Historian and Author Claire Bellerjeau: Remember Liss

"Remember Liss"

In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States, author and historian Claire Bellerjeau will present a fascinating talk about the discovery of a new founding figure named Elizabeth or 'Liss' Townsend. In her book, Remember Liss, Ms. Bellerjeau presents the story of Liss's enslavement by the Townsend family of Oyster Bay, New York; her participation in the Culper Spy Ring operating on Long Island during the Revolutionary War; and her complex struggle for freedom. By viewing the country's founding era through the eyes of an enslaved Black woman, Ms. Bellerjeau's work gives new insight into America's fight for freedom.

This program is designed for patrons of all ages. In addition, we are offering the first 15 registrants a free copy of Remember Liss which Ms. Bellerjeau will sign after her lecture.