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FAIR HILL BURIAL GROUND (PHILADELPHIA) CLEANUP DATES, APRIL 9, JULY 9 AND
OCTOBER 8, 2005
Fair Hill Burial Ground in Philadelphia is the burial site of a number of
well known abolitionists in Philadelphia, including James and Lucretia
Mott, and Robert Purvis. In recent years, care for the Fair Hill has
become a community project, celebrating not only the past but the
revitalization of the neighborhood. Several times a year, volunteers from
the Fair Hill Burial Ground Corporation and the community work together to
clean the site. For information, check their website:
http://www.fairhillburial.org/
ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON BLACK HISTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, APRIL
20-23, 2005
The 28th Annual Conference on Black History in Pennsylvania, sponsored by
the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will be held in
Philadelphia, April 20-23, 2005. Several sessions and tours relate
specifically to the Underground Railroad, including a bus tour of
Philadelphia led by Charles Blockson, and walking tours at Independence
National Historical Park, a session on the National Park Service Network to
Freedom Program, with Sheri Jackson, Joseph Becton and Najah Palm, and
sessions on preservation of Underground Railroad and Black history, on
resources and research strategies. For more information on the program, and
for registration fees, consult their website:
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/DOH/bhc_brochure.pdf
Or contact Diane Turner, African American Museum in Philadelphia, at
215-574-0380, ext. 225.
A FIRESIDE LECTURE WITH NANCY WEBSTER ON THE HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD IN DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005, 7:30 PM
Nancy Webster is a prominent Quaker historian who has lectured and written
extensively about the Underground Railroad in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The lecture will be given at 7:30 at the Peace Center of Delaware County
(Springfield Friends Meeting House), 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The lecture is a prelude to the Third Annual Delaware County Peace Festival
to be held on Saturday, May 14th, with the theme of "Celebrating the
Underground Railroad." For more information on the lecture and festival,
call 610-328-2424.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GATHERING FOR FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES,
VIRGINIA, APRIL 27, 2005
The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park
Service, will sponsor an Underground Railroad Gathering for Fairfax and
Prince William Counties on April 27, from 1-4 pm, at the Gum Springs
Historical Society in Fairfax County. The objective is to cooperate on
identification of Underground Railroad resources and their documentation,
interpretation, and preservation. The meeting is free and open to the
public. Please RSVP to Jenny Masur by email ([email protected]
) or phone
(202-690-5166) and let her know of any special needs.
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
March 25, 2005
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