Celebrate Alexander Twilight’s birthday with the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village on Sunday, September 24th from 1PM-3PM! This year is a special celebration of Mr. Twilight’s 228th birthday AND the 200th anniversary of his graduation from Middlebury College. The event will offer something for everyone. There will be a historical reenactment of Twilight’s commencement from Middlebury College 200 years ago this year, birthday cake and ice cream, a free first floor museum open house and more!
Alexander Lucius Twilight was the first African American to graduate from a U.S. college in the nation’s history. Twilight would later become the first African American to be elected as a state official, serving in the VT House of Representatives in 1836. Middlebury College is hosting the Clifford Symposium on their campus in Middlebury, Vermont from September 21st-23rd in honor of this Mr. Twilight’s graduation 200 years ago. The symposium explores the history of Twilight, his legacy and what his life can teach us in the current moment.
This is a birthday worth celebrating and we hope you join us in doing just that on Sunday, September 24th.