Honoring Black History: Jesse’s freedom-seeking journey

The Underground Railroad provided an avenue for enslaved persons to find freedom, but in recent years historians have learned that freedom seekers found many ways to fight for autonomy.

This is the second in a four-part series Rokeby Museum is contributing to honor Black History Month.

A white savior narrative developed that centered the benevolence of white Abolitionists, particularly Quakers, while minimizing the Black freedom seeker to a recipient of white charitability and an associate in their own story.

FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh is planning a new program, Spirits of Rokeby, and is looking for actors.This production will be held on Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30. It’s a short-form experience — part history, part live theater. Guest … (read more)

On Sept. 19, from 12-3 p.m., Rokeby Museum is hosting a family-friendly, autumnal celebration outside on the Rokeby lawns. The afternoon will be filled with kids activities, including crafts, games, story time and music.Author Eugenie Doyle, will hold a r … (read more)

Are you a lover of all things pie? Yes. (Come on, who isn’t.) Peach, apple, rhubarb, pecan, mince, all the berries you can imagine… pie. Yum. Well, we’re all in luck, because a spread of at least 54 pies, baked by over 20 volunteers, will be open to the p … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — The Rokeby Museum urgently needed repairs to its 200-year-old home in Ferrisburgh. PC Construction Co., an employee-owned business in South Burlington, was looking for a good project for its annual plan of community giving and involvement.An … (read more)

Rokeby Museum officially opened their seasonal exhibit for the summer on May 30. “A Modern Artist: The Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson Elmer,” explores the career of Rachael Robinson Elmer (1878-1919) and her early 20th-century success as a professiona … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh recently hired Tucker Foltz for its newly created Education Programs Manager position. Foltz is a public historian with a background in education and museum interpretation. Before joining Rokeby, Foltz worked for … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum will reopen to the public on May 9 and remain open for the 2021 season until October 24, 2021. Starting May 9, Rokeby Museum’s permanent exhibit “Free & Safe,” interpretive trail, and the agricultural outbuildings will be open … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — Rokeby Museum has announced that PC Construction has stepped up as the Museum’s 2021 Preservation Sponsor. Under the partnership, the employee-owned construction firm will complete approximately $20,000 worth of preservation work on the over … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — The new director of Ferrisburgh historic site Rokeby Museum earned degrees in History and Government & Political Affairs at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, and then a PhD at Durham University in the U.K. Maybe just as importantly Li … (read more)

Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh will host notable Vermont historians on Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. to present a double-lecture program “Exposing the Challenges: A Closer Look at Women’s Suffrage.” The event will take place outdoors with safe seating for 50; in the … (read more)

A number of years ago, several literary-minded beekeepers got together to discuss how they might write the history of beekeeping in Vermont. Fast forward to 2020, and “The Land of Milk & Honey: A History of Beekeeping in Vermont” is now available. “Land o … (read more)

FERRISBURGH — Two Ferrisburgh institutions, Rokeby Museum and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, were among the 22 organizations in Vermont, New York and Quebec to receive grants from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP). The grants are … (read more)