 45 min to an hour\n\n\n\nTimed tickets must be purchased in advance\n\n\n\nLimited to 15 seats per time slot\n\n\n\nTicketholders should meet in Education Center to check in\n\n\n\n$20 for Rokeby Members*\n\n\n\n$25 for Non-Members\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets Now!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-spirits-of-rokeby-the-impending-crisis-3/
CATEGORIES:community,series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T213000
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SUMMARY:2026 Spirits of Rokeby — “The Impending Crisis”
DESCRIPTION:5 performances per night. Choose the time that works for you! \n\n\n\n\nRokeby Museum is presenting a immersive theater experience inspired by the Spiritualist history at the museum. Ticket holders will gather for a drink and a short talk on Victorian Spiritualism before entering the Historic Home where actors will guide them through participatory dramatization\, recreating séances based on Rokeby records and other historical accounts. With multiple performance times per night\, in this year’s production\, an unexpected spirit appears with a prophecy. \n\n\n\nMad River Distillers and Split Spirits will join us this year! Those aged 21 and over can purchase a specialty cocktail before the performance. Ticketholders can also enjoy hot cider\, furnished by Woodman Hill and Yates Family Orchard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\nDates: Friday–Saturday\, October 16–17 | Friday–Saturday\, October 23–24\n\n\n\nPerformance Times: 5:00 pm | 5:45 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:30 pm\n\n\n\nThe program lasts about 45 min to an hour\n\n\n\nTimed tickets must be purchased in advance\n\n\n\nLimited to 15 seats per time slot\n\n\n\nTicketholders should meet in Education Center to check in\n\n\n\n$20 for Rokeby Members*\n\n\n\n$25 for Non-Members\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets Now!
URL:https://rokeby.org/event/2026-spirits-of-rokeby-the-impending-crisis-4/
CATEGORIES:community,series
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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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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/2027-02-16/
CATEGORIES:abolition,Books,free,series
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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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