Apologies for duplicate messages.
Below please find a announcement from the Center for Research on
Vermont's public-access television partner, the Regional Educational
Technology Network (RETN) about Center programs to be aired during the
month of February 2010.
In addition to the television broadcasts that are available on Channel
16 to Comcast customers in the Greater Burlington area, the programs may
be viewed online at any time at the RETN website at www.retn.org.
Sincerely,
Kristin Peterson-Ishaq
Coordinator, Center for Research on Vermont
and Vermont Studies Program
---RETN Announcement---
To commemorate African-American History Month, this February RETN
Channel 16 is presenting four weeks of programming from the Center for
Research on Vermont that examines the nature of early African-American
history in our state. In these seminars, local scholars and curators
discuss the context and experience of African-Americans living in
Vermont during its colonial and statehood eras.
On-Air Schedule:
Wed. 2/3 - 8 pm (repeats: 2/4 - 12 am & 2 pm)
"A Grain of Salt: Slavery in Vermont's Colonial and Early Statehood
Eras" - Ray Zirblis explores the nature and extent of Vermont slavery,
considers patterns of ownership and emancipation, and compares
anti-slavery rhetoric and action.
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Wed. 2/10 - 8 pm (repeats: 2/11 - 12 am & 2 pm)
"African-Americans in Addison County, Charlotte and Hinesburg 1790-1860"
- Rokeby Museum Director Jane Williamson presents data from town
documents, church records, newspapers and other sources to provide
insight into the lives of 19th-century African-Americans living in Vermont.
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Wed. 2/17 - 8 pm (repeats: 2/18 - 12 am & 2 pm)
"Journey's End: Destination of a Dream" - Jane Beck, Director of the
Vermont Folklife Center, discusses writing the narrative of Alec
Turner's journey from slavery to freedom as told by his daughter Daisy,
born in Grafton, Vt., in 1883.
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Wed. 2/24 - 8 pm (repeats: 2/25 - 12 am & 2 pm)
"Buffalo Soldier Contributions: 10th Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army" -
Frank Schubert examines the lives and service of African-American
enlisted men stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester in the early 20th
Century.
Special ARCHIVE presentations:
Wed. 2/10 - 9 pm (repeats: 2/11 - 1 am & 3 pm)
"Evolution of an Underground Railroad Historic Site" - Director Jane
Williamson discusses the evolution of the events that led to the Rokeby
Museum's designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1997. (produced:
02/18/04)
Wed. 2/17 - 9 pm (repeats: 2/18 - 1 am & 3 pm)
"Friends of Freedom: New Research on Vermonters and the Underground
Railroad" - Ray Zirblis considers the myths, realities, and
historiography of the Underground Railroad in Vermont. (produced: 11/18/97)
---End of Announcement---
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Kristin Peterson-Ishaq
Coordinator, Center for Research on Vermont
and Vermont Studies Program
University of Vermont
589 Main Street, Nolin House
Burlington, VT 05401-3439
Email: <[log in to unmask]>; Telephone: 802-656-8363
Web site: <www.uvm.edu/~crvt>
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