The NH communities near the Lake offer so many interesting and worthwhile activities, especially in the summer. Last night we had a wonderful dinner at one of our favorite spots; Sunflowers in Jaffery.
Afterwards, we traveled to Jaffery's old center to attend the Amos Fortune Forum presented each Friday night during the summer in the 1763 Meeting House. Last night's speaker was the daughter of a covert Cold War era CIA agent. She discussed her life growing up during this dangerous era of world history.
The benefactor for these events; Amos Fortune, was an African slave who bought his freedom as well as the freedom of numerous family members through sheer perseverance. Self educated and community minded, he left the bulk of his estate to further education in the town he loved. His gravestone is behind the meeting house and reads simply;
Sacred to the memory of Amos Fortune, who was born free in Africa, a slave in America, he purchased liberty, professed Christianity, lived reputably, and died hopefully, Nov. 17, 1801, AEt. 91
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