APRIL 22, 2008 PROGRAM: THE BRYANTS IN SKANEATELES

Judy Bryant has been researching her family and its history for many years. On Tuesday, April 22, Judy will present a program on her family in the context of the search experience. Judy’s grandfather, Demsey Bryant, born in New Bern, North Carolina, in 1848, was the son of freed slaves and served in the Civil War. Only 17 when it ended, he headed north and settled in central New York and eventually Skaneateles where he owned five houses on West Elizabeth Street, in one of which Judy grew up. Judy’s father, Henry “Hank” Bryant, was a noted local musician and active in Skaneateles community affairs, especially the Lions, and government; her mother, Gladys, was Harriet Tubman’s great-grandniece. Judy has acquired the unofficial title of family historian as she has sifted through family memorabilia, visited the town of her grandfather’s birth in North Carolina, and done research online and at the Historical Society. She will spotlight the resources and invaluable research assistance available at the Creamery.
The meeting will begin at 7:30 at the Creamery. All are invited.

28 Hannum Street, Skaneateles, NY 13152-1009
Phone: 315-685-1360
http://skaneateleshistoricalsociety