The Greenbrier Historical Society is now presenting a new temporary exhibit titled “The Life and Work of Anthony and Fanny Carter” at the North House Museum. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday through Saturday each week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This exhibit is sponsored by the Hanson Cattle Company.
“The Life and Work” recognizes Anthony and Fanny Carter. Emancipated in July of 1837, the newly freed Black family was determined to thrive in the slave-holding society of Lewisburg.
Through both skilled and manual labor Anthony and Fanny Carter are able to support their children, save their money, and purchase an acre of land. These successes were achieved in spite of struggles including multiple orders for the family to appear in court and the death of Anthony at 47 in 1844.
The exhibit features authentic cobbler’s tools loaned to the Greenbrier Historical Society from the private collection of Jimmy Costa and utilizes Anthony’s daybooks as well as Greenbrier County Court documents to peek inside the lives of this family.
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