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BLACK HISTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA: CONFERENCE AT INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL
15-17, 2004
This year's annual Black History in Pennsylvania Conference, sponsored by
the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission, and held at Indiana
University, includes a session on "Pennsylvania and the Network to
Freedom" moderated by Margaret Jerrido, with panelists Patricia Wilson
Aden, Chris Catalfamo, John Ford and Tara Morrison. At the close of the
conference, there will be an historical market dedication for a "Fugitive
Slave Rescue" in 1858 at Blairsville. For information on registration, see:
http://www.chss.iup.edu/history/
KENNETT SQUARE [PENNSYLVANIA] UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CENTER TOURS
The Kennett Square Underground Railroad Center in Kennett Square, Chester
County, Pennsylvania, will reopen for summer 2004 on May 1st. The Center
will be open on Saturdays and Sundays, 1-3, and they will have Heritage
Tours on the third Sunday of June, July, and August, plus Mushroom Festival
Sunday, September 12. There is a fee for the tours (but not for visiting
the center). Those interested in taking the Heritage Tour should contact
the Underground Railroad Center for times, fees and registration information:
http://undergroundrr.kennett.net/
Or write Kennett Square Underground Railroad Center, P.O. Box 202, 505 S.
Broad Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348, or e-mail to [email protected]
CHADDS FORD [PENNSYLVANIA] HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Chadds Ford Historical Society in Delaware County, Pennsylvania (near
the Brandywine Battlefield), is offering a series of Tuesday night lectures
in April. On April 20, at 7:30 P.M. Christopher Densmore, Friends
Historical Library, will present a talk on the Underground Railroad. The
event is free and open to the public, but call the Chadds Ford Historical
Society to register or for more information at 610-388-7376. The web
address for the Chadds Ford Historical Society is:
http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org/
Christopher Densmore, April 9, 2004
Friends Historical Library
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