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Monthly Speaker Series: Judy Granger
Wed, Nov 12
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Finding Pomp Russell: how an almanac, a friend's family story, and a Revolutionary War stone led me to find Pomp Russell, and his relationship to his white family, some of the earliest anti-slavery leaders in rural Maine
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST
Zoom
About the event
This genealogical and historical research grew out of Judy Granger’s discovery of an amazing document: the first American Anti-Slavery Almanac. Sharing this news prompted a friend’s family story and concern, about a Black infant, enslaved at birth in 1761 in Massachusetts. Pomp Russell eventually became a NH Revolutionary war soldier, and an early settler of Weld, Maine . Local Maine histories and New England genealogies back into the 1600s allowed Judy to discover his kith and kin. And then a new discovery emerged, these wilderness communities had two of the earliest anti-slavery societies in the country. Why?
About Judy Granger
I am a retired educator, working with learners from 2 year olds to college students and teachers. I did my masters and doctoral work in curriculum development and educational administration at Kent State University, Ohio, and have worked in ME, NH, VT, and OH. One office was on the levee of the…