Saturday, February 2
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION FOR EVERYONE
New Finds about the Battle of Bennington
Saturday, February 2 at 2:00 p.m.
Paresky Wing
Bennington Museum Curator Jamie Franklin presents
A Battle of Bennington Veteran’s Portrait
Rediscovered – and Acquired
Followed by
Sipp Ives – a Black Green Mountain Boy Killed at the Battle of Bennington
a talk given by historians Phil Holland and Lion G. Miles exploring the often overlooked stories of the black soldiers who fought in the American Revolution.
On Saturday, February 2 during FREE Community Day at the Bennington Museum, join the Curator of the Bennington Museum Jamie Franklin at 2:00 pm when he presents “A Battle of Bennington Veteran’s Portrait Rediscovered – and Acquired.” Learn about the fortunate circumstances that led to Bennington Museum’s acquisition of a tintype and miniature portrait of Lt. Jonathan Holton, a soldier in the Battle of Bennington. A Lieutenant of the Nichols Regiment, Holton was wounded at Bennington on August 16, 1777.Franklin’s brief presentation serves as the introduction to “Sipp Ives – a Black Green Mountain Boy Killed at the Battle of Bennington” a talk given by Phil Holland and Lion Miles exploring the often overlooked stories of the black soldiers who fought in the American Revolution.