susan robbins mary's jack garrison. he is a runaway slave from new jersey. the two of them built a family and a light from themselves where they had children that grow into adulthood. some of the more important children with her sons. 's born in this house in 1843 and comes of age during a time when anti-slavery and abolitionist movements were in their infancy stage. aboutarned quite a bit social activism from a very young age, possibly might in the rooms of this house. lesson and this builds them into a young -- a life dedicated to social activism. we know she moved into boston when she was about 18 years old. we believe she worked as a teacher. later on, we found her in newport, rhode island. during that time. 1860's, she writes to request sponsorship to be teach -- be a teacher. in 1855, she moves to port deposit, maryland. to 1868.es from 1865 then she moves back to maryland to continue her work teaching. during that time. , it is almost 100 of her letters that survived. in all of these letters, she emphasizes her dedication to education and to social ac

susan robbins mary's jet garrison. jet garrison is a runaway slave from new jersey. they build a family and life for themselves here in concord where they live in the robbins house, have children who grow to adulthood. some of the most important children who grow to adulthood are john garrison junior and their daughter, ellen garrison. ellen garrison, his granddaughter, is born in this house in 1823, and she comes of age during a time when anti-slavery and evolution are in their infancy but growing strong. she learns quite a bit about social activism from a very young age. she takes these early lessons she learned during her childhood in concord and builds them into a life dedicated to teaching and activism. we know she moved in to boston when she was about 18 years old. later on, we find her in newport, rhode island, where she is teaching at a private school. it's during that time she writes for the american missionary association requesting their sponsorship to become a teacher, teaching the children of freed slaves. she begins teaching in a school for freedom child