A People’s History: Oral Histories and Inclusion
Sunday, March 10, 2019
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST/GMT-5
A lecture by Susan Merriam, associate professor of art history at Bard College, at the Elmendorf Inn, Red Hook, N.Y.
This lecture is a part of Toward an Ethical Imagination: Gilsonfest. Gilsonfest is a collaboration between Bard College, Historic Red Hook, Dutchess County Historical Society, and Red Hook Quilters focusing on the life of Montgomery Place gardener Alexander Gilson, an African American slave, who after being freed stayed on as head gardener and eventually opened his own nursery business.For more information, call 845-752-5000, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://bard.edu/montgomeryplace .
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST/GMT-5