# [Remember Liss: A New American Founding Figure](https://wknd.app/r/pvgjhg/remember-liss-a-new-american-founding-figure)

- When: 2026-11-04 18:00-19:30 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 (41.66144, -73.88966)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: reading
- Topics: history, books
- About: Historian Claire Bellerjeau tells the story of Elizabeth, called Liss, an enslaved woman whose escape is tied to Culper spy ring leader Robert Townsend. The free talk is part of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District Big Read, and registration is required.
- Source: https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/copy-hold-big-read-program-20819
- Feed: [Events in Woodstock & the Hudson Valley, NY](https://wknd.app/f/8yzvhu/events-in-woodstock-the-hudson-valley-ny)

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