We’re kicking off Clermont’s celebration of the semi-quincentennial with a series of presentations about Clermont at the brink of revolution. Join Historic Site Manager and premier Livingston scholar, Geoff Benton, for a presentation about the People of Clermont in 1776. Delve into the lives of the Livingston family, the dozens of people they enslaved, and the thousands of Palatine Germans bound to their lands. How did their lives intertwine? How were they affected by the revolution? And were they all on the same side? A discussion over tea will follow.

This presentation compliments our presentation from Saturday March 7^th, “America’s 250th: The Livingstons of Clermont in 1776,” by Interpretive Programs Assistant, Emily Robinson.