The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, central New Jersey’s first dedicated Black history museum, will hold a series of special events in honor of Black History Month this February.
On Friday, February 7, at 7 pm, educator and historical reenactor Leslie Bramlett will portray Hannah Archer Till in an original one-woman show.
The daughter of an enslaved African American woman and an Oneida Indian man, Hannah Till was born into slavery in 1721. In 1777, she was leased to General George Washington as his cook and servant. She and her husband purchased their freedom the next year but continued to work for Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette until the end of the war. She was present at every battle Washington fought during the Revolution.
Tickets are available for $5 per person.
Then, on Saturday, February 8, from 10 am to 1 pm, there will be open museum hours as part of Meet Hannah Till.
Reenactor Leslie Bramlett will be present in costume during this interactive museum open house day. She will answer questions and share hands-on activities celebrating African American women of the Revolutionary Period.
Free to the public.