Historians Mary Hayes Gordon and Deirdre Sinnott will present their new research into the crucial and unheralded role of Oneida County’s women in the movement for Abolition and the Underground Railroad. The program is Saturday, March 8, at 2:00 p.m. at the Oneida County History Center.
Deirdre Sinnott is the author of “The Third Mrs. Galway,” a historical fiction novel set in Utica, and a primary researcher for the 2020 study “We Took To Ourselves Liberty,” which focused on Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Oneida County. She frequently speaks on the history of Utica and the Abolition movement.
Mary Hayes Gordon is co-chair of the Oneida County Freedom Trail Commission with Dr. Jan DeAmicis. Together, they designed and implemented a self-guided walking tour of Underground Railroad and Abolition sites in Utica, NY.
Gordon is the author of “Reading, Religion, and Reform: The Convergence of Literacy and Evangelicalism in the Creation of the Abolitionist Movement in Oneida County, New York” and contributed to “We Took Ourselves to Liberty” and “Images of America – New Hartford.”
Visitors are encouraged to explore the History Center’s Underground Railroad exhibit before or after the program.
Oneida County History Center is a private 501(c) (3) not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving the history, heritage, and culture of the Greater Mohawk Valley for present and future generations. Free for History Center members, $5.00 suggested admission for non-members. Please contact the History Center at 315-735-3642 or visit oneidacountyhistory.org for additional information.
