The John Brown Farm State Historic Site will present a living history performance based on the life of Harriet Tubman this Saturday. (Provided photo)

LAKE PLACID — The John Brown Farm State Historic Site will present a living history performance based on the life of Harriet Tubman this Saturday.

This program offers a close look into the life and achievements of Tubman (known also as General Moses), whose life was a monument to courage and determination that continues to stand out in American history.

Born with the name Araminta “Minty” Ross, Tubman was married to a free man when she began her dangerous journey from Maryland to Philadelphia in 1849 on foot because she feared that she was about to be sold to a plantation in the South. Determined not to live her life under the harsh conditions of American slavery, she escaped. When she returned years later for her husband, who was a free man, she discovered he had married again; so Tubman found some more enslaved people who were searching for freedom to go back with her. She returned to the south 13 times to rescue and escort hundreds of people seeking freedom in the north. She was a most fearless conductor on the secret network known as the Underground Railroad.

Tubman was a cook, nurse, and spy for Union forces during the American Civil War. In 1863, she was the first woman to lead an armed attack in the War, liberating 700 slaves in the process. She said, “I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”

This performance will be given by Charmaine Crowell-White, a graduate of San Jose State University, who is an accomplished theater arts professional and who integrates her dedication, perspectives and skills into a wide range of educational and performance settings. Her many services range from actor, storyteller, and living history interpreter to theater enrichment artist and instructor, leadership workshop director, and program planner for other performing arts occasions.

Charmaine has practiced and refined her craft for over 20 years. Her specialty is one-woman live stage performances that “open windows” into the past and transport engaged audiences into the often overlooked lives of extraordinary African-American women and their ambitions, struggles, heroism, and survival in the face of racism and violence. The desired and usual outcome is that younger generations are enlightened and inspired by the lessons of life gleaned from the stories told This will be an outdoor program that will be held under the tent in the picnic area.

This event is free to the public.

The John Brown Farm is located at 115 John Brown Road. For more information, call 518-527-0191 or email brendan.mills@parks.ny.gov.