Bells will ring in Peterboro on Equality Day 2020
As part of its 2020 activities to commemorate the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage, the Smithfield Community Association in Peterboro will ring the bell in the tower of the Smithfield Community…
ICYMI: Peterboro UMC invites public to Black History Month service
The Peterboro United Methodist Church is having a special service of worship in observance of Black History Month at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in the sanctuary at 5240…
Peterboro Ornithon Turns 150
The front the Ornithon, or Bird House, that Greene Smith built in Peterboro in 1863. In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the unusual building, Norman K. Dann will present…
Greene Smith’s Beloved Birds Presentation is April 14
(Peterboro, NY – April 2013) On Sunday April 14 at 2 p.m. the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark will celebrate Greene Smith’s birthday by hosting Colgate Sustainability Coordinator John…
Peterboro Celebrates Famous Ornithologist
Ornithologist Greene Smith, (right) son of abolitionists Gerrit and Ann Smith of Peterboro, with his bird specimen hunting partner Hiram Wilson. Smith’s collection at the Ornithon, a collection of 3,000…
Children’s Tea Combines Fun with History
(Peterboro, NY – March 2013) The In the Kitchen Committee at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark in Peterboro is offering a tea for children 2 p.m. Saturday, March…
Peterboro Heritage Season Begins
The Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark will hold its annual birthday celebration for abolitionist Gerrit Smith at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at the Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant…