The National Park Service will hold a public meeting concerning its study
of sites associated with Harriet Tubman. The public is invited to
participate in discussion of places associated with Tubman and of ideas how
Tubman might be commemorated. There will be a meeting in Wilmington,
Delaware, on Thursday, May 8, 2003, 6:00 8 PM, in the City Council
Chambers, Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 French Street. For
further information about the meeting, call George Robinson at
617-223-5010. Study information is available at www.HarrietTubmanStudy.org
URR SUMMER WORKSHOPS FOR K-12 TEACHERS IN LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES,
PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE AND JULY, 2003
Workshop participants will discuss new scholarship on the Underground
Railroad, examine relevant new media resources, develop strategies for
classroom implementation of primary sources into effective and engaging
lesson plans, and develop grade-appropriate units of study. Web resources,
hands-on activities of the history of the Underground Railroad in Lancaster
County, field trips, and a video conference with staff at the Buxton
Historic Site and Museum in Ontario, Canada will be included. PA Department
of Education accepts these 3.0 graduate credit workshops for Act 48
permanent certification and for the master's equivalency certificates.
EDW 562.01 June 23-27, 2003 at Millersville University in Lancaster County
EDW 562.03 July 14-18, 2003 at Red Lion Junior High School in York County
For more information, contact Dr. Tracey Weis, Department of History,
Millersville University, [email protected]
or 717.871.2025.
Christopher Densmore, April 30, 2003
Friends Historical Library
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