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The Thoreau Society

July 27 @ 4:25 am

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Date:: 2024
Time:: 4:25 am

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Phone: (978) 369-5310
Email: info@thoreausociety.org
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We took a trip into Boston to visit the Museum of

We took a trip into Boston to visit the Museum of African American History yesterday. For all of the Ellen Garrison nerds out there (you know who you are), this spot is very special to her history. It is the site of the Joy Street Baptist Church.

Ellen lived for more than 20 years in Boston and became involved in the antislavery movement while residing on the North Slope of Beacon Hill. In 1857, in a ceremony performed by the Rev. John T. Raymond, a former pastor of the African
Baptist (Joy Street) Church, Ellen married John W. Jackson, a free black farmer from Delaware. They were married in the sancturary of the Joy Street Church. Both were 34. Her husband died within a few years, however, and by 1863, Ellen Garrison Jackson had moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where she had charge of a small private school. #interns #historyroadtrip

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July 4th at The Robbins House! 4 days until our an

July 4th at The Robbins House! 4 days until our annual tradition of Reading With Frederick Douglass on the front lawn of the musem. Free and open to the public, audience participation encouraged, light refreshments will be served.

Join us for Reading with Frederick Douglass this 4

Join us for Reading with Frederick Douglass this 4th of July from 10am-noon at The Robbins House! Audience participation is encouraged, light refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Mass Humanitites.

An annual Robbins House tradition is coming up soo

An annual Robbins House tradition is coming up soon! Join us for Reading With Frederick Douglass on Thursday, July 4th from 10 am-noon on the front lawn of the museum. Audience participation is encouraged, light refreshments will be served. Come be a part of history as we read Douglass's famous 4th of July speech.

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On Juneteenth, swing by The Robbins House for the

On Juneteenth, swing by The Robbins House for the second annual Juneteenth Music Festival! There will be groups from the Berklee College of Music and Interfaith Coaltion Singers, food trucks and more. Free and open to the public. Starts at noon.

Join us for a thought provoking program on the his

Join us for a thought provoking program on the history of enslavement in the United States. Co-sponsored by The Robbins House. The program is this Thursday, May 16th at 7 pm at the TriCon Church, 54 Walden Street.

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