A Dangerous Freedom: Abolitionists, Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Yates County
March 23, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves, c. 1862 by Eastman Johnson. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Gwendolyn O. L. Conkling.
In the first program in our spring lecture series, Tricia Noel will look at the Underground Railroad in Yates County. She will focus on six abolitionists active in the county and the sites associated with them. Tricia Lewis Noel is Executive Director/Curator of the Yates County History Center and the program is a companion to their recently opened exhibit A Dangerous Freedom: Abolitionists, Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Yates County.
The Lecture Series is supported in part by the Samuel B. Williams fund for programs in the Humanities and is free and open to the public. For more information about the program, call the Geneva Historical Society office at 315-789-5151.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this program will be presented virtually through Zoom and advance registration is required. To register click here. The necessary login information will be sent to you via email 24 hours prior to the program. For any problems with registration or to register by phone, call the Geneva Historical Society office at 315-789-5151. Registrations must be complete before 12:00 p.m. March 23, the day of the program.
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