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We are live at SpotlightVT 250 at City Hall Park, Burlington! Stop by to check out our table focused on Rowland E. Robinson. Read excerpts of his writing, handle first edition books, and learn how to talk like a true Yankee yourself!

We`ll be here until 2:00, so don`t miss it!

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Rokeby Museum continues our series on Rowland E. Robinson (1833-1900) with an excerpt from his 1896 work, "In New England Field and Woods."

JULY DAYS

“The woods are dense with full-grown leafage. Of all the trees, only the basswood has delayed its blossoming, to crown the height of summer and fill the sun-steeped air with a perfume that calls all the wild bees from hollow tree and scant woodside gleaning to a wealth of honey gathering, and all the hive-dwellers from their board-built homes to a finer and sweeter pillage than is offered by the odorous white sea of buckwheat…

…The dwindling streams have lost their boisterous clamor of springtide and wimple with subdued voices over beds too shallow to hide a minnow or his poised shadow on the sunlit shallows...The river has marked the stages of its decreasing volume with many lines along its steep banks. It discloses the muskrat`s doorway, to which he once dived so gracefully, but now must clumsily climb to...There is not depth to hide the scurrying schools of minnows, the half of whom fly into the air in a curving burst of silver shower before the rush of a pickerel, whose green and mottled sides gleam like a swift-shot arrow in the downright sunbeams.

The sandpiper tilts along the shelving shore. Out of an embowered harbor a wood duck convoys her fleet of ducklings, and on the ripples of their wake the anchored argosies of the water lilies toss and cast adrift their cargoes of perfume. Above them the green heron perches on an overhanging branch, uncouth but alert, whether sentinel or scout, flapping his awkward way along the ambient bends and reaches…”

- “July Days”, In New England Fields and Woods, 91 - 94

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The 4th may be over, but we`re not done celebrating the 250th yet! Join Rokeby Museum at Spotlight Vermont this Saturday, July 11th, in City Hall Park, Burlington. We`ll be there from 11:00am - 2:00pm along with over 30 other museums, historical societies, and cultural organizations! Enjoy hands-on activities, artifact touch-and-learns, crafts, games, demonstrations, live music, a history photo booth, face painting, giveaways, food vendors, and a splash pad for kids.

Rokeby will be offering a special dive into the Yankee culture of Vermont, as recorded by author and Ferrisburgh native Rowland E. Robinson (1833-1900). Stop by to read excerpts of his work, handle first edition copies, and learn to talk like a true Yankee yourself!

See a full list of participants and activities here: https://loveburlington.org/spotlightvt250

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Today`s the day! Join Rokeby Museum at 1:00pm to honor the 174th anniversary of Frederick Douglass` landmark speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" The event will start with some remarks from our director, Faith Revell. Then, we`ll hand off the mic to professional singer, actor, and friend of the Museum Dr. François Clemmons @divamanman, who will kick off the event with spirituals and a reading of the first stanza. The remainder of the speech will be read aloud by our visitor volunteers (including you!)

This event will take place within our Visitor Center, which is fully accessible and air-conditioned. Admission to this event is free! Don`t forget to snag a special Frederick Douglass letterpress print from A Revolutionary Press!

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Rokeby Museum is live at @lakechamplainmaritime museum with a special 4th of July table dedicated to our own Rowland E. Robinson (1833 - 1900). Stop by to learn more about Yankee culture, read some first-edition books, and learn to talk like a true Yankee!

The events don`t stop there: don`t forget to visit Rokeby tomorrow, July 5th, for a community reading of Frederick Douglass` famous speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July." The event will be kicked off at 1:00 by singer, actor, and friend of the Museum Dr. François Clemmons @divamanman

Can`t make it to the Martime Museum? Then you won`t want to miss Rokeby`s table at Spotlight Vermont in Burlington`s City Hall Park, July 11th!

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