Public Signage Dedication in Honor of the Life of Alexander Gilson

There will be a public signage dedication in honor of the life of Alexander Gilson on Friday, May 24 at 1 pm at the Montgomery Place Visitor Center.

Following the dedication in the Montgomery Place Visitor Center, there will be a gathering at the Montgomery Place Greenhouse tool room to celebrate an adjunct exhibition on Alexander Gilson. This exhibition 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.
 

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For more information, call 845-752-5000, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://bard.edu/montgomeryplace.

Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Montgomery Place, Visitor Center

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