The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) will offer a free program entitled “To the Interest of My Country” on Friday, September 12 at 7 pm at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle in Ticonderoga, NY.
The program will look at the lasting legacy of John Hancock, well-known patriot of the American Revolution. The Hancock House Museum, built in 1925, is a likeness of Hancock’s ca. 1737 home, which stood on Beacon Hill in Boston.
Hancock is mostly remembered for his over-sized signature on the Declaration of Independence; his name has actually come to be synonymous with signing a document. He is, however, a much more complex individual than that.
The program will seek to peel away much of the myth surrounding Hancock, his motivations and activities related to the American Revolution.
“He is politically moderate and does not truly fit in with many of the radicals who supported the cause of freedom from Great Britain,” said LARCH Managing Director Diane O’Connor.
“By signing the Declaration first, he openly acknowledges that he is essentially a traitor to the British Empire. He is risking a death sentence as well as confiscation of all his property.”
The program will be held in the lower-level program room of the Hancock House Museum and is free, although reservations are recommended. Reservations may be made by calling the Hancock House at 518-585-7868 or via e-mail to larchny@bridgepoint1.com.
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