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African Americans and the 18th Century Hudson Valley Landscape

April 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Ten Broeck GardensThe Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, has announced “The Footprints of Slaves: African Americans and the Landscape of the Hudson River Valley,” a virtual conversation with Dr. Myra Armstead set for Wednesday, April 28th.

Myra Young Armstead is Lyford Paterson Edwards and Helen Gray Edwards Professor of Historical Studies at Bard College and Vice President for Academic Inclusive Excellence. She received her doctorate in History from the University of Chicago. Professor Armstead’s book publications include Mighty Change, Tall Within: Black Identity in the Hudson Valley and Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown, Horticulture, and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America. Currently, she is working on a book on slavery and slaveholding at Schuyler Mansion in Saratoga National Park. In 2014-2015, she received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship.

This program will begin at 7 pm and is free for ACHA members, a donation is requested for non-members.

For more information or to reserve tickets, visit the ACHA’s website.

Photo of Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens provided.

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  1. Edythe Ann, "Edie" Quinn says

    April 24, 2021 at 10:10 PM

    My thanks to New York Almanack for publicizing Professor Myra Young Armstead’s virtual program with the ACHA. Knowing Dr. Armstead’s excellent scholarship and engaging presentations, I look forward to “attending.” Ms. Kathryn Kosto, Executive Director of ACHA,kindly assisted me in registering. I am sharing her helpful links and process here:
    “Please reserve your ticket(s) for this upcoming event via our website. Here is the direct link to the page: Upcoming Events | Albany County Historical Association (tenbroeckmansion.org)

    We are using a ticketing service Eventbrite, which is accessible via our website and also Facebook. A direct link is here if that is helpful: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/148948582219

    …to donate, you may do that when you reserve your ticket(s) or directly via our website: Donate | Albany County Historical Association (tenbroeckmansion.org) … to join as a member: Join | Albany County Historical Association (tenbroeckmansion.org)”

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