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URR RESEARCH COORDINATOR FOR NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WANTED
The Center for Anti-Slavery Studies and Keystone College invite
applications for a temporary professional position as Research Coordinator
for a regional history project on the topic of the Underground Railroad in
Northeastern Pennsylvania. As part of a larger grant project, this position
is funded an estimated 20-30 hours per week for 9-12 months beginning in
late March, 2005.
Full details available at
www.antislaverystudies.org/news/researcher.htm
Candidate will work in direct coordination with the Project Team under the
leadership of the Research Director. Candidate will assess existing
research in the project area (approximately 10 counties of Northeastern
Pennsylvania); conduct additional primary research of same area; manage and
integrate information generated by public participation in project,
including conducting interviews and oral histories; supervise and ensure
quality of undergraduate research assistants' work; generate scheduled
project reports & deliverables; participate in a series of eight Town
Meetings across region; with Research Director & Project Team, produce a
final research report.
Knowledge of nineteenth-century history, specifically of the Anti-Slavery
movement; ability to read handwritten historical texts accurately;
resourcefulness in tracking down and synthesizing information from a wide
range of institutions and historical sources; basic familiarity with word
processing, data management and Internet search tools; strong
interpersonal, supervisory, and oral and written communication skills.
Master's degree in a related field or equivalent research experience and
knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within history
field required.
Preferred: Understanding of historical geography, experience with oral
history procedures, first-hand knowledge of Northeastern Pennsylvania and
the region's history, strong capacity for motivating and supervising
undergraduate student research assistants, passion for the subject.
PRIMARY DELIVERABLES: A well-researched and cataloged body of primary
knowledge on the Underground Railroad activities in Northeastern
Pennsylvania derived from public and private resources, a cataloged
collection of related images and artifacts, intermittent research reports,
final research report.
WORK CONDITIONS: A significant amount of the researcher's time will be
spent on the road traveling across the Northeastern PA conducting primary
research, working with historical societies, academic libraries, and with
the public. In addition, a few out-of-region research trips are currently
scheduled, all expenses covered.
BENEFITS: Candidate will be hired for a part-time, independent contract
position. Salary will be paid in installments based on a timetable tied to
the primary deliverables. Office supplies will be provided. Travel expenses
will be reimbursed.
SUBMIT: Applications accepted until March 9, 2005. Review of applications
begins March 10, 2005
Please send, fax or email a letter of application outlining research
interests as well as experience in Public History, Underground Railroad,
etc; a current vita or resume; three letters of professional reference, and
a short writing sample to:
Sherman Wooden, Project Director
William C. Kashatus, Ph.D, Research Director
The Center for Anti-Slavery Studies
75 Church Street Montrose PA 18801
Email: [email protected]
Toll Free: 877-772-6084 Fax: 570-942-6624
COMMEMORATION AT SUGAR GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 18-19, 2005
Sugar Grove, PA (December 27, 2004)On June 18th and 19th, 2005, the public
is invited to attend the Sugar Grove Underground Railroad Convention. This
free, two-day event commemorates the 151st anniversary of the 1854 Sugar
Grove Anti-Slavery Convention, called "the crowning convention of them all"
by Frederick Douglass, renowned abolitionist, speaker, writer, publisher,
and political figure revered for his contributions against racial injustice.
The convention will be held in Sugar Grove, PA, approximately one hour from
Erie, PA. In addition to reenactments, student and educator workshops will
be held.
Sugar Grove was particularly important to the Underground Railroad because
it is located on the Pennsylvania/New York border, not far from Lake Erie.
Sugar Grove was full of abolitionists even from its earliest residents and
was considered a safe town where bounty hunters were not welcome. Fugitive
slaves often stayed in Sugar Grove for several months, working on farms or
in households to earn enough money for clothes and a boat passage to Canada.
"This event will take participants back to a time when great ideas came to
light, and when ordinary people did extraordinary things," said Gregory
Wilson, the Convention's director. The Convention also features
presentations by historians performing as Frederick Douglass, Rev. J. W.
Loguen, Sallie Holley, Lewis G. Clarke, William Wells Brown, and other
well-known figures from the Abolitionist Movement. All performances are
offered for free to the public.
"This thoughtfully conceived and respectfully executed reenactment is a
testament to the breadth and depth of events and sites in Pennsylvania that
illuminate African-American heritage," said Mickey Rowley, Pennsylvania's
deputy secretary of Tourism.
