Bells of Jubilee & Emancipation Proclamation

Participate in the statewide commemorative gesture to mark the date of celebration of the day of abolition: July 4th, 1827. Local church, municipal, and hand bells are all welcome to join in ringing for one minute at 12pm on July 5th, 2027. Additionally, an in-person reading of the Emancipation Proclamation will take place on the Bedford Village Green following the bells.

To register your organization’s bell in the Bells of Jubilee, email friends@johnjayhomestead.org.

This event is part of Friends of John Jay Homestead's Enslavement to Freedom programming. See the full calendar here.

Learn more about this New York State project here.