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NAHOFM hosts various events throughout the year

 UPCOMING EVENTS

August 3 & 4, 2019: Tenth Annual Peterboro Emancipation Days

Join descendants of freedom seekers from slavery, the public, NAHOFM, and the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL) in commemorating the emancipation of slavery in the 19th century.  Donation for admission. Click here for more information about the day.  

AUGUST 3:
9:30am: Registration at GSENHL (5304 Oxbow Road, Peterboro 13134)
10am: Assembly, Photo and Processional to Cemetery to Lay Wreaths
1:15pm:  Harriet Powel: Escapee from Slavery on the Underground Railroad, presented by JJ Citron & Norman K. Dann @ The Barn, GSENHL
2:15pm: Harriet Russell: Enslavement to Freedom, presented by Donna Burdick, Town of Smithfield Historian @ The Barn, GSENHL
3:15pm: Harriet Tubman: Relaxing in Peterboro @ The Barn, GSENHL

AUGUST 4:
12:30pm: Convening at the Upper Lisle Cemetery for Emily Russell, daughter of Harriet Russell

August 21, 2019 - September 2, 2019: NYS Fair

Come visit NAHOFM at the state fair!  The New York State Fair is an affordable, fun event that features food, exhibits, and entertainment.  We will be a part of the Social Justice Heritage Center hosted by the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, NAHOFM and the Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS. Book tickets to the state fair here.

PAST EVENTS

July 13, 2019: Possessing Harriet Returns to Stage

The riveting drama Possessing Harriet that debuted at Syracuse Stage in October 2018 (see event below) will be presented at the Franklin Stage Company in Franklin, NY.  The Smithfield Community Association and Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL) have arranged a day of programming for the play. 
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11am: Guided tour of GSENHL, the original site where Harriet Powel and Elizabeth Cady met and the setting of the play
12:30pm:  Coach will depart from Peterboro.  During the journey, guests will see playwright Kyle Bass' A Playwrights Journey and learn background information about the characters of the play. 
3:pm: Coach will arrives in Franklin for the matinee
7pm: Coach returns to Peterboro. 

Book your reservation before June 30th by mailing $55 with name, email, postal address, and phone number to Smithfield Community Association (PO Box 6, Peterboro NY 13134). Reservations include programs, coach, theatre seats and a donation to the preservation of the carriage barn.  For more information click here.

May 18, 2019: Ann Smith inducted into Hagerstown Memorial Park

​Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith of Peterboro NY will be inducted into the Circle of Achievement at Memorial Park in Hagerstown MD on Saturday, May 18.  Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith provided consistent support for her family members in 19th Century human rights movements: working with her husband Gerritt Smith for the abolition for slavery, with daughter Elizabeth Smith Miller and granddaughter Anne Fitzhugh Miller for women's rights, and supported son Greene in environmental conservation efforts.  The Smith family home, in Peterboro (the town where NAHOFM is located today) was an active Underground Railroad Site and haven for social reformers.  Click here for more information about Ann and her induction.  For more information about the Smith family, visit the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, located down the street from NAHOFM. 

October 20 - 21, 2018: Induction Weekend

Join NAHOFM as we induct our 7th class of abolitionists into our National Abolition Hall of Fame.  The abolitionists being honored at this year's induction are Frances E.W. Harper, Laura Smith Haviland, and Rev. Samuel J. May.  The Inductee Committee recommended these three inductees to the NAHOF Cabinet of Freedom according to reviews of public nominations by scholars in the field.  The public is invited to the afternoon Abolition Symposia, 19th c. Anti-Slavery Dinner, and the Induction Ceremonies.  Registration is due by October 5 - click here to download a registration form.

October 19, 2018: Morrisville State College Diversity Conference

SUNY Morrisville, through its Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity, and in partnership with National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum as well as many others, will host Dr. Samuel Museus to lead us in conversations to develop campuses and communities where students, faculty, staff, and community members feel they have a sense of belonging and are represented throughout.  Free admission. Find the schedule for the conference here.

October 17, 2018 - November 4, 2018: Possessing Harriet

Syracuse Stage is mounting a production of Possessing Harriet by award-winning playwright Kyle Bass.  The play is based on the story of Harriet Powel: a young, mixed-race, enslaved woman.  In Syracuse in 1839, Powell slipped away from her owner and eventually found refuge at the estate of abolitionist Gerrit Smith.  As she waited to depart on the Underground Railroad, Powell conversed with Elizabeth Cady, outspoken advocate of women's rights and cousin of Gerrit Smith.  Kyle Bass' Possessing Harriet imagines the conversation between these two women as they are both confronted with new ideas about race, womanhood, identity, and equality.  

August 22, 2018 - September 3, 2018: NYS Fair

Come visit NAHOFM at the state fair - we will have an exhibit on American Abolition!  You can find us at the Art and Home Center in the Stickley Reception Room.  The New York State Fair is an affordable, fun event that features food, exhibits, and entertainment.  

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