Vermont Humanities Council Speakers Bureau Lecture.

In this talk, Vincent Feeney discusses Matthew Lyon- indentured servant, Green Mountain Boy, son-in-law to Thomas Chittenden, land speculator, entrepreneur, and one of the most colorful characters in Vermont's early years. Perhaps best remembered for his imprisonment under the Alien and Sedition Acts, and subsequent re-elections while in jail, his life not only exemplified the promise of possibility in the then-new United States, but also reflected the political tensions of the times.

This program is part of the Orwell & Shoreham Libraries Keynote Speaker Series.
To find out more call 897-2647 (Platt Memorial Library) or visit orwellfreelibrary.org

Upcoming lectures:
Wish You Were Here: Postcard Mania in Early 20th Century Vermont with Robert Bogdan, March 22 @ OFL
Lake Champlain Over the Years: A Visual & Historical Narrative* with Donald Wickman, April 19 @ OFL
Vermont and the Civil War* with Howard Coffin, September 20 @ Platt Memorial Library
Getting from Here to There: A History of Roads and Settlement in Vermont* with Deborah Lee Lushkin, November 15 @ OFL

*sponsored by Vermont Humanities Council