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Professor of History and Director of the Humanities Institute at SUNY Buffalo and author of Death in the New World: Cross Cultural Encounters, 1492-1800, Erik R. Seeman will discuss how Sir William Johnson used Iroquois condolence rituals and mortuary practices to showcase his understanding of his allies’ culture, cement alliances, and communicate across cultural boundaries during the Seven Years War.
NOTE: This lecture will be held at Johnstown High School Lecture Hall. Public tours of Johnson Hall available after 1pm.
Co-spnsored by the Friends of Johnson Hall & supported by a grant form the New York Council for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recomendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Johnson Hall was the home of Sir William Johnson, British Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and Mohawk Molly Brant. Built in 1763 in the English, Georgian-style, the mansion and dependencies were the... More...