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July 2021
July 10th: Guided Butterfly Walk with Larry Master, 10:00 to 2:00 PM. Join renowned conservation biologist and photographer Larry Master to discover the butterflies of the John Brown Farm. Bring water, bug spray. Rain date July 11th. Register HERE to let us know you are coming and we can let [...]
Find out moreJoin us for this family fun program in celebration of Pollinator Week. The Lake Placid Land Conservancy (LPLC) is partnering with John Brown Lives! for an all-ages workshop focusing on habitat and pollinator identification at the John Brown Farm. The Pollinator Workshop will be held on July 15th from 11am-12pm at [...]
Find out moreThis year we commemorate 125 years of history and human rights and the role and importance of the John Brown Farm State Historic Site then and now. We hope you will join us on Saturday, July 17, 2021 to celebrate this milestone and to also honor our Spirit of John Brown [...]
Find out moreSeptember 2021
The Saratoga Springs Public Library presents: A Virtual John Brown Lives! Presentation September 15th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Over a century ago, the State of New York was gifted the Adirondack home of Abolitionists John and Mary Brown on the condition that it be used “for the purpose [...]
Find out moreDecember 2021
The story of the forty-five year friendship between Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. John Brown Lives! presents a staged reading of the Agitators by Mat Smart Directed by Michole Biancosino For tickets call 518-744-7112 or email to info@johnbrownlives.org COVID protocols will be in place. Audience will be asked to [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2022
Reflect, Reset, Regenerate with 1st Day Hikes at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site January 1, 2022 from 11AM to 1 PM Join John Brown Lives! & Outdoor Afro celebrate the Anniversary of Emancipation Day January 1, 1863 by joining a guided walk. Small groups, socially distanced. Bring masks, [...]
Find out moreMay 2022
Save the Date! Join us on May 14th at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid, NY to celebrate and honor the 2022 Spirit of John Brown Awardees (to be announced shortly). This year will mark the 100th anniversary of of the first “John Brown Day,” when [...]
Find out moreJune 2022
Theatre, Community and Conversation: Breaking Barriers Friday, June 10th 6:00 PM at Potsdam Public Library & Saturday, June 11th 4:00 PM at the John Brown Farm Part of Breaking Barriers: A Community Series in partnership with Potsdam Public Library
Find out moreJuneteenth at the John Brown Farm Sunday, June 19th, 3-5pm Free and open to all. Performances by Kuf Knotz and Christine Elise blending hip-hop, soul and classical traditions PLUS "Remove the Scales from Thine Eyes! Helen Appo Cook," a dramatic monologue by Robin Michel Caudell from "The Black Opal [...]
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