Are you ready to hear the forgotten echoes of rebellion sing once more?

For generations, the legendary songs of Upstate New York’s Anti-Rent Movement, which vibrated through the Catskill Mountains, have remained largely silent – their passion, their purpose, and their very melodies lost to time. But that silence is about to be shattered.

This isn’t just a historical lecture; it’s an invitation to experience history unearthed. Dr. Nancy Newman has performed an extraordinary feat of historical detective work, meticulously reconstructing the lost soundtrack of this pivotal conflict. Drawing on rare broadsides, forgotten newspapers, and archival sheet music, she has not only recovered the lyrics but rejoined them to their original tunes, revealing how these songs were direct conduits to the participants’ ideals, struggles, and unyielding hope.