The convention is also a celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the
end of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19th, 1865, two and a
half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that Union Soldiers, led by
Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the
war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.
For complete information about the Convention and the Underground
Railroad in Warren County, PA visit www.navr.org
or www.kinzua.net/sugargrove
or call (800) 624-7802.
Gregory Wilson, Director
Sugar Grove Underground Railroad Convention
206 East Mill St., PO Box 544
Sugar Grove, PA 16350-0544
814-489-3062 [email protected]
visit the convention online at www.kinzua.net/sugargrove
FREDERICK DOUGLASS EXHIBIT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK THROUGH 2005
This will be old news to some, but the Rochester (New York) Museum and
Science Center has a major exhibit on Frederick Douglass.
More than 300 artifacts and images, brought together for the first time,
offer compelling, tangible evidence of the activities, people, places,
events, and turning points in the life of this self-made leader, powerful
orator, renowned author, newspaper editor and statesman who spent the 25
most productive years of his life in Rochester (1847-1872).
Re-created environments, hands-on experiences, and Douglass's own words
drawn from speeches, correspondence and publications enable visitors to
"walk in Douglass's shoes" as he bravely takes his freedom, educates
himself and rises above prejudice and injustice to become a commanding
force in the cause of human rights.
The 5000-square foot exhibition develops two main themes: how did a man
born into enslavement forge a career of inspired leadership in the service
of others; and why did he choose Rochester? It presents the story in two
parts: the world Douglass was born into; and the world Douglass created
after he took his freedom. In Douglass's own words, "You...[shall see] how a
man was made a slave...you shall see how a slave was made a man.
Rochester Museum & Science Center
657 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
www.rmsc.org
HARRIET TUBMAN RESOURCE CENTER SUMMER WORKSHOP, YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO
[Paul Lovejoy [email protected]]
The Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora, York
University, Toronto, is pleased to announce a Summer Workshop on "Memory
and Methodology" for three weeks in July 2005.
Details are as follows:
Memory and Methodology: Workshop on the African Diaspora
Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora
Department of History
York University
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Saturday July 3 to Saturday July 24, 2005
The Workshop will address various themes relating to Memory and the African
Diaspora, and the methodologies currently being developed to collect and
Analyze data. The Workshop brings together senior scholars and advanced
Ph.D. students in a forum for open discussion and interaction. There will
be no formal papers, although participants will be encouraged to circulate
drafts of works in progress, and informal workshop sessions moderated by
senior scholars will address specific issues of methodology and
conceptualization. The Workshop will continue for three weeks, although it
is not expected that all participants will be in residence for the whole
period, depending upon personal schedules and other commitments.
The sessions will include:
- recording/recorded traditions
- archival resources the revolution in accessibility
- database design and analysis
- database construction
- digitalization and decoding
- questioning memory and history
The keynote address will be presented by Professor Bogumil Jewsiewicki
(Université Laval).
The areas of focus will include all parts of the African Diaspora
in the
historical period of slavery and emancipation. Specific areas of
concentration, based on the expertise of the senior scholars who will be in
attendance and who will lead workshops, include
- Underground Railroad to Canada
- West Indian Canadian linkages
- Louisiana
- Circum-Caribbean, Mainland and Islands
- Amerindian/Atlantic divide and intersection
- Western Africa
- Brazil
- the Maghreb and Islamic heartlands
- the Indian Ocean
The Workshop is directed at interested scholars currently involved in
writing a book, a thesis, a series of articles, or otherwise assembling
data for such projects. The focus is on advanced Ph.D. students writing
their theses who want to undertake part of this exercise in a collegial and
professional environment. Graduate students preparing to do fieldwork or
designing theses topics are also encouraged to participate.
The facilities of the Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African
Diaspora (www.yorku.ca/nhp) will be made available to registered
participants. The Centre will provide technical advice, access to
digitalizing equipment, and assistance in website development.
Smaller group sessions, bilateral discussion and collaboration, and special
tutoring on specific topics will be arranged, depending upon the needs and
wishes of participants.
Registration: US $300.00
Accommodation: To be arranged in York University Residences and Guest
Suites, at cost
Enquiries should be directed to [email protected]
or [email protected]
Paul E. Lovejoy FRSC
Distinguished Research Professor
Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History
Director, Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora
(www.yorku.ca/nhp)
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library
February 28, 2005
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