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  • June 1: Museum Day Weekend

    Saturday, June 1

    Museum Day Weekend at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum.

    Time: 9:00am-4:00pm

  • June 1: Tour of Underground Railroad Sites

    Saturday, June 1

    Take a tour of Underground Railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville; visit churches that were split apart by the debate over slavery, houses and barns used to hide escaping slaves, and other sites that contributed toward promoting those individuals seeking freedom.
    $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Registration is required. Call 518-834-5180.

    Time: 9:30am-11:30am

  • June 1: The Civil War in Northern New York

    Saturday, June 1

    The Civil War in Northern New York: New York State Historian Robert Weible will speak on the Civil War in northern New York, including the role of abolitionists. Mr. Weible will also highlight the NYS Museum Civil War Exhibit, which features the crucial abolitionist role leading up to the Civil War, in the North Country and elsewhere.
    Adirondack Architectural Heritage, 1745 Main St., Keeseville.
    Co-sponsored by the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, the Essex County Historical Society, and the Clinton Country Historical Association.
    Free and open to the public. Call 518-834-5180 for more information.

    Time: 7:00pm

  • June 2: Museum Day Weekend

    Sunday, June 2

    Museum Day Weekend at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum.

    Time: 9:00am-4:00pm

  • June 2: Tour of Underground Railroad Sites

    Sunday, June 2

    Take a tour of Underground Railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville; visit churches that were split apart by the debate over slavery, houses and barns used to hide escaping slaves, and other sites that contributed toward promoting those individuals seeking freedom.
    $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Registration is required. Call 518-834-5180.

    Time: 9:30am-11:30am

  • June 14: A Dream Deferred

    Friday, June 14

    A Dream Deferred: What a long-forgotten battle over a New York land title can teach us about freedom, slavery, and a lost link between the antebellum South and the Adirondack wilderness.

    Independent scholar and Adirondack Life contributor Amy Godine reconstructs the dramatic story of a Maryland slave who came into possession of an Adirondack deed he was never able to use, and the unavailing struggle of his sons and heirs to hold onto their Adirondack patrimony in Essex County and Albany courts—a court battle that carried into the 20th century.
    Peru Free Library, Peru, NY

    Time: 7:00pm

  • June 15: Tour of Underground Railroad Sites

    Saturday, June 15

    Take a tour of Underground Railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville; visit churches that were split apart by the debate over slavery, houses and barns used to hide escaping slaves, and other sites that contributed toward promoting those individuals seeking freedom.
    $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Registration is required. Call 518-834-5180.

    Time: 9:30am-11:30am

  • July 6: Tour of Underground Railroad Sites

    Saturday, July 6

    Take a tour of Underground Railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville; visit churches that were split apart by the debate over slavery, houses and barns used to hide escaping slaves, and other sites that contributed toward promoting those individuals seeking freedom.
    $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Registration is required. Call 518-834-5180.

    Time: 9:30am-11:30am

  • July 20: Tour of Underground Railroad Sites

    Saturday, July 20

    Take a tour of Underground Railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville; visit churches that were split apart by the debate over slavery, houses and barns used to hide escaping slaves, and other sites that contributed toward promoting those individuals seeking freedom.
    $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Registration is required. Call 518-834-5180.

    Time: 9:30am-11:30am

  • August 3: Tour of Underground Railroad Sites

    Saturday, August 3

    Take a tour of Underground Railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville; visit churches that were split apart by the debate over slavery, houses and barns used to hide escaping slaves, and other sites that contributed toward promoting those individuals seeking freedom.
    $10 adults, $5 children under 12. Registration is required. Call 518-834-5180.

    Time: 9:30am-11:30am

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Our Mission

To research, preserve, interpret, and promote the Underground Railroad history of Northeastern New York's Waterways to Freedom and to celebrate the importance of that history and its relevance and significance to our own time. Our activities include:

  • Research
  • Exhibits
  • Preservation of historic sites
  • Instructional Materials
  • Media Presentations
  • Dramatic readings and displays

Museum Now Open

The North Star Underground Railroad Museum is now open for the 2013 season.

Visit the Museum page for more information.

Docents Needed

Join the fun and become a docent at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum.

Call Helen Nerska, 518-834-5180.