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Colors of Freedom Award 2025


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Don and Vivian Papson were the recipients of the 2025 Colors of Freedom Juneteenth Award. The award was presented at the Juneteenth celebration at John Brown Farm on June 21, 2025.

2 files, last one added on Jun 24, 2025
Album viewed 7 times

World Water Day 2025


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NCUGRHA and other organizations participated in World Water Day at Champlain Centre Mall on March, 22, 2025.

10 files, last one added on Mar 24, 2025
Album viewed 57 times

Women's History Month Reception 2025


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The 2025 Women’s History Month Reception was held at the Governor's Mansion in Albany, New York.

1 files, last one added on Mar 24, 2025
Album viewed 51 times

Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration 2024


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2 files, last one added on Oct 04, 2024
Album viewed 142 times

Distinguished Service Awards 2023


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SUNY Plattsburgh honored Jacqueline Madison, president of the North Country Underground Railroad Association, and Keith Tyo, retired SUNY Plattsburgh chief of staff, with the Distinguished Service Award.

2 files, last one added on Dec 18, 2023
Album viewed 228 times

Colors of Freedom Award 2023


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Dr. Dexter L. Criss was the inaugural recipient of the Colors of Freedom in the North Country Award from the North Star Underground Railroad. He was nominated by Aisha Stanyon. The award was presented after the gospel choir sang at SUNY Plattsburgh Community Night, September 22, 2023.

16 files, last one added on Sep 24, 2023
Album viewed 348 times

John Thomas Brook Marker Unveiling


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The unveiling of a marker at John Thomas Brook (formerly called Negro Brook). John Thomas escaped from slavery in Maryland c. 1840 and lived near this brook in Vermontville as a prosperous farmed and respected citizen.

19 files, last one added on Sep 17, 2023
Album viewed 357 times

Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration 2022


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1 files, last one added on Sep 14, 2022
Album viewed 368 times

Solomon Northup Day 2022


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Solomon Northup Day virtual celebration at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum. Video available on YouTube.

3 files, last one added on Jul 11, 2022
Album viewed 393 times

Don & Vivian Papson Recognition


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A ceremony recognizing Don and Vivian Papson, founders of the North Star Underground Railroad Museum

6 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2021
Album viewed 522 times

Tenth Anniversary Celebration


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Photos from the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of The North Star Underground Railroad Museum.

32 files, last one added on Sep 24, 2021
Album viewed 703 times

Women's Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour


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Photos from the Champlain Valley Women's Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour.

91 files, last one added on Aug 02, 2021
Album viewed 764 times

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North Star Underground Railroad Museum
2024 Season
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Frederick Douglass Academy Visit


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A visit from students of the Frederick Douglass Academy in New York City and John Gill with the Slave Dwelling Project.

1 files, last one added on Oct 04, 2024
Album viewed 138 times

Kevin Burt Visit


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Blues singer Kevin Burt and his wife visit the North Star Underground Railroad Museum

5 files, last one added on Apr 19, 2024
Album viewed 193 times

Visit from Descendant of Stephen Keese Smith


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1 files, last one added on Mar 13, 2024
Album viewed 215 times

SUNY Plattsburgh Visit


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A visit from SUNY Plattsburgh students and staff members

1 files, last one added on Feb 20, 2024
Album viewed 205 times

SUNY Potsdam Visit


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A visit from SUNY Potsdam students and the Interim DEI Director

1 files, last one added on Feb 12, 2024
Album viewed 209 times

 

5 albums on 1 page(s)

2023 Season
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West Point Cadets Visit


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A visit from West Point cadets and faculty members and presentation of a certificate from the Department of History at West Point: "Wisdom Through History."

5 files, last one added on Oct 02, 2023
Album viewed 231 times

Clean Up Day


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Volunteers clean up the museum grounds

2 files, last one added on May 10, 2023
Album viewed 285 times

2 albums on 1 page(s)

2022 Season
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West Point Cadets Visit


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A visit from West Point cadets and faculty members.

3 files, last one added on Sep 01, 2022
Album viewed 361 times

Notable Visitors


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Notable visitors to the North Star Underground Railroad Museum during the 2022 season.

4 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2022
Album viewed 388 times

SUNY Potsdam Visit


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A visit from SUNY Potsdam students and Clifton H. Harcum, Director of the SUNY Potsdam Center of Diversity

4 files, last one added on Mar 28, 2022
Album viewed 401 times

Fall Photos


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3 files, last one added on Dec 05, 2022
Album viewed 328 times

4 albums on 1 page(s)

2021 SeasonNorth Star Underground Museum photos taken during the 2021 season
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Adirondack Experience Visit


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A visit from staff members and interns of The Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake

2 files, last one added on Aug 16, 2021
Album viewed 479 times

 

1 albums on 1 page(s)

2018 SeasonNorth Star Underground Museum photos taken during the 2018 season
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Brooklyn Bus Tour Visit


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Members of a Brooklyn bus tour visit the North Star Underground Railroad Museum

4 files, last one added on Jun 11, 2018
Album viewed 788 times

 

1 albums on 1 page(s)

