Tidbits from the Life
of Alexander Lucius Twilight
Each week when we are open from May to October, we will bring you a new account of the life of African American Alexander Lucius Twilight. Often it will be his own words. On occasion, we will print the firsthand accounts from others who lived during Mr. Twilight’s day or the words of later historians who studied his life and times.
Join us each week in celebrating this man who inspires the mission of the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village. Then take part in Alexander Twilight Day celebrated annually on his birthday, September 23, 2020.
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Twilight Tidbit Seventeen
For this week’s Twilight Tidbit, we will look at the bylaws Alexander Lucius Twilight wrote for the Orleans County Grammar School. Twilight did not believe these bylaws were necessary for running the school but he was pressured...
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This Twilight Tidbit showcases the work of Alexander Lucius Twilight’s wife, Mercy Ladd Merrill Twilight. We will be looking at Mrs. Twilight’s sampler she created in 1818 at the age of 13. We will also examine other samplers...
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This week’s Tidbit highlights Alexander Lucius Twilight’s Sermon 14, which is currently on display in our new Alexander Twilight exhibit. Mr. Twilight gave this sermon on July 10th, 1853, and it encapsulates his views on slavery...
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This week’s Twilight Tidbit comes from our community members. A few weeks ago, Associate Director of Collections Mahala Nyberg facilitated a community conversation on the legacy of Alexander Twilight. She asked, “How...
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As we prepare to close down the Old Stone House for the winter, our thirteenth Twilight Tidbit takes a look back at the history of this impressive building. Today it is the centerpiece of the historic village in Brownington,...
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United States Representative Peter Welch presented the official congressional record in which he commemorated Alexander Lucius Twilight to Carmen Jackson, President of the Old Stone House Museum’s Board of Trustees, on...
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