The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum will host the 2010 Commemoration Ceremony in Peterboro, New York. Events begin on Friday, October 22nd and last throughout the weekend. A full schedule of events is below.
The Upstate Institute is a sponsor of the ceremony, and has partnered with NAHOF since 2005. UI recognizes and appreciates the importance of the work being done by NAHOF to honor and recognize the legacy and influence of antislavery abolitionists, and to use these courageous individuals as exemplars of the struggle for equal rights, human rights, and the ongoing fight to end racism in our society.
For more information about any of these events, please visit NAHOF’s website.
Peterboro Invites All to the Commemoration of 1835
October 22, 2010
175th Anniversary Dramatic Re-Creation of the Utica Riots and the Inaugural Meeting of the New York State Anti-Slavery Society in Peterboro in 1835.
Directed by Hugh C. Humphreys
7:00 p.m.
Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134-0055
Free
October 23, 2010
Keynote Address by Milton C. Sernett Ph.D. for annual dinner of the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
“No slave sugar” dinner catered by The Copper Turret, Morrisville.
5:00 p.m.
Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134-0055
Forty-five dollar reservations for the dinner are due October 17 to NAHOF, P.O. Box 55, Peterboro NY 13134.
October 24, 2010
Ribbon cutting of two sites on the Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, a program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
11:00 a.m.
Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134-0055
Free