JCP
04-21-2011, 10:07 PM
PETERBORO SITES OPEN HERITAGE WEEKEND
Two New York State Underground Railroad Heritage sites in Peterboro will open for the 2011 season during NY Heritage Weekend May 14 and 15. In 2009, thousands of visitors celebrated the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial during the inaugural launch of Heritage Weekend in the Hudson and Champlain Valleys. This year, a state-wide heritage celebration is being planned for the weekend of May 14th through May 15th to coincide with National Preservation Month and help kick off the summer tourism season.
Exhibits in the Barn and the Land Office at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark will be open. Exhibits, an introductory video, and the Peterboro Mercantile will be open at the Visitor Center. Exhibits include information on the Smith family, the use of family wealth, the Underground Railroad, African Americans in Peterboro, and abolitionists who came to Peterboro.
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) will begin its first season of regular hours on Heritage Weekend. The Hall of Fame is located in the Smithfield Community Center, the site of the inaugural meeting of the New York State Antislavery Society meeting in 1835. A double video production on 1835, abolition banners, and slavery information are among the exhibits at the Hall.
The Gerrit Smith Estate and the Hall of Fame will be open from 1 – 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 14 to October 23 in 2011. Admission to each site is two dollars. Stewards and students are free.
For more information: Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 4543 Peterboro Road, Peterboro NY 13134,
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134, www.sca-peterboro.org www.AbolitionHoF.org 315-684-3262
Two New York State Underground Railroad Heritage sites in Peterboro will open for the 2011 season during NY Heritage Weekend May 14 and 15. In 2009, thousands of visitors celebrated the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial during the inaugural launch of Heritage Weekend in the Hudson and Champlain Valleys. This year, a state-wide heritage celebration is being planned for the weekend of May 14th through May 15th to coincide with National Preservation Month and help kick off the summer tourism season.
Exhibits in the Barn and the Land Office at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark will be open. Exhibits, an introductory video, and the Peterboro Mercantile will be open at the Visitor Center. Exhibits include information on the Smith family, the use of family wealth, the Underground Railroad, African Americans in Peterboro, and abolitionists who came to Peterboro.
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) will begin its first season of regular hours on Heritage Weekend. The Hall of Fame is located in the Smithfield Community Center, the site of the inaugural meeting of the New York State Antislavery Society meeting in 1835. A double video production on 1835, abolition banners, and slavery information are among the exhibits at the Hall.
The Gerrit Smith Estate and the Hall of Fame will be open from 1 – 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 14 to October 23 in 2011. Admission to each site is two dollars. Stewards and students are free.
For more information: Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 4543 Peterboro Road, Peterboro NY 13134,
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134, www.sca-peterboro.org www.AbolitionHoF.org 315-684-3262