anti-rent wars play
Anti-Rent War Voices Echoing through the Helleberghs: Reflections from Knox family descendents 1830s to 1866.
The play was written/Directed/Produced by Paula Shafer Sisson & edited/Co-produced by Bernard Sisson.
For the Town of Knox Bicentennial Celebration. Presented at 2 pm on July 31, 2022. This play was presented in honor of the memory of early Knox residents who fought injustices during the Anti-Rent Wars.
The play was written/Directed/Produced by Paula Shafer Sisson & edited/Co-produced by Bernard Sisson.
For the Town of Knox Bicentennial Celebration. Presented at 2 pm on July 31, 2022. This play was presented in honor of the memory of early Knox residents who fought injustices during the Anti-Rent Wars.
The following photos are courtesy of Walter Galicki.

Elizabeth A. Saddlemire and Amos Saddlemire (Paula Shafer Sisson and Bernard Sisson)

Malachi Whipple and Amos Whipple (Brian Whipple and David Whipple)

Lawrence Van Deusen (Dennis Barber)

William A. Quay and Mary Elizabeth Zimmer Quay (Matt Quay and Sandra Quay)
Dr. and Mrs. Smith Boughton (Revs. Greg and Becky Town, Karissa, Emelyn, and Joseph Town)

Town Crier (George Waldenmaier)

Big Bill Snyder, Sheriff (Dr. Vic DiSanto)