We will meet at the Esperance Sloansville United Methodist Church, 175 Main Street, Esperance, NY on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12:00 PM for our annual Soup & Stroll historic tour. We will be traveling by bus to visit four different local cemeteries where Ken Jones, Esperance Historian will talk about the Revolutionary War veterans buried at the site. Most were Schoharie Valley farmers who served in the militia, defending their homes, families and neighbors.
You'll hear about a corporal who was captured in a frontier raid and escaped by lashing two empty brandy kegs into a raft and floating off into the dark. You'll learn about the man who ran the ferry that carried George Washington across the Delaware on Christmas night in 1776. And you'll meet a young officer who stood in the Boston crowd for the very first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Here's the best part. We're putting the whole group on a private motorcoach and taking you to all four!
We’ll finish the afternoon at the Methodist Church's Tiffany Hall with homemade soups and good conversation.
The tour is free, however registration is required.
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This program is supported by the New York State Education Department's America 250 Initiative, through a NY 250 Mini Grant administered by the Schoharie County Historical Society. #NY250
Meet Oct. 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm at the Esperance Sloansville United Methodist Church, 175 Main Street, Esperance, NY. Parking is available.