WARE President's Report and Annual Appeal Letter 2025

WARE Newsletter January 2025

James Schuler to Lead the 2025 Wayne County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

2025 Timothy Barber Memorial Scholarship Applications

2024 Timothy Barber Memorial Scholarship Winners

The Finger Lakes Conscience Weekly Newsletter

THE FINGERLAKES CONCIENCE is a publication of FLX Justice Partnership and the FLX Accountability Network. It contains a wealth of announcements, programs, events, and resources.

Black History Month in a Year Series: Wayne County’s African American Early 19thCentury Religious Leaders

Black History Month in a Year Series: Black Barbers of 19th Century Wayne County

Black History Month in a Year Series: The Sacrifices of Local Black Civil War Veterans

Black History in a Month Series: African American Pioneers in Early Wayne County

2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Featured in Finger Lakes Times

Use the link provided to access the Finger Lakes Times article.

Rural Women's Assembly Sponsorship Opportunity

Like WARE, Rural Migrant Ministries stands with women from all communities. Please consider helping rural women and their children attend this year's Women's Assembly event.

2023 Timothy Barber Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Coverage of the Gordon Granger Historical Marker Dedication

Photos and local news media links offer coverage of the Juneteenth Gordon Granger Historical Marker Dedication.

The Sodus and Williamson Underground Railroad Audio Visual Auto Tour Just Got Easier to Access

As part of The Black History Month in a Year Project, lawn signs can now guide your tour of Underground Railroad Stations and other related sites throughout Williamson, Sodus, and Sodus Point.

Wayne County Black Barbers

During the latter half of the 19th century, 64 Black barbers plied their trade in towns across Wayne County, many of them very active in social reform movements.

Black Civil War Veterans

Did you know that black men were not allowed to fight in the Civil War until after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

Austin Steward Black History

Austin Steward, a local 19th century anti-racist warrior, authored his memoir, Twenty Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman. Examples from the book are highlighted here.