This is a change of date from what was previously publicized locally. There is no need to re-register if you still plan to attend. However, if you are unable to attend on 10/25, please let us know by emailing  bicentennial@waynehistorians.org or call 315-946-5469.  

Questions or new requests to register can be directed to Amber Linson using the above contact information.

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Dedication will be held at 9744 Ridge Road. -Jim Thomas’ farm near Resort

To assure adequate chairs and refreshments, if you plan to attend, please contact:

‍Rosa Fox
Town of Huron Historian
10880 Lummisville Road
Huron, New York 14590
315-573-4493

Hosted by the Ohmann Theater in Lyons. Participants will include candidates for State Senate, State Assembly, and the new 24th Congressional District.

Presented by the Butler Historical Preservation Society

Lori Fry Schmidt, Town of Butler Historian

Dave Spickerman’s former store located at 4240 State Route 89 in Butler

A brief gathering in honor of this important day in our nation’s shared history. Wilson Augustave, Vice-President of Wayne Action for Racial Equality (WARE) will speak to the importance of this holiday to U.S. history, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow will present a framed copy of the New York State Juneteenth Proclamation, which will hang over the WARE Collection at the library, and traditional foods of Juneteenth will be offered. Join the community in celebrating and appreciating the significance, history, and current context of this holiday. Of particular local interest: Union Army General Gordon Granger, who read the original Juneteenth proclamation on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, was from Joy, New York, a hamlet just south of Sodus. This lends the proclamation, which ordered the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state of Texas--two years late--particular significance for the Wayne County community.