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Upcoming Anti-Rent War Programs
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Author Talk: Jill Witbeck Knapp will speak about her work, A Time for Redemption, where she relates the tale of her great-great grandfather William Witbeck's arrest, trial and eventual acquittal for the murder of Rensselaer County Deputy Sheriff Willard Griggs in July of 1869.
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Dr. Bruce Dearstyne, former program director of the New York State Archives and professor of New York State history, and author of The Spirit of New York - Defining Events in the Empire State's History, which contains a chapter on the Anti-Rent era.
More programs are being scheduled. Please check HHA's website www.Hilltowns.org for details.
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