smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities - New York - Page 107 - City-Data Forum

ckhthankgod · 06-02-2018, 10:42 AM

More historical references...

A potential creation of a Historically Black College/University was a possible reality in Essex County in the Adirondacks under the name of the Rush Academy named after this man affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church(which was founded by James Varick who was born in the Newburgh area in 1750): https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/rush-christopher (4th segment of historical bio)

Another source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH...cademy&f=false

Gerrit Smith is credited for donating land in Essex County for the Timbuctoo settlement(possible location of this institution), as well as land in the town of Florence in Oneida County to people of African descent and his estate in in Peterboro in Madison County(an Underground RR community, where the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans still live on Elizabeth Street and is home to the Abolitionist Hall of Fame).

Essex County is also where many of those killed in the raid at Harper's Ferry are buried, on John Brown's land in the town of North Elba. a couple of those buried there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerfield_Newby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Sheridan_Leary

More related info: https://www.albany.edu/history/digital/KrakatJohnBrown/

This man that escaped to Rochester was also involved in the raid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shields_Green

A church reference that has been in Rome for 129 years: https://www.facebook.com/Grace-Union...3888064844525/
Street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2156...7i13312!8i6656

Another Rome church reference: https://www.facebook.com/First-Taber...3611056703506/

A couple more from Rome: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-H...20349181310796

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Another historical church reference this time from Deposit in the Southern Tier/Delaware County: The Town of Tompkins from "The History of Delaware County by W.W. MUNSELL - 1797-1880" - Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site
Mentioned here on pages 279 and 280 in this AME Zion historical publication from 1895: J. W. Hood (James Walker), 1831-1918. One Hundred Years of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; or, The Centennial of African Methodism.
This church was organized in the mid 1860's.

ckhthankgod · 06-02-2018, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

More historical references...

A potential creation of a Historically Black College/University was a possible reality in Essex County in the Adirondacks under the name of the Rush Academy named after this man affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church(which was founded by James Varick who was born in the Newburgh area in 1750): https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/rush-christopher (4th segment of historical bio)

Another source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH...cademy&f=false

Gerrit Smith is credited for donating land in Essex County for the Timbuctoo settlement(possible location of this institution), as well as land in the town of Florence in Oneida County to people of African descent and his estate in in Peterboro in Madison County(an Underground RR community, where the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans still live on Elizabeth Street and is home to the Abolitionist Hall of Fame).

Essex County is also where many of those killed in the raid at Harper's Ferry are buried, on John Brown's land in the town of North Elba. a couple of those buried there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerfield_Newby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Sheridan_Leary

More related info: https://www.albany.edu/history/digital/KrakatJohnBrown/

This man that escaped to Rochester was also involved in the raid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shields_Green

A church reference that has been in Rome for 129 years: https://www.facebook.com/Grace-Union...3888064844525/
Street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2156...7i13312!8i6656

Another Rome church reference: https://www.facebook.com/First-Taber...3611056703506/

A couple more from Rome: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-H...20349181310796

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Another historical church reference this time from Deposit in the Southern Tier/Delaware County: The Town of Tompkins from "The History of Delaware County by W.W. MUNSELL - 1797-1880" - Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site
Mentioned here on pages 279 and 280 in this AME Zion historical publication from 1895: J. W. Hood (James Walker), 1831-1918. One Hundred Years of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; or, The Centennial of African Methodism.
This church was organized in the mid 1860's.

Historical HS references from Deposit, (1940): http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yea...124668?page=32
http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yea...124668?page=40

(1941): http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yea...124733?page=19
http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yea...124733?page=27
http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yea...124733?page=37 (swipe to the right, bottom pic)

ckhthankgod · 06-02-2018, 01:18 PM

This children's book author is from Syracuse: The Amazing Adventures of…Mila Bean, Lima Bean, and Butterfly – With their sister bond, the possibilities are endless!

ckhthankgod · 06-02-2018, 03:27 PM

A sports reference from Bainbridge-Guilford in Chenango County: https://www.clevelandgladiators.com/...cginnis-willie

His brother: Warrior Games 2017 - 'I refuse to be average,' says Army Sgt. Christopher McGinnis

ckhthankgod · 06-02-2018, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

More historical references...

A potential creation of a Historically Black College/University was a possible reality in Essex County in the Adirondacks under the name of the Rush Academy named after this man affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church(which was founded by James Varick who was born in the Newburgh area in 1750): https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/rush-christopher (4th segment of historical bio)

Another source: https://books.google.com/books?id=YH...cademy&f=false

Gerrit Smith is credited for donating land in Essex County for the Timbuctoo settlement(possible location of this institution), as well as land in the town of Florence in Oneida County to people of African descent and his estate in in Peterboro in Madison County(an Underground RR community, where the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans still live on Elizabeth Street and is home to the Abolitionist Hall of Fame).

Essex County is also where many of those killed in the raid at Harper's Ferry are buried, on John Brown's land in the town of North Elba. a couple of those buried there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerfield_Newby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Sheridan_Leary

More related info: https://www.albany.edu/history/digital/KrakatJohnBrown/

This man that escaped to Rochester was also involved in the raid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shields_Green

A church reference that has been in Rome for 129 years: https://www.facebook.com/Grace-Union...3888064844525/
Street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2156...7i13312!8i6656

Another Rome church reference: https://www.facebook.com/First-Taber...3611056703506/

A couple more from Rome: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-H...20349181310796

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Another historical church reference this time from Deposit in the Southern Tier/Delaware County: The Town of Tompkins from "The History of Delaware County by W.W. MUNSELL - 1797-1880" - Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site
Mentioned here on pages 279 and 280 in this AME Zion historical publication from 1895: J. W. Hood (James Walker), 1831-1918. One Hundred Years of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; or, The Centennial of African Methodism.
This church was organized in the mid 1860's.

More historical information from Deposit and other parts of the state, that helps explain some migration patterns to particular places(pages 4-6): http://www.deposithistoricalsociety..../Jun14News.pdf

ckhthankgod · 06-02-2018, 05:54 PM

Vietnam Veterans Memorial reference from Oneonta: Virtual Vietnam Veterans Wall of Faces | ARTHUR D ELMANDORF | ARMY

ckhthankgod · 06-03-2018, 12:10 PM

A sports Hall of Fame profile from Norwich: https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/...arry-Benjamin/

His daughter: https://oneontaathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5502

ckhthankgod · 06-04-2018, 03:57 PM

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I know it has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but this is a historical marker from Owego about its African Methodist Episcopal Church and its location: Historic Site - Fox St. - Owego, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

A related historical reference is of Rev. James H. Nichols, who was born in Binghamton in 1842 and served at the Owego Church: https://books.google.com/books?id=mL...church&f=false (swipe page to the left) It mentions that he served at churches in Chatham, Albion, Amityville, Lockport, Setauket, Glen Cove, Jamestown, Middletown and Rochester. Given that he died in 1899, this illustrates that these Upstate and Long Island communities have long time Black populations/communities.

ckhthankgod · 06-04-2018, 05:07 PM

ckhthankgod · 06-08-2018, 06:12 PM

A sports reference from Utica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehhF...&feature=share