Mini-Lecture – Elizabeth Denison Forth – Rosie Richardson
OCPHS Carriage House 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave, Pontiac, MI, United StatesElizabeth Dennison Forth - Emancipated Woman Presented by Rosie Richardson Lisette Denison Forth was born a slave near Detroit, worked as a maid, became a Pontiac landowner, and philanthropist. Celebrating Black History Month, Rosie Richardson will speak on Lisette’s early life, freedom, and her contribution in the building of St James Episcopal Church in Grosse Ile. Her life story has been documented by Michigan Historic Site Markers, the National Register