Juneteenth: Colors of Freedom

Participate in a mini tour of Underground RR sites in the North Country, starting at the North Star Underground RR Museum, followed by events at John Brown Farm. Programming features gospel music by the Plattsburgh State Choir, a talk by Historian and Author Amy Godine, and a BBQ picnic.

Tour schedule

Arrival at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum (1131 Mace Chasm Road, Ausable Chasm, NY)

MC – Jackie Madison and Brendan Mills

Welcome to the Juneteenth Celebration for 2024 at the Museum – 9:00 to 9:05 am

Moment of Prayer and Brief History of Juneteenth – 9:05 to 09:15 am

Mini Tour of the Keeseville Area – 9:15 to 10:00 am

• Ausable Chasm Horse Nails Work
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
• Congregational Church & Arthur’s House
• Old Baptist Church & Cemetery
• Point Out Sites During Travel

Travel to Quaker Union – 10:00 to 10:10 am

Reenactment at Quaker Union of Samuel Keese & Alexander Twilight – 10:10 to 10:25 am

Travel to Stephen Keese Smith Farm – 10:25 to 10:30 am

Reenactments at Stephen Keese Smith Farm with Catherine Keese & Stephen Keese Smith – 10:30 to 10:50 am

Travel to John Brown Farm – 10:50 am to 11:50 pm

Welcome to the John Brown Farm – 12:00 pm

Barbecue (hamburger, hot dogs, chips, drinks and dessert) – 12:00 to 3:00 $8.00/each

Children’s Activities – Scavenger Hunt, Quill Pen Making, Story – 12:00 to 4:00 pm

John Brown’s Last Speech to the Court – 1:00 to 1:10 pm

Dexter Criss & the Gospel Choir (Songs of Freedom) – 1:10 pm

Gerrit Smith Presentation by Evan Beech – 1:30 pm

Amy Godine – “An Unsettled Debate: Were Gerrit Smith’s Black Pioneers Fugitives or Free New Yorkers” (Reception Room in the Barn) – 1:45 pm

COF Award – 2:45 – 2:55 pm

Dexter Criss & the Gospel Choir (Song of Freedom) – 3:00 pm

Healing Circle – 3:00 pm

Travel to North Start Underground Railroad Museum – 4:00 pm