The Monkton Museum and Historical Society (MM&HS) will host a Vermont Humanities Council Presentation on Monday, September 20th at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will be about "Daisy Turner's Kin."
Vermont folklorist Jane Beck will share the story of the Turner family, a multigenerational saga spanning two centuries, played out across three continents. The saga was related to Jane Beck by Daisy Turner, who had listened to her father, Alec Turner, recount stories of the family past. Her captivating narrative covers the early 19th century British-African trade, shipwreck, birth of a biracial child, slave trading, enslavement, plantation life, escape, Civil War, moving north, battling racism, buying land and settling on a hilltop in Vermont that became a family center. Daisy also shared her own life story, a powerful and rare account of the African American experience in New England from the 1880s forward.
Jane Beck founded the Vermont Folklife Center in 1983 and served as its executive director until 2007. During that time, she traveled the back roads of Vermont recording oral interviews of everyday Vermonters, and produced a variety of media productions, exhibitions, and publications.
The presentation will be held in-person at the Monkton Town Hall at 92 Monkton Ridge (next door to the Friends Methodist Church).
The presentation may also be joined online using Zoom. Registration is required! Please register by Friday, September 17th by sending an email to monktonmhs@gmail.com. We must have your name and email address.
Registrants must have the following:
1. Broadband internet service
2. A computer with a microphone (if you believe you may want to ask questions at the end of the presentation), OR a tablet or smartphone with the Zoom app installed
3. A computer with a webcam, OR a tablet or smartphone (if you want to interact visually during the question-and-answer period).
Complete Zoom login information will be emailed to all registrants on Saturday, September 18th. If you do not receive an email on Saturday, please send an email to monktonmhs@gmail.com on Sunday the 19th or call 482-2277.
For any questions about this event, please email monktonmhs@gmail.com or call 482-2277.
We hope you will be able to join us for this interesting presentation.
This presentation is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council through its Speakers Bureau program. In addition to providing public talks, the Council sponsors book discussion programs, a wide array of literacy programs, and other humanities events statewide. The Vermont Humanities Council's mission is to make Vermont a state in which every individual reads, participates in public affairs, and continues to learn throughout life.
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