2014 SeasonNorth Star Underground Museum photos taken during the 2014 season
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Visit from Congressman Bill Owens


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Congressman Bill Owens visits the North Star Underground Railroad Museum

4 files, last one added on Nov 12, 2014
Album viewed 1241 times

 

1 albums on 1 page(s)

2013 SeasonNorth Star Underground Museum photos taken during the 2013 season
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Visit from Dick Gregory


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Martha Swan and the Board from John Brown Lives! suggested that Dick Gregory visit our museum while in the North Country for John Brown Day 2013 to get a sense of the work that NCUGRHA and others have done to uplift the freedom history of the region.
(Read more)

26 files, last one added on May 14, 2013
Album viewed 2053 times

Tour of Underground Railroad Sites


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Photos taken by John Ryan, Editor of the Peru Gazette, during one of the Museum's summer bus tours of Underground Railroad sites in the Peru/Keeseville area. The tour was led by Peter Slocum, NCUGRHA Board Member and 2nd Vice President.

14 files, last one added on Sep 05, 2013
Album viewed 2266 times

2 albums on 1 page(s)

2012 SeasonNorth Star Underground Museum photos taken during the 2012 season
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Students from West Africa


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3 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1479 times

Opening Weekend


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2012 opening weekend with lecture "Who’s Under that Load of Hay?" given by Bryan Thompson, De Kalb town historian.

6 files, last one added on Jun 17, 2012
Album viewed 1459 times

Juneteenth: Dr. Washington


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Dr. Margaret Washington, professor of History and American Studies at Cornell University, unveiled the stories of four unsung women activists during a Juneteenth Celebrations at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum on Sunday, June 17.
(Read more)

6 files, last one added on Jun 18, 2012
Album viewed 1434 times

 

3 albums on 1 page(s)

2011 SeasonNorth Star Underground Museum photos taken during the 2011 season
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Entrance


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6 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1559 times

Entrance Room & Gift Shop


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7 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1600 times

Exhibits


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12 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1836 times

John Thomas Story


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6 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1618 times

Lavinia Bell Story


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1 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1478 times

Onward Your Country to Save


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4 files, last one added on May 22, 2012
Album viewed 1496 times

6 albums on 1 page(s)

Other Related Photos
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John Brown Lives! Visit


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Visitors at John Brown Lives! where the Harriet Tubman "Beacon of Hope" statue is on display through September 30, 2024.

5 files, last one added on Aug 24, 2024
Album viewed 122 times

Riverside Cemetery Tour


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A tour of Riverside Cemetery on Steltzer Road, Plattsburgh, New York. Sponsored by the Clinton County Historical Association. Jackie Madison, Helen Nerska, Kit Booth, and Anne Bailey served as tour guides.

9 files, last one added on Aug 12, 2024
Album viewed 133 times

North Country Teacher Resource Center at Stephen Keese Smith Barn


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Members of the North Country Teacher Resource Center tour the Stephen Keese Smith Barn

2 files, last one added on Aug 10, 2024
Album viewed 128 times

Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (THRT) Campus Centers 2024


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An Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (THRT) Campus Center was held at SUNY Plattsburgh from June 25 to 28, 2024.

1 files, last one added on Jun 29, 2024
Album viewed 139 times

Appreciation Tea 2024


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An Appreciation Tea celebrating 20 years of the Underground Railroad Education Center, which is located in the former home of Stephen and Harriet Myers, abolitionists.

7 files, last one added on May 03, 2024
Album viewed 163 times

Black History Month 2024


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Photos related to Black History Month

1 files, last one added on Feb 29, 2024
Album viewed 220 times

Culture Talk Appreciation Awards


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Jackie Madison and LeGita M. Scott-Williams receive certificates of appreciation for serving as panelists in 2021/2022 culture talks sponsored by UVM Health Network/CVPH.

3 files, last one added on May 10, 2023
Album viewed 263 times

The Making of "Amazing Abolitionists"


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Students of Class 4A Flint Hill School create the book "Amazing Abolitionists."

5 files, last one added on May 21, 2021
Album viewed 523 times

Barn Work at Stephen Keese Smith Farm


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Work on the barn at the Stephen Keese Smith farm (Peru, NY), which is now owned by Frank Perusse.

10 files, last one added on May 10, 2019
Album viewed 715 times

Visit to Africville Museum


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Jacqueline Madison visited the (Africville
Museum
) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2018.

1 files, last one added on May 07, 2018
Album viewed 742 times

10 albums on 1 page(s)

522 files in 63 albums and 12 categories viewed 1,638,682 times

Latest Additions
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Colors of Freedom Award Recipients Don and Vivian PapsonJun 24, 2025
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Colors of Freedom Award Recipients Don and Vivian PapsonJun 24, 2025
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NCUGRHA / WRANYS President Jacqueline Madison, Governor Kathy Hochul, WRANYS 2nd Vice-President Helen NerskaMar 24, 2025
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Clinton County Historical Association TableMar 24, 2025
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250th Celebration TableMar 24, 2025
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John Rock at the 250th Celebration TableMar 24, 2025
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World Water Day ParticipantsMar 24, 2025
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World Water Day ParticipantsMar 24, 2025