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The program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition which will be on view in the gallery through march 11 some of you have already enjoyed that exhibition and previous to this evening if you have not we invite you to join us as our guest following a the program upstairs on the second floor where the viewing will continue. Tonights program is a story of American Freedom is part of the distinguished Speaker Series which is part of the Public Program id like to thank mr. Schwartz for his su...

Tonight at eight eastern on cspan. [indiscernible] good evening everyone and welcome to the New York Historical society. I am thrilled to welcome all of you to our beautiful auditorium. This Evenings Program is presented in conjunction with our new exhibition revolution to independence which will be on view in our galleries through march 11. I know that some of you have already you enjoyed a preview this evening. We invite you to join us as our guest following the program upstairs exhibition vie...

Mapping americas road from revolution to independence which will be on view in our galleries through march 11th. I know that some of you have alreadyy enjoyed exhibition preview this evening for those of you we have not, we invite you to join you as our guest following our program on second floor where exhibition viewing will continue along with open bar. That should be pretty good enticement. Some of us, anyway. Tonights program revolution song, a story of American Freedom is part of distinguis...

Expedition which will be on view in our gallery through march 11. I know some of you have already enjoyed an expedition preview this evening. For those of you have not, we invite you to join us as our guest followingit the program upstairs on our second floor were expedition doing will continue along with an open bar. That should be pretty good enticement to some of us anyway. Ten Nights Program revolution song is a part of our distinguished Speaker Series which is the heart of our public i like...

University. If a teacher teacher is hospitalized due to an incident at a high school and is assaulted in the process and thats how she ends up in the hospital and she also facebook she ends up in the hospital gets fired because of it is that violating her First Amendment right . Im sorry, the teacher. Im sorry wasnt really clear. The teacher was the teacher was assaulted in an incident at school. She was hospitalized because of it. While the hospital she posted on social media site that she was ...

John Wood Sweet is documenting the life of Venture Smith, who wrote an account of his enslavement and freedom.

Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth, a group that’s predominantly women of color, say by making quilts, they hope their family's stories will carry on.

Members of a quilting guild called Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth say they are reclaiming their ancestral history in cloth. And by making quilts, they hope their stories – and their loved ones’ stories – will carry on.

Researching your family tree can provide a feeling of belonging and a sense of identity. But for those Americans whose ancestors were enslaved, searching for their roots can be difficult if not impossible. One group of women honors its ancestors through the art of quilting.

STONINGTON — Drive down Greenhaven Road in Pawcatuck too quickly and you might miss the oldest continuously operating farm in Connecticut. The Stanton-Davis Homestead, built by Thomas Stanton in 1677,