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June 2021
Birding with Larry Master June 5th: Guided Bird Walk with Larry Master, 8-11 am. Join renowned conservation biologist and photographer Larry Master to discover the birds of the John Brown Farm. Bring water, bug spray and binoculars if you have them. Rain date June 12th. Register HERE and [...]
Find out moreCome Celebrate Juneteenth at the Farm June 1 8 - 2 0 , 2 0 2 1 A weekend of events! Friday- 11:00 am to Noon Unveiling Anniversary Banner & Tour including the Memorial Field for Black Lives Saturday- Noon to 3:00 pm Welcome to Juneteenth with Yolanda Bostic Williams, [...]
Find out moreCome discover Watershed Wonders at the John Brown Farm on June 26th! The event will feature: Hands-on activity with water table demo kit! Explore the pond! Follow the “Over and Under the Pond” StoryWalk® Fun for the Whole Family! Brought to you by: John Brown Lives!, Lake Placid Land Conservancy, [...]
Find out moreJuly 2021
July 4th Celebration at the John Brown Farm 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. under the tent at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site, Lake Placid, NY featuring: book talk and signing by Eugene Meyer, veteran award-winning journalist and author of Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John [...]
Find out moreJuly 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, [...]
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