Guest Speaker Series: Patrick Ryan, “William Wells Brown”

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, February 16th at 7 pm. We welcome Patrick Ryan of the Buffalo History Museum as he presents on William Wells Brown, Buffalo’s preeminent black abolitionist. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members. If you would like to attend, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Did you know that another man by the name of William Wells Brown, one with local connections to Buffalo, followed a very similar trajectory to Douglass- an escaped slave turned author and orator. Today, Brown may not be as recognizable, but in the 1840s he was one of the major players in the abolitionist movement- attaining enough fame to form both a friendship and rivalry with Frederick Douglass.
Patrick F Ryan works at The Buffalo History Museum where he serves as the Programs & Education Coordinator. An author on the Museum’s podcast and exhibits, Patrick F Ryan is the outreach specialist at The Buffalo History Museum.