Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth was enslaved for nearly the first decade of her life by the Hardenbergh family of New York, relatives of Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh of New Jersey’s Old Dutch Parsonage. Ahead of Pinkster, the traditional Dutch and African Dutch springtime holiday of Pentecost, visit Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage for a living history audience with Sojourner Truth by Dr. Daisy Nelson Century. The slave from a small town north of New York City changed hands several times, sold by one brutal owner to another just as harsh. Her life included repeated beatings, rapes and a forced marriage. In 1826, having been promised freedom, but then cruelly denied emancipation, she left her current owners and found her way to the Van Wageners’ home. There she had an epiphany, became a devout Christian, and renamed herself Sojourner Truth, after which she began her travels as a preacher. In 1850, Sojourner began speaking on women’s suffrage, believing the causes of abolition and women’s rights to be intertwined and equally important. Ms. Truth’s most quoted speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” was delivered at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Although there has been much dispute about the

In her book, Chasing Baseball for Life, a dedication to her brother, Nearo (Bub) Williams Jr., a steadfast student of baseball, Bub feeds his appetite for excellence by studying great players of Negro Leagues Baseball (NLB) as well as MLB. In his eyes they are the yardstick to follow for professional greatness..... Come and meet Ms. Williams and take in her great story of her brother's life. Her book will be sold at this event during our Q&A section after her talk. 20.00 per book, we are sure you would like this for your family library or as a gift.

Join us for an intimate afternoon with classical pianist, Itay Goren, as he performs inside our 1700s Farmhouse. This colorful and inspiring concert features works written in the free form of a fantasy alongside pieces related to fairytales by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Balakirev, Medtner, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Macdowell, Villa-Lobos and Randall Svane.

The Brook Orchestra presents their last concert of the season!! Presenting MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan and PROKOF1EV: Peter and the Wolf. With Special Guest Kynan Johns.