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CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, APRIL 12, 2003
THE CUMBERLAND [MARYLAND] UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GATHERING: LEARN AND SHARE,
Saturday, April 12, 2003, 9:30am - 1:30 pm, at Allegany College,
Cumberland, MD (Willowbrook Road, exit 45 on I-68). FREE & OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC: Space is limited - RSVP by April 4 to 301-722-8226 (C&O Canal NHP)
or [email protected] Please indicate any special needs & interest in a
tour of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 3:00 pm. Sponsored by National Park
Service.
KENNETT UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CENTER, KENNET SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA SUMMER
PROGRAMS, 2003
The Kennett Underground Railroad Center in Kennett Square, Chester
County, Pennsylvania, will open for the new season at the History Station,
South Broad Street, on Saturday, April 26, 1:00 4:00 PM. Ella Sestrich will be
guiding one hour tours of URR sites in the area on third Sunday afternoons, May
through September (reservations necessary). The Chester Children's Chorus will
perform at the Kennett High School on Saturday, May 10, 7 PM. For information, call (610) 444-0169, or write
Kennett Underground Railroad Center, PO Box 202, 505 South Broad Street,
Kennett Square, PA 19348.
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FAMILY REUNION FESTIVAL, PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 27-29, 2003
National Underground Railroad Family Reunion Festival, "Reuniting the
Spirit of Freedom," will be held in Philadelphia, June 27-29, 2003. An
announcement for the event describes it as an "Annual three-day event open
to the public which was created to reunite the descendants of the pioneers
who participated with the Underground Railroad in order that they may have
a forum to share their legacy with the next generation through various
venues." Events include tours, a worship service, exhibits, book fair,
reenactments and story-telling, oral history interviews and a genealogical
workshop. For more information, contact Eve Elder, National Director of
Marketing, (513) 853-0297 or visit their website at
www.undergroundrr.com See also the William Still Underground Railroad
Foundation website at http://undergroundrrfamfest.tripod.com/
SOLOMON NORTHRUP DAY, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2003
Solomon Northrup Day: A Celebration of Freedom, to be held on Saturday,
July 19, 2003, at the Urban Heritage Park Visitors Center, corner of
Congress and Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New Urban Heritage Park Visitors
Center, corner of Congress and Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York, 11:00
AM to 3 P.M. Solomon Northrup was a free man working in Saratoga Springs
who was kidnapped and held in slavery in Louisiana for twelve years. The
story of his kidnapping, enslavement and freedom is told in Twelve Years a
Slave. The flyer for this event says "All are welcome" and includes the
e-mail addresses of Renee Moore, Founder [email protected]
and the Red
Hummingbird Foundation, [email protected]
STEAL AWAY TO FREEDOM II: A CONFERENCE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD,
GREENWICH, NEW YORK, AUGUST 9 AND 10, 2003.
Steal Away to Freedom, a conference sponsored by The NorthStar Historical
Project in Cooperation with the Greenwich Free Library, will be held on
August 9-10. Planned events include a dramatic musical, presentations by
"Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters," Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, Ellen Levine,
a tour of the village by Cliff Oliver, and a driving tour of URR sites in
Washington, Warren and Saratoga Counties by Tom Calarco, and
exhibits. Pre-registration is important; one hundred registrants are needed
to insure that the conference will take place. For conference information,
contact NorthStar Historical Project, Steal Away to Freedom II, Attn: Debi
Craig, Conference Chairperson, 21 Academy Street, Greenwich, New York
12834. Questions may be address to Debi Craig at (518) 692-9740 or
[email protected]
HARRIET TUBMAN SPECIAL RESOURCES STUDY
At the direction of Congress, the National Park Service is doing a special
resource study of sites associated with Harriet Tubman. Tubman is known to
have been active not only with the Underground Railroad, but during the
Civil War as a nurse, a spy, and a scout. Furthermore, following the war,
she devoted some four decades of her life to humanitarian activities from
her home in Auburn, New York. For a fuller description of the NPS project,
see the study website,
http://www.HarrietTubmanStudy.org.
The NPS study team has identified places in many states and Canada where
Tubman carried out her varied activities and would like to hear from Tubman
researchers and enthusiasts who have information about particular sites
that are known to be linked with Tubman as well as efforts to commemorate
her. The team is seeking more information about all such sites. A posting
of Tubman places known to the team will be made shortly on the website
noted above. Thank you.
Please contact team leaders:
Barbara Mackey, 617-223-5138, [email protected]
Barbara Tagger, 404-562-3108 x518, [email protected]
AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CALL FOR PAPERS
The Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society is
soliciting articles for the Fall 2003 issue devoted to "The Underground
Railroad." Papers on all aspects of The Underground Railroad are welcome.
The attached Call for Papers provides submission guidelines and deadline
dates. Published on a semi-annual basis, the Journal provides a medium for
the publication of original material, articles and news on African American
history and genealogy. Address questions to
Sylvia Polk-Burriss, Editor, AAHGS Journal, [email protected]
Christopher Densmore, March 31, 2003
Friends Historical Library
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