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The 12th Annual Peterboro Emancipation Day will commence on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. with its traditional morning activities that replicate the Peterboro Emancipations Days of the 1920s and 1930s with assembly, song, history, and a photo followed by a processional to the cemetery for wreath laying at the gravestone of a person “Born a slave. Died Free,” and to the humble gravestone of wealthy abolitionist Gerrit Smith. The event starts at The Barn on the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, a site on the National Park Service Network to Freedom, the national Underground Railroad trail.

The Emancipation Day afternoon programs begin at 2 p.m. featuring a brief history of Edmonia Lewis, a 19th century Black sculptress, presented by Israel Zagate. Zagate is the current Colgate University Upstate Institute Fellow at the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro. He is majoring in women studies and gender studies, with an interest in Black Feminist scholars.

His interest in Black Feminist scholars led him to uncover the career of a distinguished international sculptress –Edmonia Lewis. Lewis was born in 1844 to a Chippewa woman and a Haitian man. Lewis lived with her maternal aunts after the early deaths of her parents. In 1856 Edmonia attended New York Central College in McGraw, Cortland County. Chartered in 1848, Central College was the first college in the nation founded to accept persons of all colors and both sexes. Gerrit Smith was a benefactor of Central College. When SubmitteD pHoto the college faced bankruptcy in Author and artist Bobbie Reno will pres- 1858, Smith purchased the colent her work during the 12th Annual Pe- lege, and then gave it back to the terboro Emancipation Day Aug. 6. trustees in 1860. Lewis attended Oberlin College in Ohio from 1859 to 1863, departing when wrongly accused of poisoning two classmates. She Peterboro l Page 14

Herkimer College freshman pitcher Elora Wilmot of Cazenovia and freshman catcher Hailey Hunter of Deerfield, NY were each named NJCAA Division III All-Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

The NFCA, established in 1983, has named All-Americans for over 30 years. Hunter & Wilmot are two of the 14 players nominated as 2022 AllAmericans by the organization.

Wilmot finished fifth in the country with a 2.00 ERA and allowed the fewest runs with a minimum of 70 innings pitched. She led the Generals with 95 strikeouts.

Hunter led the team with a .418 batting average and had the team’s second-most RBI (46) and on-base percentage (.508). Hunter was also named a Third Team All-American by the NJCAA Division III Softball Committee.

“We are absolutely thrilled to find out that both Elora (Wilmot) and Hailey (Hunter) were chosen by coaches across the country as NFCA AllAmericans,” said Herkimer Softball head coach P.J. Anadio. Both young ladies are deserving and ultimately reaping the rewards of their hard work they put in for months leading up to the season. Not only are they great athletes and softball players, but they are both elite human beings.”

For more information about the Herkimer Generals, visit herkimergenerals.com.

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Elora Wilmot of Cazenovia was named a NJCAA Division iii AllAmerican.

A Plein-Air study of CNY ponds with Cazenovia Artisans

Artists Mary Padgett and Leigh Yardley began their Pond Painting Tuesdays in 2020 during the early months of the pandemic. Painting outdoors, reacting to the immediacy of a space, was a chance to Have you ever been fitted for a golf ball? come together as friends, support and interact with one another in a creative endeavor, and to focus on a common feature of our Central New York landscape: ponds. Each pond is unique: some natural, some manmade, and every one with its own ecology. Eggs cluster on shallow surfaces in early spring, bullfrogs sing

Cazenovia Artisans will feature Plein-Air works by Mary Padgett and leigh yardley through August.

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Lauren Lines, Executive Director of the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association, informed the board about the status of grant applications.

One grant, if funded, would examine how the village and other area stakeholders can engage with the school district’s mandate to operate an electric vehicle charging station.

Lines, who recently submitted the application, stated, “I think it’s a strong application . . . The state is really looking for these shared services.” The village will find out in December if they are awarded the funds.

Lines also completed an application for an $86,000 Department of State Local Waterfront Revitalization grant that would fund a study on the partial removal of the Mill Street Dam and a stream restoration to address the lake back flow.

Additionally, Lines noted that she recently submitted a $600,000 combined grant application through New York State Parks and Canal Corporation that, if funded, will improve the pier and beach area. “I don’t think we should hold our breath but the fact that we’re expanding and building the beach area, I made a case for increased usage. I think having that added recreation is key.”

The board approved a resolution to move forward with a grant application with Hamilton College and SUNY Morrisville for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative to develop a College Corridor that would provide students and faculty with the resources they need to thrive and stay in the area.

The board also approved an assembly permit for the annual 9/11 service at Memorial Park, and the process is underway with the American Legion to request the use of Memorial Park for its annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.

The Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Village Municipal Building, 90 Albany Street. However, due to the Labor Day holiday, September’s meeting will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in June, noisy geese take off and land in the fall. Ponds freeze in the winter, thaw in the spring, bloom with algae in the summer.

Plein-Air painting-to paint in the space of landscape- is a sensory activity. Fragrances and odors, the movement of air, and the sounds of a place are all experienced in the process of working. The pond is the subject but so are the seasons and the progression of landscape color from spring yellows to dense emeralds and then to the orange hues.

