The North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association is raising funds to save a slice of history.
Our goal is to purchase the former property of Quaker Abolitionist and Underground Railroad Conductor Stephen Keese Smith. See flyer for more information.

Past Programs/Events

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Date Time Description
June 17,
2023		 9:00am The Juneteenth "Colors of Freedom" tour will feature seven different stops with re-enactors, docents, and celebrations of the freedom spirit in Clinton and Essex Counties.
The tour begins at the Strand Theater (23 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh, New York)
The charge to participate in the tour is $10 a person or $20 for a family pass.

Pre-registration is required by June 15.

For more information, see the flyer.
May 27,
2023		 10:00am The John Brown Farm State Historic Site, with the Volunteers at Fort Tribute, and in cooperation of The Sons of Union Veterans, the Town of North Elba and independent scholar Amy Godine, will remember North Elba resident William Appo Jr. who sacrificed his life in the Civil War. Directly after the ceremonial wreath laying at the Appo Family plot grave, celebrants are invited to the John Brown Farm Lower Barn. Amy Godine will discuss other Black Adirondackers who, like Appo, fought in white regiments for the Union notwithstanding laws that excluded them.
Town of North Elba Cemetery
See flyer for more information.
May 21,
2023		 12:00pm–
4:00pm		 The Landmarks Conservancy's 13th Annual Sacred Sites Open House celebrating New York's diverse historic houses of worship. This year's theme, Congregations and Communities: 50 Years of Sacred Sites, seeks to highlight how sacred sites create community connections through the services they offer, social ties they create, and the spaces they provide for people from all walks of life.
The First Congregational Church in Malone will be participating and will be open May 20, Saturday, from 11 to 5 and May 21, Sunday, from noon to 4 pm and it's free. This church participated in the Underground Railroad during the nineteenth century.
See flyer for more information.
May 20,
2023		 11:00am–
5:00pm		 The Landmarks Conservancy's 13th Annual Sacred Sites Open House celebrating New York's diverse historic houses of worship. This year's theme, Congregations and Communities: 50 Years of Sacred Sites, seeks to highlight how sacred sites create community connections through the services they offer, social ties they create, and the spaces they provide for people from all walks of life.
The First Congregational Church in Malone will be participating and will be open May 20, Saturday, from 11 to 5 and May 21, Sunday, from noon to 4 pm and it's free. This church participated in the Underground Railroad during the nineteenth century.
See flyer for more information.
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