The Lattimore Circle
February 19, 2022 @ 2:00PM — 4:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
In-person talk at the Long Room, Brookside Museum
“The Lattimore Circle” by Julie O’Connor and Lorie Wies, both retired librarians with a deep interest in local Black History. This Saratoga County History Roundtable presentation on the saga of the Lattimore family over several generations in which they were key figures in the establishment of a viable and thriving Black community in Albany and became important links with the anti-slavery and abolition movements. They continued their influence after moving to the Town of Moreau and Saratoga Springs during the mid-19th century.
The presentation will be held in the Long Room at the Brookside Museum to coincide with the “Black Experiences in Saratoga County, 1750-1950” exhibition.
Numbers are limited and masks must be worn inside the building