![]() ![]() From the 1840s and 1860s, black families migrated to the Adirondacks to build farms and to vote thanks to the 40 acres of land offered for 3,000 black men by Gerrit Smith of Peterboro. Amy Godine, from John Brown Lives! will present her upcoming book “The Black Woods,” which chronicles the history of black pioneers in New York’s northern wilderness. the Oneida County 911 center received a call for a reported two-car motor vehicle accident with entrapment in the town of. He was an ardent abolitionist who believed his wealth was a divine gift to provide for those less fortunate.Īt 1:30 p.m. According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol on July 17 at 8:33 a.m. Smith was once the wealthiest landowner in New York State. Died a free (wo)man” and the second wreath is laid upon the gravestone of Gerrit Smith. One wreath is laid upon a tombstone labeled “Born a slave. The gathering is followed by a processional to the cemetery, by walking or driving, to lay wreaths. ![]() This year Rebecca Howlett Converse will return with her Freedom Sword to tell the story of how Max Smith and she are related to the sword from the Civil War. Chittenango Times, Oneida Dispatch, DeRuyter New Era Gleaner, Oneida Free Press, Olean Times, Elmira Advertiser, Elmira Weekly. for announcements, historical notes, group pictures, and songs. James Corpin, John Smith, and Max Smith, co-chairs of the event, gather the descendants and public together at 10:30 a.m. The event commemorates the families that came from enslavement by replicating the Emancipation Days held by the generations of the 1920s and 1930s. 5 at 5324 Oxbow Road, Peterboro, NY 13134. The Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark will hold its 13th Annual Emancipation Day on Saturday, Aug. ![]() Oneida and Canastota Directory: Including Oneida Castle and Durhamville. Includes history of townships, statistics and directory of county businesses and farms and the people who work for them. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Madison County, N.Y., for 1868-9.Ĭompiled and published by Hamilton Child. Syracuse: Journal Office, 1868. (with Rome Observer and Oneida-Madison Pennysaver)ġ January 2014 – 31 March 2014 Chittenango NewspapersĤ March 1846-23 February 1848 Morrisville Newspapersģ January 1877-25 December 1878 Oneida and Area Directories (weekly, available online at Digital Archives of the Oneida Public Library) (available online at Digital Archives of the Oneida Public Library) in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 109 N. Oneida Telegraph, 25 October 1851-9 October 1852. The Oneida Common Council will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. 34465541-95D0-45B0-BEEB-B9E0361A315A To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. Oneida Dispatch (weekly), 16 September 1865-30 December 1881 4 January 1884-28 December 1885 2 April 1886-1 April 1887 Published by Oneida Daily Dispatch from Dec. The library’s digitized newspaper holdings currently include: Several 19th-century Oneida newspapers in the OPL’s Microfilm Collection have been digitized by Advantage Preservation and posted online with sophisticated search capabilities at the Digital Archives of the Oneida Public Library, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of Oneida Public Library. ![]() LOCAL HISTORY ROOM MICROFILM COLLECTION Oneida Newspapers ![]()
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