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Object Spotlight Talk: Jack Garrison’s Walking Stick
February 3 at 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Jack Garrison lived as a free man in Concord during the first half of the 19th century. He’d been enslaved in New Jersey until he fled to Massachusetts in 1810. In Concord, he began working as a laborer for hire and married Susan Robbins Middleton, an ardent civil rights activist. Together they raised a family of nine children, four of whom survived into adulthood. This spotlight talk delves into the incredible mark the Garrison family left on Concord in the 1830s and the objects that help tell their story.
Free with Museum admission | Members visit free.
About Object Spotlight Talks: During these brief talks, Museum Interpreter showcase a fascinating story behind an item in the Concord Museum collections.
This talk will take place at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm in the To Set This World Right gallery.
Walking stick belonging to Jack Garrison, 1840-1850. Concord Museum Collection Gift of Cummings E. Davis; PER2000.