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I See Freedom - Beacon History |
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Posted by Debi
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on February 03, 2010 |
The life of James Brown, a renowned Hudson Valley gardener and freed slave, will be discussed Saturday, February 13, 2 p.m., at the Newburgh Free Library. The talk is based on Brown's unpublished journal where he kept detailed observations of Hudson Valley life from 1829-68 -- his years as the gardener at the VerPlanck Homestead, Mount Gulian, near Beacon.
An article in the Fishkill Standard of March 23, 1895, noted that Brown "made a record not only of the weather, condition of the garden, etc., but also of the visitors to the house, local news and items of more than family interest."
Local art historian Susan Handler Konvit will present the talk, which grew out of her work with a team of experts and Beacon elementary school teachers. Using a grant from Teaching the Hudson Valley, Susan and her team developed and implemented I See Freedom, nine multi-disciplinary lessons and activities based on Brown's journal. Pictured below are student drawings of James Brown.
For more information, call the Newburgh Free Library at 563-3619 or 563-3600.
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