RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: UNBOXING HENRY BOX BROWN, OCTOBER 9, 2003
The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, is
holding a symposium on the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and Slavery
in Virginia, entitled "Unboxing the Past," on Thursday, October 9, 2003, in
honor of the recently publication of The Unboxing of Henry Box Brown by
Jeffrey Ruggles. There is a registration fee for the symposium. The flyer
for the event says for further information, contact Gregg D. Kimball,
Director of Publications, Library of Virginia, 804-692-3722 or e-mail at
[email protected] To order The Unboxing of Henry Box Brown call the
Library Shop at 804-692-3524.
CHILLICOTHE, OHIO: FRIENDS OF FREEDOM ANNUAL
SUMMIT, OCTOBER 17-19, 2003
The Friends of Freedom's Eight Annual Summit is being held this year in
Chillicothe, Ohio. In addition to presentations on Underground Railroad
research in Ohio, the program will include a talk by Clifford Boxley on
Mississippi and Louisiana, and a keynote address by Dr. Norrece T. Jones,
Virginia Commonwealth University. For information, see their web site:
www.ohioundergroundrailroad.org/
On Saturday, October 18 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and Harpers
Ferry Historical Association, along with the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom will sponsor an Education Adventure focusing on African
American history. Free of charge and open to the public, this program will
be held at Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia from 9:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration is required, as space is limited to 45
people. If you would like to register, call 304-535-6881 or e-mail to
[email protected]. Registration closes on Monday, October 13 or when
space is filled.
9:30 am - Noon: Underground Railroad Panels - Research Strategies &
Heritage Tourism
12-1:00 pm: Lunch (on your own)
1-2:00 pm: Preparing the
UGRR Network to Freedom Application
2-3:00 pm: "John Brown: The Legend
Revisited." Merrill D. Petersen, Professor of History Emeritus at the
University of Virginia, will explain how Brown's abolitionist warrior image
that is celebrated in art, literature, and journalism has become a symbol
of American idealism and fervor to activists along the political spectrum.
3-4:00 pm: Author Jean Libby presents forensic research on John Brown's
portraits that she has been coordinating through Louisiana State University.
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION, ANNUAL
CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 23-25, 2003
This year's annual conference of the Pennsylvania Historical Association
includes, on Friday afternoon, a session on "Fighting for a Place in
Pennsylvania: Colonizationists, Abolitionists, Fugitives, and Immigrants,"
chaired by Robert Engs, University of Pennsylvania, with papers by Beverly
Tomeck, University of Huston, on the Pennsylvania Auxiliary Chapter of the
American Colonization Society, by Angela Murphy, University of Huston,
on "Seeking 'Perfect Liberty': Abolitionist Attempts to Link Irish
Nationalism and American Antislavery in Pennsylvania," and by David Smith,
Pennsylvania State University, on "Abolitionists, Underground Railroad
Workers, Slave Catchers, and Colonizationists: Examining the Demographics
of Pennsylvania's Conflict over the Fugitive Slave."
For registration and conference information, see the Pennsylvania
Historical Association's website: http://www.pa-history.org/
LOCK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 25, 2003
The Clinton County Historical Society will host an Underground Railroad
Symposium, October 25, 2003 from 9 am to 3 pm, at the Comfort Inn of Lock
Haven. The program is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations,
and the Clinton County Historical Society. For information call
Karen James at (717) 783-9871 (email: [email protected]).
ALBANY, NEW YORK: JAZZ BENEFIT FOR UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY PROJECT,
OCTOBER 26, 2003
The Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region (Albany,
NY)
is holding a benefit jazz concert featuring John Hilton and Friends, with
Madlyn Young and Arthur Butler, "From Field Holler to Motown Grove: The
Evolution of Our Song," at Clubb Matrixx, 942 Broadway, Albany, NY, Sunday,
October 26, from 4 to 8 pm. For ticket information, call 432-4432.
Christopher Densmore, October 6, 2003
Friends Historical Library
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