Ada Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum

Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison 1805-1879, author of the fiery anti-slavery journal The Liberator, learned the printer’s trade in Bennington, where he published a newspaper in 1828 and 1829. A program on Garrison’s life and his weekly Journal of the Times will be presented on Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. at the Bennington Museum by Tyler Resch, the museum’s librarian.