Free & Safe: the Underground Railroad in Vermont

In honor of Black History Month, visitors may take advantage of special winter hours to visit the only permanent exhibition in New England that addresses slavery, abolition, and the Underground Railroad. Museum staff will be available in the galleries for conversation about Free & Safe, the museum's award-winning multi-media exhibit. Visitors are introduced to Simon and Jesse, two fugitives from slavery who were sheltered at Rokeby in the 1830s. Tracing their stories from slavery to freedom, the exhibit also introduces the abolitionist Robinson family who called Rokeby home for nearly 200 years, and explores the turbulent decades leading up to the Civil War.

February is also last the month for seeing the special exhibit, Amassed & Up-ending: Decoding the Legacy of Stuff. The exhibit is a great opportunity to learn more about the Abolitionist Robinsons. Significant pieces of art, furniture, household goods, letters, and journals illustrate the lives of the four generations of Robinsons who lived at Rokeby from 1793 to 1961. As you experience this remarkable family, it's also an opportunity to think about how you will be remembered. What of your things are likely to be treasured, and what will they say about the life you have lived?

$10/adult; $8/children age 5 and up.
Rokeby Museum, 4334 Rte. 7, Ferrisburgh, VT 05464.
(802)877-3406
info@rokeby.org
www.rokeby.org

Oct 8, 2024, 6:30 PM

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