In celebration of Black History Month, the Norwalk Historical Society will be hosting a lecture by local historian and educator, Carolyn Ivanoff, entitled: “The Life and Times of a Quiet American Hero – Ebenezer D. Bassett” on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Light refreshments will be served at 6:00pm and lecture will begin at 6:30pm. Admission is $5.00, payable at the door. Seating is limited, RSVP to: info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org or 203-846-0525. If the event is canceled by the Norwalk Historical Society due to inclement weather, it will be rescheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6:00pm. The Norwalk Historical Society Museum is located at 141 East Avenue. The front entrance is accessible from the Norwalk City Hall parking area at 125 East Avenue. The Museum is in the red brick house with blue double front doors, next to the Norwalk Health Department.
Ebenezer D. Bassett grew up in Derby, Connecticut in the 1850s. As a young man he taught school in New Haven. His early life in Connecticut would prepare him for the adventures of a lifetime as a pioneer black educator and the first black diplomat of the United States after the Civil War. Learn about the life of this extraordinary American. “The Life and Times of a Quiet American Hero” received a Connecticut League of History Organizations Award of Merit in June 2010.
For more information on “The Life and Times of a Quiet American Hero – Ebenezer D. Bassett” visit www.norwalkhistoricalsociety.org, e-mail info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org , or call 203-846-0525. The Norwalk Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Photo Credit: Carolyn Ivanoff