History of Memorial Day: A Lecture at Montgomery Place
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Montgomery Place, Mansion
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
“History of Memorial Day” is a lecture by Myra Young Armstead, Lyford Paterson Edwards and Helen Gray Edwards Professor of Historical Studies at Bard College to conclude Gilsonfest.
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: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Montgomery Place, Mansion