Are
you a John Brown Descendent?
Events
of Special Interest to Descendants
Come
Honor Your Ancestors Role in America’s
History
Sesquicentennial
Commemoration of John Brown’s
Raid
Charles Town, West Virginia
August 14-16, 2009 - details here
Come Commemorate a Watershed Event in American
History
as Experienced by Your Ancestors
Sesquicentennial Commemoration of John Brown’s Raid
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
October 16-18, 2009 - details here
In 2009,
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park along with partners
in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Franklin County, Pennsylvania,
Washington and Frederick County, Maryland and Loudoun County,
Virginia, will host a variety of events, including commemorative,
educational, musical, dramatic, and interpretative activities.
The focus will be on John Brown's Raid, his life, the larger
context of the slavery issue, and Brown's overall influence
and his place in history.
Included
among the many partners sharing in the sponsorship of this
event are; The Harpers Ferry Historical Association, The Jefferson
County NAACP, National parks Conservation Association, the
John Brown Heritage Association, the Kennedy Farm Foundation,
Penn State University - Mont Alto Campus, West Virginia Division
of Tourism, and Quad - State convention and visitor bureaus.
In conjunction
with this commemoration, Harpers Ferry National Historical
Park is searching for descendents of those associated with
the John Brown Raid to participate in this important celebration.
If you or anyone you know are descendents of participants in
the John Brown Raid such as raiders, Secret Six members and
other supporters, local townspeople, militia units, U.S. marines,
political figures, etc., please contact:
Park
Ranger Guinevere Roper at:
John Brown Raid 150th Anniversary Committee
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
P.O. Box 65 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Phone: (304) 535-6166
E-mail: Guinevere_roper@nps.gov |
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