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The Frank Brothers and The American Revolution

  • October 28, 2026 6:30 PM

  • Historic Rock Ford

    881 Rockford Road
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Ticket Price $5.72-$11.54 Register Now
Description

Historic Rock Ford's Untold Stories of the Revolution Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Shirley L. Green as she presents “The Frank Brothers and The American Revolution.” Dr. Green is the author of Revolutionary Blacks: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence (Westholme Publishing, 2023). This lecture will follow the narrative in her book which follows the lives of her ancestors, William and Benjamin Frank, two brothers who enlisted in Second Rhode Island Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Dr. Green explores their story to provide context for the Black experience during the war.  This presentation is based on her book and her research into her family’s connection to the American Revolution.

This lecture will be held in the Langmuir Education Room on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Admission is for the lecture and does not include the Snyder Gallery or Hand Mansion.

About the presenter: Dr. Shirley Green received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the University of Toledo. And received her Ph.D. in History from Bowling Green State University in 2011. She is an Adjunct Professor of History at Bowling Green State University. She is also the Director of the Toledo Police Museum. She was a Toledo Police officer for 26 years—the first woman promoted to the rank of lieutenant.   

 

Date & Time

Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:30 PM

Venue Details

Historic Rock Ford

881 Rockford Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 Historic Rock Ford
Rock Ford Foundation

Historic Rock Ford is comprised of the circa 1794 General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. Our historic site is situated on 33 acres of gardens, woods and grounds surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park located in the southeast corner of Lancaster City.  This remarkable estate offers visitors the opportunity to encounter the outstanding original late-Georgian style architecture of the Hand Mansion, to experience its rooms furnished in exquisite period style while, in the Snyder Gallery, to explore a nationally recognized collection of Lancaster County decorative arts dating from circa 1760 to 1820 including furniture, portraiture, long rifles, tall case clocks, silver, and much more. 


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