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Elijah Wampey Brothertown Talk at Oneida County History Center, Utica: Sat., Nov. 7, 2 p.m.
A Saturday afternoon of little-told local history: a Brothertown Indian, veteran and founder whose grave is in Clinton's Old Burying Ground.
The Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee St. in Utica, hosts a talk on Elijah Wampey, a Brothertown Indian buried in Clinton, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 2 p.m. The suggested donation is $5, the Utica Phoenix reported.
| When | Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, 2 p.m. |
| Where | Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee St., Utica |
| Cost | $5 suggested donation |
| Speaker | Joanne Gilles, secretary of the Clinton Historical Society |
| Info | 315-735-3642, oneidacountyhistory.org |
What it's about: Gilles, a Utica native and retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, traces Wampey's life: a founder of the Brothertown community, a two-time French and Indian War veteran, and a Revolutionary-era figure who took shelter at Fort Stanwix. He's one of three Indigenous people believed buried in Clinton's Old Burying Ground. The Brothertown people came together in the late 1700s from Christian members of several New England tribes and settled in what's now Kirkland and Deansboro on land from the Oneida Nation, before many moved on to Wisconsin.
Good to know: No registration requirement was mentioned; call ahead if you're bringing a group.
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