Issue 3: April 2023

Registration is open! 

We are so excited to announce that the registration is open! We will have an Early Bird discount, so register soon!  If you need a scholarship, please send us an email at [email protected]

Interested in Sponsoring in 2023? 

We are actively looking for sponsors for our 2023 Walk. This is a great opportunity to give back to the education and awareness of this worthwhile historical memory of our area. If you're interested in sponsoring, click below. 

Do you want to give a lecture?

Local history can be a source of pride, unity and inspiration for everyone; but, it is particularly important that students learn how the people in this area changed America’s destiny. If you are willing to present the history of the 1835 Abolition Walk to a class at a local school or college, please sign up using the button below. We will provide you with the facts for your lecture, expertly compiled by American historian Dr. Milton Sernett.

Freedom of Speech and the Abolition Walk

Freedom of speech is the fundamental American right that motivated Gerrit Smith to invite the delegates of the NYS Anti-Slavery Society to reassemble in Peterboro, when they were disrupted by the Utica mob. When you join the 2023 Abolition Walk you will be celebrating freedom of speech and a dramatic moment when upstate New Yorkers took risks and bore hardship to stand up for it.

We Love Dogs!

Some of last year’s walkers brought their pets to the Walk (on leashes, of course). They were all well-behaved and added to the fun. If you have a puppy who is comfortable in crowds and accustomed to walking on a leash, consider gracing your pet with a commemorative Abolition Road bandana this year. In June, we will be offering bandanas on our website. Watch the future newsletters for ways to order yours!

Did you Know?

Did you know that some of the most prominent abolitionists and women's rights activists in American history lived within just 100 miles of each other and interacted regularly along the Erie Canal? Frederick Douglass, Jermain Loguen, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady-Stanton, and Gerrit Smith all resided in upstate New York during the 19th century. They shared a passion for social justice and equality, and their interactions helped to shape the movements for abolition and women's suffrage. The Erie Canal, which ran through their communities, played a crucial role in connecting them and facilitating their activism. Their legacy continues to inspire and inform social justice movements today.

Add your friends and organizations to our mailing list! 

We will be sending this newsletter monthly. If you have friends and organizations who you would like to join you for this year's walk, please send them the link to sign up.