This exhibit at Cazenovia Artisans includes watercolor paintings by Yardley and soft pastel paintings by Padgett and runs from Aug. 1 to 31 at the Cazenovia Artisans Gallery at 39 Albany St. For more information call 315-655-2225 or visit cazenoviaartisans. com

The opening reception will be Saturday Aug. 6 from 2 to 5 p.m.

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Smith wrote in his journal, “August 23 1872, Edmonia Lewis (artist) of Rome, Italy, comes to take the first steps toward putting my statue in marble. I am surprised and not pleased by it. September 3, Edmonia leaves us.”

Smith’s disinclination to a statue (a project conceived by his friends) prevailed. Edmonia made a plaster cast of the clasped right hands of Gerrit and Ann Smith, and later in her studio in Rome she carved the hands in marble. The sculpted hands will be brought to the Emancipation Day program by the Madison County Historical Society, Oneida NY.

Bobbie Reno will then present a special rendition of her children’s book “Edmonia Lewis: A Sculptor of Determination and Courage” which she authored and illustrated. Reno has resided near Albany her entire life, served as a county clerk and as clerk for a NYS senator. She became the East Greenbush NY historian in 2016 and began to research Edmonia Lewis which led the Reno’s advocacy for Lewis.

In 2017, Reno led a successful fundraiser to restore the grave of Edmonia Lewis in London, England.

Reno contacted Oberlin College in November 2020 to request Oberlin consider bestowing an honorary degree on Edmonia. On June 5, 2022, Oberlin College granted Edmonia her actual diploma in the ladies course.

Reno petitioned the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp for Edmonia Lewis as part of the Black Heritage series. The stamp was issued Jan. 26, 2022.

Emancipation Day Cochair Max Smith will update on the project Songs of Slavery and Emancipation, a film, book, and CD that debuted simultaneously in New York City and Peterboro June 18, 2022. The hour film will also be available for viewing at the conclusion of the afternoon programming.

Reno’s book on Lewis, the United States Postal Department First Day of Issue of the Lewis Stamp, and Songs of Slavery and Emancipation books and CDs will be on sale at the event at the Peterboro Mercantile, as well as other items on Peterboro heritage.

The public is encouraged to come for part or all of the event. Small group entries to The Laundry will be scheduled throughout the day to provide viewing of the stabilized building, and to collect ideas for further renovations and future interpretive exhibits of Peterboro.

Donations are welcomed for admission. The Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark is located at 5304 Oxbow Road, Peterboro.

Its exterior exhibits are open dawn to dusk. The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum is located down the street at 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro.

For more information: gerritsmith.org, info@gerritsmith.org, 315-684-3262.

Send your events to Alyssa Dearborn at adearborn@ eaglenewsonline.com. Notices must have the date, time and location of the event. The deadline for submissions is 10 a.m. on Friday for the following week’s editions. TUESDAYS THROUGH AUG. 30 Cottage Lawn Farmer’s Market 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Madison County Historical Society, 435 Main St., Oneida. Features seasonal produce, cheese, eggs, herbs, soaps, maple products, honey, poultry, beef, food trucks and more. Visit mchsfarmersmarket.org or call 315-363-4136. WEDNESDAY AUG. 3 Family Storytime 10:30 a.m. Cazenovia Public Library. Pack a blanket and join for storytime at Creekside Park. The rain location will be at the Story Garden. Ocean Explorers 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Betsey Kennedy Community Center, Cazenovia Public Library. Sail the Oceans with crafts, activities, books and more.Recommended for ages 5-10. Registration is encouraged. THURSDAY AUG. 4 Pirates Book Read Aloud 1 p.m. Story Garden, Cazenovia Public Library. Join each week for a reading of Cordelia and the Whale by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt. For ages 5-10. SATURDAY AUG. 6 12th Annual Peterboro Emancipation Day 10 a.m. Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 5304 Oxbow rd, Peterboro. Annual assembly, photo, history, and song will begin at 10 a.m. Procession and laying of wreaths on graves will be at 11 a.m. Presentations about sculptress Edmonia Lewis and songs of slavery and emancipation will comence afterwards. Mad Cow 5k 5:30 p.m. Nelson. Register for the race at runsignup.com and search “Mad Cow 5k.” Sign up ends August 3. Visit www.madcowrace.com for more information. MONDAY AUG. 8 Baby Lapsit Storytime 10:30 a.m. Story Garden, Cazenovia Public Library. Featuring interactive movement and singing. This event is only for children under three. AUG. 8-12 Kids’ Summer Art Workshop: Fashion Design

Monday-Friday, 1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m. The Carpenter’s Barn, Cazenovia. This week-long workshop is for ages 6-12. Each week costs $120. Visit https://cazarts.com/carpenters_barn-classes. html or email lizluriecb@gmail.com. TUESDAY AUG. 9 Virtual Storytime 1 p.m. Takes place live on Facebook or Youtube, but the broadcast will be available to stream after its recording. Undersea STEAM 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Betsy Kennedy Community Room, Cazenovia Public Library. Stretch your creative thinking with fun STEAM activities! This event is intended for ages 10-13. Registration is encouraged.