John Brown in New York
Join us as historian and author Sandra Weber presents a compelling talk about her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape. Weber offers a fresh and intimate look at the famed abolitionist, focusing on the years of the Brown family’s connection with North Elba, Essex County (1848–1863). She explores John Brown not only as a national figure but as a husband, father, neighbor, and man of moral fiber. Weber’s insightful narrative bridges the myth and the man, revealing the tender and tragic heart of the Brown family story.
In this program, Weber will highlight the relationship between Frederick Douglass and the Brown family. A Q&A session and book signing will follow. Books will be available for purchase.
Sandra (Johnson) Weber has authored several books about the Adirondack region, including Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks and Adirondack Roots. Her articles have been published in Civil War Times, NYS Conservationist, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Explorer, Christian Science Monitor, and Highlights for Children. Weber is a graduate of Clarkson University and Temple University. She lived in Rochester in the mid-1980s before moving to Pennsylvania and then to the Adirondacks in 2012.
Registration is recommended, but not required.
This is an in-person program that will also be livestreamed at:
https://www.youtube.com/@RochesterPublicLibraryNY/streams
This event is presented by the Local History & Genealogy Division of the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County
Event Links
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