Events
NorSC Conference 2026: Stepping Forward
Monday, April 13, 8:30AM-4:30PM
29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10701
| The Northern Slavery Collective‘s third annual conference is taking place on Monday, April 13th from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site in Yonkers, NY. Click here for more information or to purchase an in-person or virtual ticket. |
Presentation: Walking the Steps of Our Ancestors
Tuesday, April 14, 7:00PM via Zoom
| The Underground Railroad Consortium of New York is sponsoring a free webinar presentation by historical Anthony Cohen of the Menare Foundation. He will discuss his upcoming Freedom Walk tracing one of the routes of the Underground Railroad from Maryland, up through the Mid-Atlantic States, along the Hudson River, and eventually to Canada. For more information on the presentation and Freedom 2027, see the flyer. Click here to register on Zoom. |
Discussion: John Brown in Art
Monday, April 27, 7:00PM-8:30PM via Zoom
| John Brown: America250 is hosting a free virtual roundtable discussing the intersection of 19th-century portraiture and modern archival preservation. Host Louis A. Decaro Jr., Ph.D., will be joined by Eleanor Heartney, Laura McDonald, and Lisa Merrill, Ph.D. To learn more about the John Brown: America250 coalition and register for this event, click here or visit johnbrown250.org. |
Recurring Events
The PATH
For a periodic listing of events about Black history in the Hudson Valley, follow The Path, published by the African American Archives of Columbia County. Contact them at thepathhv@gmail.com.
Oh, Freedom! ProjecT
Oh, Freedom! Quilting Project
The Oh, Freedom! Quilting Project is currently in session and looking for those interested in contributing to a community quilt! For more information, contact ohfreedomquilting@gmail.com. The project is supported in part by the Vassar College Good Neighbors Partnership and the Dutchess and Putnam Community Grants Funds of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.
Historical society of the nY courts
The Historical Society of the New York Courts’ exhibit of panels and a video narrated by the iconic voice of James Earl Jones presenting the landmark Lemmon Slave Case has recently concluded its successful tour of courthouses around the State at the NY County Courthouse. This program featured Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt interviewed by David L. Goodwin, Esq. discussing the NY courts’ decision to free eight enslaved women and children in 1852, defying the law of the land permitting slavery soon to be codified in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision, and the dramatic events and cast of characters surrounding the
case. You can view the full program here.
