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
This 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 [...]
Adirondack Almanack Thursday June 17, 2021 by Community News Reports On Friday, June 18, 2021, John Brown Lives! (JBL!) and NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSORHP) will unveil a banner heralding the 125th anniversary of NYS’ acquisition of the John Brown Farm in 1896. NYS Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid [...]
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 [...]
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 John Brown’s Farm: 125 Years in Support of Abolitionist History by Vanessa Banti Celebration of John Brown Farm as a NYS Historical Site When you stand at the grave of famed abolitionist John Brown, you stand at the intersection of the timeless forest and the modern society [...]
Hiking alongside history at John Brown Farm State Historic Site NBC 5 WPTZ By Elena Barilla January 1, 2021 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Hikers enjoyed their first trek of the year at John Brown State Historic Site in Lake Placid, while taking in the land's history. The 270-acre property nestled [...]
The Lake Placid Public Library’s new StoryWalk, pictured here, is located at the John Brown Farm historic site. (News photo — Elizabeth Izzo) Lake Placid News By Elizabeth Izzo October 15, 2020 LAKE PLACID — Take a walk through the John Brown Farm State Historic Site to see a story [...]
Paul Grondahy/ Times Union Grondahl: Powerful Black Lives memorial at abolitionist John Brown's Farm Times Union by Paul Grondahl Sep. 22, 2020 11:32 a.m. NORTH ELBA — A black lawn sign with white lettering reads: Boy. Playground. Toy Gun. Squad Car Zoomed Up. No Questions. Shot Point Blank. Tamir [...]