Gerrit Smith Estate

03/02/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhv_N0MnRg

Hello and welcome to our final Black History Matters 2026 video!As we close this season of Black History Matters, this video will take a moment to reflect on...

02/28/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE8kLfHoOiY&t=6s

Hello and welcome to today’s Black History Matters video! "Come to Peterboro: Lodestar for Freedom!"This presentation will highlight the important role of Pe...

02/24/2026

Check out today's video: "The Afterlives of Slavery": Prisons, Policing, and Punitive Systems Beyond Abolition

Most of us are taught in our history classes that slavery ended with the passage of the 13th Amendment on January 31, 1865.
But history is rarely that simple.
The proposition of this video, then, is that slavery did not simply disappear. It transformed into the modern-day prisons, policing, and punitive systems that govern us today.
https://youtu.be/tYdrvQlrqgQ

02/22/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI4LxW9xT_Y

Traditional narratives of abolition have long been structured around prominent male figures. But this focus has obscured a broader and more complex reality. ...

02/21/2026

Job opening at NAHOF...

🎉We are hiring!! 🎉🎆

Job Title: Museum & Communications Manager, National Abolition Hall of Fame and
Museum (NAHOF)
Reports To: NAHOF Leadership Committee
Status: Casual Wage, Part-Time
Mode: This is a hybrid position that will balance remote work with a physical presence in
the NAHOF office in Peterboro, NY.
Salary: $28-32per hour, depending on experience, approximately 20 hours per week – not
to exceed $30,000 annually. Up to two weeks paid time off.

The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum seeks a creative, collaborative, and
community-focused professional to serve as the Museum & Communications Manager. NAHOF
is in a time of transition and growth. This position will support the Leadership Committee’s
vision to expand NAHOF into a regional and eventually national hub for abolitionist history
education and social justice work. NAHOF anticipates this grant funded position will become a full time position as the organization grows.
This is an ideal role for someone who has an interest in collaborating to launch new initiatives, is creative, a self starter, and is flexible. The successful applicant will enjoy working with people, have strong organizational skills, and be excited to help further NAHOF’s mission.
Working hours and location are flexible depending on duties necessary; some evening and
weekend hours will be required to support events and programming. The National Abolition Hall
of Fame and Museum is open to the public May-September. Programming and events take place throughout the year.

Duties and Responsibilities
Day-to-Day Operations (approx. 50%)
· Oversee NAHOF email and relevant queries and correspondence.
· Regular updates to the NAHOF budget, logging expenditures, etc.
· Outreach to relevant area organizations and educational institutions.
· Manage NAHOF membership, renewals, and other member services.
· Produce and distribute a NAHOF quarterly newsletter to members and community partners.
· Assist the Leadership Committee with event planning, publicity, and logistics.
· When needed, open up the museum and welcome visitors.
· Assist with significant upgrade of NAHOF website, update and amplify all social media
· Assist with grant research, data collection, and assembling supporting materials.

New Mission-Driven Initiatives with Leadership Committee Input (approx. 50%) -
Depending on experience and skills these could include:
· Assess existing NAHOF exhibitions; develop new exhibitions on abolitionist history and
contemporary anti-racism movements.
· Oversee brand and marketing revamp.
· Develop new programs and projects (e.g. podcasts, YouTube series, book clubs, specialized
tours) that further the NAHOF mission.
· Identify and apply for new grants that increase NAHOF’s organizational capacity and expand
our outreach.

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02/14/2026

When we hear the phrase today, the Underground Railroad, it can sound almost mythical, like a secret tunnel system or a perfectly organized railway stretchin...

02/10/2026

Welcome to Black History Matters 2026! Today, we will examine several central questions: Why did New York move toward abolition earlier than the South? What ...

02/07/2026

Welcome to our video, “Curse of Ham: Abolition and the Role of Religion.” In this video, we will explore the powerful and complex role that religion, specifi...