Tannery Pond Center presents our Tannery Talk: Film April Morning and Introduction by Glenn Pearsall
Sunday, September 14 | 2 PM
Suggested donation at the door: $10
The Film: “April Morning” (1988) is an adaptation of Howard Fast's 1961 novel about a teenage boy's coming of age on the eve of the American Revolution, when the Colonists made their stand on the Lexington green, a great introduction as we begin to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of this nation. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Urich and Chad Lowe. Its cinematic style is reminiscent of early Disney movies of the 1950s and thus is age appropriate for young children as well.
Introduction: Glenn, a noted local historian and author, will give precede the movie with a talk he has titled “The American Revolution: What They Did Not Tell Us in High School”. Did you know, for instance, that George Washington wanted to be an officer in the British Army or that the victory at Yorktown was due to a sea battle? Or about the Tory raids through Johnsburg and Warren County after the battle of Saratoga?
This Tannery Talk is made possible, in part, by Warren County Occupancy Grant Program, regranted by the Town of Johnsburg and the Adirondack Foundation’s Generous Acts grant.
Glenn Pearsall
Glenn is a long time resident of Johnsburg and is well known to many here in Johnsburg and throughout the Adirondacks. Twenty four years ago, Glenn and his wife Carol created and funded a private foundation dedicated to improving the lives of year round residents of the Adirondack Park. Those of us at Tannery Pond are particular appreciative of their support over the years.
While pursuing a successful career as stock market portfolio manager, Glenn also pursued an interest in local history.
His first book, Echoes in These Mountains, tells the story behind 55 historic sites in Johnsburg and has gone into a second printing.
His When Men and Mountains Meet has become an authoritative sources of the Adirondacks after the American Revolution when the region was largely unexplored and ripe for commercial ventures.
And his Civil War novel, Leaves Torn Asunder was produced by Robin Jay and the Gem Radio Players as a radio play on the Tannery Pond stage on September 16, 2024.
Glenn has also written articles on Adirondack History for the Adirondack Almanac and his research on Mathew Brady of Johnsburg has been published in newspapers nationally, including the New York Times.