Saratoga Historical Foundation and the Saratoga Community Library Mary and Her Daughters—Wife and Family of Abolitionist John Brown April 15, 2011 2-4 p.m. Saratoga Community Library 13340 Saratoga Avenue 95070 Free and open to the public (It’s her 195th birthday!) • An overview--Mary Brown, her legacy of equality and cooperation Jean Libby, Project Director and local historian Visitors’ interest in Mary Brown’s gravesite Tim Zadel, Madronia Cemetery Jim Sorden, Chair, Board of Trustees, Saratoga Cemetery District Anniversary of California Women Receiving the Vote, an exhibit at the Saratoga History Museum Annette Stransky, Curator Documentation and public library access, Mary Hanel, Library liason, Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society Mary (1816-1884) is the wife of John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame. She and her daughters emigrated to California in 1864. Her daughter Ellen Brown Fablinger moved to Santa Clara County in 1879; Mary and Sarah Brown followed in 1881. Mary and Her Daughters is a legacy of equality and cooperation in Saratoga, Santa Clara, and San Jose for the period 1880-1916. The goal is to create a publicly accessible archive of local communities who interacted with the Brown Family during their residence in Santa Clara County, and a resource of documents that pertain to Mary and her family who are buried at the Madronia Cemetery. A conference about the historic communities is planned for September 25, 2012 at Hakone Gardens. KSAR 15 Community Access TV will broadcast the conference Mary Brown and Her Daughters Project Director: Jean Libby Saratoga Historical Foundation: nonprofit partner |
photos by Robert Walker Abcom Media Productions |
Janine Burgess, ranger at the Santa Clara County Parks |
Mary Hanel, local history librarian at the Santa Clara City Library |
Audience examines map of Mary Brown's Cabin site in Sanborn County Park Richard Angus Menlo Park Historical Association O. C. Tinsley African American Heritage House Mary Chiao History San Jose local history author |
Sarah Brown's charcoal photo portraits of Historical Museum. The photographer of the John Brown bearded photograph is M. M. Lawrence of New York, 1858. Photographer of Mary Brown is Isaiah Taber of San Francisco, ca. 1878. |