Abolitionist James Caleb Jackson’s account of the October 21,1835 walk from the “ brink of the canal” in Canastota to Peterboro to attend the first meeting of the New York State Antislavery Society reported that the 104 walkers called out Come! Put on a Clean Shirt and come with us. We have begun the grandest revolution the world has ever seen; and if we do not die, we mean to see that revolution accomplished, and our land free from the tread and fetter of the slave.
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is calling out, Come! Register for the 2025 Abolition Walk Saturday, October 11 and put on a clean new event tee shirt. To walk or ride the Abolition Walk, register online, or at Erie Canal Brewing on October 8th, 9th, and 10th at 4 pm, or at 8 am at the event morning October 11. The first 104 students to register are free!
The Erie Canal Brewing Company at 135 South Peterboro Street in Canastota brewed a special Abolition Ale for the first Abolition Walk in 2022 and continues to brew the ale. Joyce Menikheim, one of the family of owners, explains that “Our brew is indicative of the style of beer that would have been available at the time of the Peterboro gathering in 1835. We are very proud to produce this beer for the fourth time. Erie Canal Brewing is a local NYS Farm Brewery and is owned and operated by the Menikheim family and has been located in Canastota since 2013. The brewery uses local products whenever possible.The hops used in the craft beer come from their own hop farm in Manlius, NY and the malt comes from NY Craft Malt in Batavia, NY.
The sheriff-escorted Abolition Walk begins at 102 South Peterboro Street in Canastota NY with registration and tee shirts at 8:00 am, a brief program at 9:00 am, and the walk launch at 9:30 am. Walkers arrive in Clockville at about 10:30 am where a recently installed Pomeroy sign describes the Abolition Walk through Clockville. The Abolition Walk then returns to Canastota at the Erie Canal Brewing Company for a party at approximately noon. Folks can also ride a bus for the walk, and the bus is available for brief rests for walkers.
Canal Town Museum at 122 Canal Street will be open from 8:00 am to 9:30 am on October 11. Across the street from the museum there is an outdoor exhibition on the Erie Canal in Canastota.Registrations and sponsorships: http://www.AbolitionRoad.org. Registrants receive a long-sleeved tee shirt with the Abolition Walk logo.
The first 104 students who register are free.
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
PO Box 55 5255 Pleasant Valley Peterboro NY 13134
NAHOFm1835@gmail.com http://www.NationalAbolitionHallofFameandMuseum.org 315.308.1890
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