The John G. McCullough Free Library, with support from the Friends of Robert Frost, will host a Vermont Humanities Council Speakers Bureau talk with Vermont author and historian Vincent Feeney on Levi Allen: Ethan's Black Sheep Brother tomorrow (Friday, August 16th) at 4:30PM at The Left Bank (5 Bank Street, North Bennington).

Levi Allen was an outsider within his own family. Though he supported his brother Ethan at the taking of Ticonderoga, the two fell out during the American Revolution: Levi was a Loyalist. When the war ended, Ethan and Ira Allen recruited Levi as independent Vermont's liaison with the authorities in British North America. In the end, Levi lost the support of his family and friends, dying a pauper in Burlington. Levi's life presents a vivid picture of the turmoil that a prominent American family experienced during the formative years of Vermont and the American Republic.

This event is free, open to the public and the venue is accessible to those with disabilities. Refreshments will be available. The Bennington Bookshop will have a table of books on this and related topics for sale at this event.

Please note that the McCullough Library will be closed tomorrow for Battle Day, but will be open regular hours (10:00AM- 2:00PM) on Saturday, August 17th.