Age Group:
Adult- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on February 3, 2026 @ 6:30pm.
Program Description
Description
James Wallace Pine is one of the millions of individuals that contributed to West Hartford's history. To those that knew him, Pine was a hat maker, poet, historian, minister, militia organizer, and dairy man, and his family was a West Hartford fixture during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But do you know James Pine?
Born and raised in a colony of free Blacks in the slave state of Connecticut, Pine led a life few could have dreamed of in the Victorian age, let alone at a time when millions of his fellow Black Americans were enslaved. Local History Librarian Brett Freiburger will share the story of this man that found support and success in a young, growing community.
Registration required. Registration opens one month before the program at 7:00pm.
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