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Join members of the Farmington Historical Society, Joanne Lawson and Portia Corbett, for a virtual presentation on Farmington’s Freedom Trail sites.
The Connecticut Freedom Trail documents and designates sites that embody the struggle toward freedom and human dignity of the state’s African American community, that celebrate their accomplishments, and that promote heritage tourism. For more information, go to http://www.ctfreedomtrail.org.
Eleven sites have been recognized in Farmington. Most of the sites relate to the 1841 stay of the Amistad Africans in Farmington after they were declared free by the U.S. Supreme Court. Find out what happened at each of the sites.
Portia Corbett is past president of the Farmington Historical Society and has lived in the John Treadwell Norton House on Mountain Spring Road for over twenty years. This historic home is a part of the Freedom Trail and of Farmington’s Historic District.
Joanne Lawson joined the Board of the Farmington Historical Society after attending an archeological dig at the Lewis -Walpole House in 1995. Membership offered a way to learn more about the town, meet some interesting people, and provide community service. For more information about the Historical Society, visit https://fhs-ct.org/
Ages 16 and up. Registration is required. A Zoom link will be emailed to all attendees.
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