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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T180000
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URL:https://frederickhistory.org/events/parsons-newman-lecture-witnessing-
 revolution-and-cultivating-independence-an-expanded-tour-with-heritage-fre
 dericks-archivist-jody-brumage/
SUMMARY:Parsons Newman Lecture: “Witnessing Revolution” and “Cultivat
 ing Independence”: An expanded tour with Heritage Frederick’s Archivis
 t Jody Brumage
DESCRIPTION:Join Heritage Frederick’s Archivist Jody Brumage on an in-dep
 th\, small group tour of our 250th focused exhibits! These connected exhib
 itions explore Frederick County’s role in the Revolutionary War and its 
 place in an emerging nation\, ranging from the colonial settlement of the 
 county to the nation’s centennial celebration in 1876. Highlights includ
 e items from the family of Maryland’s first elected governor Thomas John
 son\; the journals of prolific Frederick diarist Jacob Engelbrecht\; and h
 andwritten letters from John Adams\, James Madison\, Thomas Jefferson\, an
 d Charles Carroll of Carrollton\, Frederick’s own signer of the Declarat
 ion of Independence. Participants will have an up-close view of additional
  artifacts that reveal even more about the people and stories featured in 
 the exhibits. Take advantage of this opportunity to be guided through thes
 e stories by the person who conceptualized\, researched\, and designed the
  exhibit!\nAn overview of the exhibits featured on this tour: \nIn Culti
 vating Independence\, discover Frederick County’s indigenous and colonia
 l history and learn how its position in the backcountry during the French 
 and Indian War planted the first seeds of resistance that unified a divers
 e population in the build up to the Revolution. The leaders among the foun
 ding generation who hailed from Frederick County will be featured alongsid
 e the everyday farmers\, merchants\, and laborers\, free and enslaved\, wh
 o worked to feed\, supply\, and serve the Continental Army throughout the 
 war.\nWitnessing Revolution examines how the struggle for liberty and equ
 ality that galvanized the fight for independence continued in the century 
 after the founding of the United States. Visitors will discover lives and 
 stories that have been overlooked in traditional treatments of Frederick C
 ounty’s history as well as reexaminations of the complex legacies of mor
 e well-known figures who played consequential roles in shaping the idea of
  who possesses the rights promised in our nation’s founding documents. 
 Witnessing Revolution reveals these stories through the perspective of an
  ordinary man\, Jacob Engelbrecht\, using entries from the voluminous diar
 y he maintained over two-thirds of the 19th century. Together\, these word
 s and stories reveal the local context to a national story and witness the
  ongoing revolutions that continue to define the American experience.\nThe
 se lectures are FREE\, but RSVPs are appreciated!
CATEGORIES:Lecture Series
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