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FLIGHT FROM ENSLAVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC, TALK BY JENNY MASUR, APRIL 12, 2005
[From the H-Net list]
Tuesday April 12, noon-2 pm Lecture: "Flight from Enslavement in the
Washington, D.C. Area." Dr. Jenny Masur, National Capital Region
Coordinator for the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, will
discuss the exciting history of the Underground Railroad in this area. In
the 19th century, the District was in a crucial position as the nation's
capital, as a slave-trading market, as a city located next to two
slaveholding states, and as a transportation hub. Dr. Masur will highlight
some of the personalities, locations, and methods of escape through the
Underground Railroad system. Light refreshments provided. $8, members;
$12, nonmembers.
Gail Rodgers McCormick, Vice President, Research Library and
Collections, Historical Society of Washington, DC, 801 K
St, Washington, DC 20001-3746, 202-383-1851
[email protected], www.citymuseumdc.org
BOUND FOR CANAAN: FERGUS BORDEWICH AT THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005
April 13, 2005; 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America Chester
County's history is closely tied to the story of the Underground Railroad,
and acclaimed author Fergus Bordewich will present that story in all its
complexity and vibrant detail. His new book Bound for Canaan is a
meticulously researched and dramatically told account of this pivotal
chapter in our history. Bordewich, who has written for the New York Times,
Smithsonian, Atlantic Monthly, and other prestigious publications, has
found the real-life stories like one woman's escape across an icy river that
fired antislavery forces and inspired popular fiction. He shows how those
individual anecdotes are part of the larger story of the abolition
movement, Civil War, and race relations story that continues to this day.
This program is free.
Chester County Historical Society, 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA
19380. For more information, please call 610-692-4800 or
e-mail [email protected]
CENTER FOR ANTI-SLAVERY STUDIES: TOWN MEETINGS ON NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY ON APRIL 11, 13 AND 15, 2005
The Center for Anti-Slavery Studies and Keystone College invite the public
to a series of Town Meetings to discuss the local history project, "The
Place I Call Home: Northeastern Pennsylvania's Underground Railroad
History." The multi-county project will spend the next few years researching
and interpreting the under-told role that Northeastern Pennsylvania played
in the national Anti-Slavery movement.
The Town Meetings will introduce the project's goals, timeline and
outcomes, and invite public participation in the research process.
Admission is free to the Town Meetings. Due to the large geographic area of
Northeastern PA, the project team will offer the same session on three
different nights - once in each of three regions.
To Register: All are invited to attend these sessions free of charge. It is
politely requested that you register in advance. For more info or to
register, please email or call 877-772-6084 or
[email protected]
Dates and Locations: Due to the large geographic area being covered, three
sessions will be offered - one for each region. The same session is being
provided to each region.
- POCONO MOUNTAIN REGION (Monroe, Pike & Wayne Counties)
- Date: Monday, April 11, 2005, 7:00 9:00 pm
- Location: Western Pocono Community Library, 2000 Pilgrim Way,
Broadheadsville PA 18322
- Hosted by the: Monroe County Historical Society
- THE VALLEY REGION (Carbon, Lackawanna & Luzerne Counties)
- Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 7:30 9:30 pm
- Location: The Houlihan-McLean Center, University of Scranton Campus,
Corner of Mulberry St. and Jefferson Ave, Scranton PA 18510
- Hosted by the: Lackawanna County Historical Society
- ENDLESS MOUNTAINS REGION (Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties)
- Date: Friday, April15, 2005, 7:00 9:00 pm
- Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 60 Church Street, Montrose PA 18801
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TALK AT NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER, PHILADELPHIA,
PA, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005
Dr. Spencer Crew, President and CEO of the National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center in Cincinnati, will deliver the annual Fredric Miller
Memorial Lecture at the National Constitution Center on April 26. This
opening program for the National Constitution Center's upcoming exhibit,
"Lincoln, the Constitution and the Civil War," is offered in partnership with
the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities at Rutgers
University-Camden. Dr. Crew's talk will focus on the challenge and
opportunity of looking at the Underground Railroad as it relates to our time.
The Lecture, "The Underground Railroad: Journey to Freedom" will he given
on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 5:30 pm in the Kirby Auditorium, National
Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
The lecture is free, but registration is required. For information, call
215-409-6700.
The Pennsylvania Humanities Council is soliciting applications for its
Commonwealth Speakers. Applicants must be either residents or work in
Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Speakers present popular topics on history, folk
and traditional arts, and literature at venues like historical societies,
public libraries, arts organizations, and senior centers.
Commonwealth Speakers need to either live or work in Pennsylvania.
Apply online at http://www.pahumanities.org/resources/speakers.php,
or
send two topic descriptions, one-paragraph each, with titles, and a bio or
short resume to: Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 325 Chestnut St., Ste.
715, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Application deadline: July 1, 2005, for the 2006-2007 program.
Honorarium: $200 and travel expenses each presentation.
For more information, contact the PHC at [email protected]
or
800-462-0442. Visit http://www.pahumanities.org/resources/speakers.php
for
more details.
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
April 05, 2005
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