The Peterboro Mercantile, a community heritage shop, will open for the 2011 season during NY Heritage Weekend May 14 and 15. The Mercantile is open 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays until October 23 and the
E-Mercantile, the online shop, is open 24 hours a day for 365 days a year at www.mercantile.gerritsmith.org.
The Mercantile is located in the Visitor Center at 5304 Oxbow Road in Peterboro. The shop has publications, tee shirts, stationery, mugs, totes, jewelry, period toys, and other articles connected to the history of Peterboro. The sales benefit the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum. The development of the store was funded, in part, by a PACE grant from the Central New York Community Foundation.
The Mercantile is recruiting volunteers to assist at the shop during afternoons on weekends. Please contact
315-893-7636 for more information. Residents of the Town of Smithfield who have products connected to the history of Peterboro and want the items sold at the Mercantile please call 684-3262.
The Gerrit Smith Estate and the National Abolition Hall of Fame will be open from 1 – 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 14 to October 23 in 2011. Admission to each site is two dollars. Stewards and students are free. For more information: Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 4543 Peterboro Road, Peterboro NY 13134, National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134, www.sca-peterboro.org www.AbolitionHoF.org 315-684-3262
E-Mercantile, the online shop, is open 24 hours a day for 365 days a year at www.mercantile.gerritsmith.org.
The Mercantile is located in the Visitor Center at 5304 Oxbow Road in Peterboro. The shop has publications, tee shirts, stationery, mugs, totes, jewelry, period toys, and other articles connected to the history of Peterboro. The sales benefit the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum. The development of the store was funded, in part, by a PACE grant from the Central New York Community Foundation.
The Mercantile is recruiting volunteers to assist at the shop during afternoons on weekends. Please contact
315-893-7636 for more information. Residents of the Town of Smithfield who have products connected to the history of Peterboro and want the items sold at the Mercantile please call 684-3262.
The Gerrit Smith Estate and the National Abolition Hall of Fame will be open from 1 – 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May 14 to October 23 in 2011. Admission to each site is two dollars. Stewards and students are free. For more information: Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 4543 Peterboro Road, Peterboro NY 13134, National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134, www.sca-peterboro.org www.AbolitionHoF.org 315-684-3262
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