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Johnson Hall events celebrate final council anniversary [Johnstown]
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Robert Sullivan <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:57:50 -0400
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Johnson Hall State Historic Site’s 2014 special events will highlight
the 240th anniversary of the death and funeral of Sir William Johnson,
which followed his final Indian Council at Johnson Hall.

“Death and Diplomacy: The 240th Anniversary of Sir William Johnson’s
Final Council, Death and Funeral” will be held on July 20 and 21. A
re-enactment of the final July, 1774 diplomatic Indian Council, and
the death of Sir William Johnson, is scheduled for Saturday, along
with trade and blacksmithing demonstrations, an Open House and a
lecture on “The Wampum Chronicle: A Rotinonhsoin:ni Cultural History”
at 11 a.m. by Darren Bonaparte, Mohawk storyteller and author.

<http://www.fultoncountyexpress.com/News/07172014_anniversary>

-- 
Bob Sullivan
Schenectady Digital History Archive
<http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

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