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2018 Events

While these events are over, they serve as an excellent starting point for independent research, and all focus on themes of justice and equality. Please check our most recent events page for current events that you can attend. All programs were supported by a grant from Humanities New York.

Previous Events

Post and Beam Restoration at Historic 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum

Nov 14, 2018, 11:30 AM

Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse, 230 Sheldon Road, Farmington, NY, USA

After much off-site prep work by Marianacci Construction of Bloomfield and Timber Framers of Bristol. we're now at the stage where progress is evident at the 1816 Farmington Meetinghouse!

Quakers, Indigenous People and the Land: Quakers’ role in supporting the Seneca Nation

Nov 09, 2018, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Holiday Inn Rochester NY - Downtown, 70 State St, Rochester, NY 14614, USA

The Canandaigua Treaty of 1794. The Quakers role in supporting the Seneca nation.

Reflections on Martin Luther King’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death

Nov 04, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wood Library, 134 N Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA

Rev. Dr. William H Wilkinson, Arun Ghandi, and Kit Miller share a round table discussion on the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King.

The Role of Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women and Suffrage

Oct 07, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sonnenberg Gardens, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA

This event is co-sponsored with Sonnenberg Gardens, and is presented in conjunction with the Ganondagan State Historic Site exhibit: Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation.

Local Suffragists and the Vote

Sep 16, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Histo, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA

Donna Hill Herendeen, Farmington Historian, will moderate a panel of local historians from Ontario and Wayne Counties.

Suffrage: Susan B. Anthony and the Question of Race

Sep 08, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wood Library, 134 N Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA

Prof. Ann Dexter Gordon, Rutgers, editor Anthon/Stanton papers, will speak on the tensions, strategy and policy regarding women’s suffrage and race.

Farmington Family Fun Days

Aug 18, 2018, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Farmington Town Park, 985 Hook Rd, Farmington, NY 14425, USA

Visit our booth.

A New Underground Railroad: Vive House, Buffalo NY

Aug 11, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Farmington Friends Church, 187 Co Rd 8, Farmington, NY 14425, USA

Sister Beth Niederpruem of the Vive House, a refugee support project of the Jericho Rd. Community Health Center in Buffalo, and two refugees will speak on the work they are doing and the issues and challenges they face.

Frederick Douglass, Rochester Quakers and Social Reforms in 19th Century

Aug 05, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Rochester Friends Meeting, 84 Scio St, Rochester, NY 14604, USA

Farmington Firemen’s Pumpkin Hook Carnival

Aug 02, 2018, 9:00 AM – Aug 04, 2018, 8:00 PM

Fairgrounds near Farmington FD, 1225 Hook Rd, Farmington, NY 14425, USA

Small town family friendly carnival in the hamlet of Pumpkin Hook (North end of the Town of Farmington) All proceeds benefit the Farmington Volunteer Fire Association.

Convention Days, Senaca Falls

Jul 20, 2018, 9:00 PM – Jul 22, 2018, 10:00 PM

Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls, NY 13148, USA

Commemorating the 170th Anniversary of the First Women's Rights Convention!

A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time

Jul 14, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Farmington Friends Church, 187 Co Rd 8, Farmington, NY 14425, USA

Author Paula Tarnapol Whitacre, will speak on abolitionist Julia Wilbur, an upstate native later active in Alexandria and Washington.

No Struggle, No Progress

May 20, 2018, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sonnenberg Gardens, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA

A multimedia production in tribute to Frederick Douglass, will feature visual images, dance, music, and the words of Frederick Douglass and fellow freedom fighters. Presented by the North Star Players, directed by David Shakes with Thomas Warfield, dancer . Co-sponsor Sonnenberg Gardens.