Upcoming Events

October 9 & 10 ~ 5th Annual ABOLITION ROAD

Friday, October 9

Oneida County Freedom Trail Guided Walking Tour Through Downtown Utica

Free and open to the community
No registration needed (Rain or Shine)

Meet at: Utica Coffee, 92 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502

4:30 pm Tour of Utica Coffee Roastery
5:00-5:30 pm Lingo Family Singers perform as the historic abolitionist Hutchinson Singers
5:30-6:30 pm Led by Jan DeAmicis and Mary Hayes Gordon from Oneida County Freedom Trail, you'll visit 10 stops that highlight Abolition History in Utica. The narrated walk begins at the Mechanic Hall sign and ends at the Utica Rescue sign. (Starts and ends at Utica Coffee).

Saturday, October 10

Abolition Road Walk

Trace the footsteps of abolitionists who escaped a pro-slavery mob in Utica, took a barge to Canastota, climbed the hills to Peterboro, and formed the New York State Antislavery Society.
Meet at: 102 S Peterboro St, Canastota, NY

8:00-9:00 am: Registration with Lingo Family Singers performing as the historic abolitionist Hutchinson Singers
9:00-9:30 am Walk Program
9:30 am Walk start back to Clockville

Limited bus seats available for folks who need a lift all or along the way. Ride reservations must be made by September 15th

The first 104 students attend for FREE

$40/PARTICIPANT (INCLUDES SHIRT)
$25/PARTICIPANT (NO SHIRT INCLUDED)

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PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE NATIONAL ABOLITION HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM

Route Of Reform is funded in part with support from the NYS Canal
Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

For details and registration visit
abolitionroad.org

Co-sponsored by
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum

October 10-11 ~ I Love NY Path Through History Weekend #2

Visit NYS Museum and Heritage Sites

October 24 ~ Hall of Fame Induction 2026

The 2026 honorees are:
WILLIAM WELLS BROWN
WILLIAM JAY
JOHN JAY II
SAMUEL RINGGOLD WARD

• 10 am-Tour of Gerrit Smith Estate
• 11 am-4:00pm NAHOF Museum open
• 1:30-4:30-Symposia for Inductees
• 5pm-Dinner
• 7pm-Induction Ceremony

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National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
located in the
Smithfield Community Center
5255 Pleasant Valley Rd
Peterboro, NY 13134