Juneteenth Commemoration: Witness Stones Walking Tours

There will three tour  times - 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. Each tour will meet at Hall Tavern for a guided walking tour of some of the Witness Stones that commemorate he lives of enslaved individuals who lived in Deerfield during the 18th century. Accompanying the tours, visitors are invited to learn about the life of an enslaved man named Prince, who attempted self-emancipation from his enslaver, Joseph Barnard. Through an ad in a Boston newspaper, several items of cloting are described, and Historic Deerfield has had these two items reproduced by master tailor Henry Cooke. These items, a checked linen shirt and a wool coat will be on display at Hall Tavern. Included with general admission

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