2021 EVENTS
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September 25, 2021 - 2pm: Restart SCC 200 MoreWhere: NAHOF Facebook
Free! Join NAHOF and other local partners in restarting the SCC 200 campaign, which was postponed due to COVID. The campaign is a year-long commemoration of the 200 year-old Smithfield Community Center, and will be launched with a programme of lectures that delve into the history of the building:
Within These Walls: Milton C. Sernett PhD Evans Academy: Donna Dorrance Burdick Oral Histories of a 200 Year Old Community Building: Matthew Urtz Learn more about SCC 200 and view the event poster. |
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September 17, 2021: Constitution DayWhere: NAHOF Youtube
Free! In honour of Constitution Day, Thomas Hogle, Ph.D., professor of Social Science at SUNY Morrisville, will give a talk on the background of the US Constitution and the ratification of the 13th amendment.
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August - September 2021: The Smith Family of Peterboro & the Crusade for Human RightsWhere: Smithfield Community Center, 5525 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro 13134
Free! Every Wednesday 4pm - 6pm, join Norman K. Dann PhD for a lecture series about abolition, the Underground Railroad and Women's Rights in Peterboro:
August 4: Peter Smith: Furs, Land and Anguish August 11: Era and the Issues August 18: Gerrit Smith - The Practical Dreamer August 25: Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith - Support Services Agent September 1: Elizabeth Smith Miller - Quiet Advocate September 8: Greene Smith - Rebel and Outdoorsman September 15: Cousins of Reform - Smith and Stanton September 22: Underground Railroad Read more about the lecture series! |
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August 29, 2021 - 2pm: Peterboro Connections in The Third Mrs. GalwayWhere: National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, 5525 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro 13134
Author Deirdre Sinnott will present on her years of research that provide the accurate historical background for her first novel The Third Mrs. Galway. The novel brings to to life the surprising drama of freedom-seekers and slave-catchers in Oneida County. This book animates the history of the region and the larger Underground Railroad phenomenon in a way that street signs and public lectures cannot.
Read more about the event, and read a review of the book by a National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum Cabinet of Freedom Member. |
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August 16 - 26, 2021: Black History in Upstate New YorkWhere: NAHOF's YouTube channel
Free to view! Black History in Upstate New York is a series of bite-sized informational videos and longer presentations by scholars on historical figures and places that emphasize the crucial role Black Americans have played in the history of Upstate New York.
A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel. and will be shared on NAHOF's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about the program and see the complete list of themes covered by the videos. |
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August 21, 2021 - 2pm: A Remembrance of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Cazenovia ConventionWhere: Cummings Theatre, 18 Lincklaen Street, Cazenovia NY 13035
Free! Judge Hugh C. Humphreys, author of Agitate! Agitate! Agitate! The Great Fugitive Slave Law Convention and its Rare Daguerreotype, will return to Cazenovia to present on the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Convention.
Read more about the event! |
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August 7, 2021: Peterboro Emancipation DayWhere: Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 5304 Oxbow Road, Peterboro, NY 13134
***Please note that this event was originally scheduled for August 1, 2020, but has been postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19.***
Join descendants of freedom seekers from slavery, the public, NAHOF, and the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL) in commemorating the emancipation of slavery in the 19th century. We've organised a programme of songs and talks: 10am: Assemble and proceed to cemetery for wreath-laying 1:30pm: Lecture - Susan Goodier, PhD, Black Suffragists 2:30pm: Lecture - Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Supporting Reparations through Black Genealogical Research 3:30pm: Guided tour of the Gerrit Smith Estate National History Landmark - Norman K. Dann, PhD Read more about the event! |
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April 5 - 25, 2021: 21 Day Racial Equity ChallengeWhere: online
Free to participate! Dr. Eddie Moore's 21 Day Racial Equity challenge invites you to do one action each day to further your understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression, and equity. The challenge provides you with a range of different actions to choose from: reading, listening, watching, noticing, connecting, engaging, acting, reflecting and staying inspired. Join NAHOF in doing the racial equity challenge and doing more to dismantle white supremacy.
Follow along with NAHOF as we complete the 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read more about the programme. |
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March 1 - 15, 2021: Jim Stewart's Historical Tonic for Fragile White FolksWhere: NAHOF's YouTube channel
Free to view! Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College MN, will present sixteen “mini lectures” about white supremacy in America after the civil war. Stewart will challenge the historical amnesia that exists about white supremacy, and intends to help people see this neglected history and to own that history.
A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel. Learn more about the program. |
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February 1 - 28, 2021: Black History MattersWhere: NAHOF's video library
Free to view! Black History Matters is a series of virtual introductory short “crash courses” addressing various aspects of Black American history and culture. The videos will provide critical context for the ongoing racial justice movements and the persistence of racism in America.
A new video will be released each day in February on NAHOF's YouTube channel and will be shared on NAHOF's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about the program and see the complete list of themes covered by the videos. |