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NETWORK TO FREEDOM NEWSLETTER
The Summer 2005 issue of the National Park Service's Network to Freedom Newsletter is available on line. Articles include a memorial to Dr. Barbara Woods, an account of Virginia abolitionist Moncure D. Conway, the Georgetown Historic District in Indiana, "The Pearl" (a failed 1848 attempt by freedom seekers to escape Washington, DC, by water), an exhibit on freedom seekers at the Newton (Massachusetts) History Museum, the Black History Committee of Loudoun County, Virginia; and announcements of upcoming events.
To access the newsletter on line:
http://209.10.16.21/TEMPLATE/FrontEnd/program_d.cfm
Those with ideas for future newsletters are invited to contact Diane Miller, National Coordinator, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park Service, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102; 402-661-1588, 402-661-1982 fax,
www.cr.nps.gov/ugrr.
LECTURE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ABOLITION SOCIETY BY RICHARD NEWMAN, PHILADELPHIA, PA, OCTOBER 18, 2005
Richard S. Newman will present "Forgotten Founders: The Pennsylvania Abolition Society and The Rise of American Abolitionism" at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 6 pm.
For information on other upcoming events at HSP, see their web site:
http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=10
MORE PHILADELPHIA PROGRAMS, FALL 2005
In conjunction with its launch of the new opera Margaret Garner, The Opera Company of Philadelphia is launching a series of educational programs on the theme of the Underground Railroad. The program of events is online at
http://www.operaphilly.com/education/adult-education.shtml
BOOKTALKS IN CHESTER COUNTY, PA, OCTOBER 13 AND 26, 2005
Christopher Densmore will discuss Robert Smedley's classic, and recently reprinted,
History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania
at the Chester County Book and Music Company, 975 Paoli Pike, West Goshen
Center, West Chester, PA (610-696-1661) on Thursday, October 13, 2005, at 7:30
pm and at the Southeastern Chester County Historical Society, meeting at Kennett
Friends Meeting, PA Route 82 and Sickles Street, Kennett Square, PA, on
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 7:30 pm.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GATHERING AT GETTYSBURG, PA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2005
An Underground Railroad Gathering in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania will be held at Gettysburg College, 300 North Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17327, from 9 am to 2:30 pm on Saturday, October 22, 2005.
This event is sponsored by the NPS National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Adams County Historical Society, Thaddeus Stevens Society, Menallen Friends Meeting, and Gettysburg Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Participants include Scott Hancock, Gettysburg College, Sheri Jackson, Network to Freedom, Karen James, PA Underground Railroad Network, with book signings by Allen Guelzo, Gettysburg College, author of
Lincoln's
Emancipation: The End of Slavery in America and Debra McCauslin, Menallen Friends Meeting,
"Reconstructing the Past: Puzzle of a Lost Community."
Reservations are recommended, but not necessary. To reserve your space and to receive your packet of UGRR information, e-mail
[email protected] or or call Jeannie at 717.772-6996.
PUBLICATION: UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN NEW YORK CITY
The July 2005 issue of Afro-Americans in New York History and Life includes an article by A.J. Williams-Myers, "Some Notes on the Extent of New York City's Involvement in the Underground Railroad"
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
September 23, 2005
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