Past Programs/Events

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Date Time Description
May 4 9:30am–
11:30am		 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.
May 4 9:00am–
4:00pm		 The North Star Underground Railroad Museum opens for the 2013 season. The museum will be open 7 days a week, 9am to 4pm, through October. FREE admission all season. See press release for more information.
April 23 6:30pm–
8:00pm		 Fifth of five community discussions entitled "Making Sense of the Civil War" (sessions begin Feb 26, 2013)
Venue for session #5: North Star Museum, Ausable Chasm, NY
FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must sign up in advance and plan to attend all five sessions. Enrollment is limited.
For more information and/or to register, call 518-834-5180 (leave message for Peter Slocum) or email (subject: Civil War).
Visit nyhumanities.org or see flyer for more information.
April 9 6:30pm–
8:00pm		 Fourth of five community discussions entitled "Making Sense of the Civil War" (sessions begin Feb 26, 2013)
Venue for session #4: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must sign up in advance and plan to attend all five sessions. Enrollment is limited.
For more information and/or to register, call 518-834-5180 (leave message for Peter Slocum) or email (subject: Civil War).
Visit nyhumanities.org or see flyer for more information.
March 26 6:30pm–
8:00pm		 Third of five community discussions entitled "Making Sense of the Civil War" (sessions begin Feb 26, 2013)
Venue for session #3: Peru Community Church, Peru, NY
FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must sign up in advance and plan to attend all five sessions. Enrollment is limited.
For more information and/or to register, call 518-834-5180 (leave message for Peter Slocum) or email (subject: Civil War).
Visit nyhumanities.org or see flyer for more information.
March 24 5:00pm From Slavery to Citizenship: One family's story of the impact of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama on ordinary African Americans.
Jackie Madison, president of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, uses her own family—over four generations—to open a very special window on history.
Peru Free Library, Peru, NY
Free admission. See flyer for more information.
March 12 6:30pm–
8:00pm		 Second of five community discussions entitled "Making Sense of the Civil War" (sessions begin Feb 26, 2013)
Venue for session #2: Clinton County Historical Association, Plattsburgh, NY
FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must sign up in advance and plan to attend all five sessions. Enrollment is limited.
For more information and/or to register, call 518-834-5180 (leave message for Peter Slocum) or email (subject: Civil War).
Visit nyhumanities.org or see flyer for more information.
March 4 5:30pm Abolitionism in the Adirondacks - A Search for the Truth: a power point presentation by Don Papson, Outreach Ambassador and Past President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the importance of freedom to the survival of the human spirit and the Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad.
Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady, New York
See flyer for more information.
February 26 6:30pm–
8:00pm		 First of five community discussions entitled "Making Sense of the Civil War."
Venue for session #1: Keeseville Methodist Church, Keeseville, NY
FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must sign up in advance and plan to attend all five sessions. Enrollment is limited.
For more information and/or to register, call 518-834-5180 (leave message for Peter Slocum) or email (subject: Civil War).
Visit nyhumanities.org or see flyer for more information.
February 23 8:00pm Unique short films highlight Black History Month: "Sunshine's on the Way" with Scatman Crothers, and "The Weapons of Gordon Parks" produced by CBS reports following Dr. King's assassination.
Plus several additional shorts, including a performance by Louis Armstrong.
Newman Center, 90 Broad Street, Plattsburgh (PSU campus)
See flyer for details.
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