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ABC2 News
February 23, 2018
WINDSOR MILL, Md. (WMAR) - Off a busy road in Baltimore County there's an unassuming home with historical roots. At one point in time, it served on the footpath to freedom. The Underground Railroad was a network of stations, safe places for runaway slaves to stop in their ultimate quest for liberty.
Canton Repository
February 23, 2018
ZOAR Historic Zoar Village's Free Speaker Series will return with a presentation about Ohio's role in the Underground Railroad at 1 p.m. March 3 in the Zoar Schoolhouse, 221 E. Fourth St. John Mattox, founder and curator of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, Ohio, will discuss the historicalÃÂ ...
The Post
February 23, 2018
When Dane McCarthy first moved into the historical Daniel Weethee House in Millfield, he had heard stories about a secret stairwell connected to the attic where runaway slaves used to hide. It wasn't until he started exploring that he began to learn about the house's role in the Underground Railroad.
U.S. News & World Report
February 23, 2018
Members of the group worked with the city to apply for a National Park Service program that would officially recognize the site as a stop on the Underground Railroad. But the group's hopes for the site, which for years has been used to store city police equipment, go beyond that. Ideally, they'd like to see theÃÂ ...
KMBC Kansas City
February 22, 2018
Long before then, the old barn built in the 1850's was part of the Underground Railroad. "It's an extremely historic building,” Diane Stoddard, Lawrence's assistant city manager, said. Now, its walls are holding more than just the past. The building is being used as storage for the police department with carÃÂ ...
Washington Blade
February 22, 2018
Like most African-American history, oral history has been the core to keeping the memory of the Underground Railroad alive. While walking around town or taking a drive, there are plenty of stops that are rich with history that go unnoticed. Even though there are many landmarks of the UndergroundÃÂ ...
IllinoisHomePage.net
February 22, 2018
MORGAN COUNTY, ILL - The Underground Railroad helped thousands of slaves escape north to freedom between the late 1700s and the end of the Civil War. Learning about the network of volunteers who helped in this effort is generally required reading for school kids across the United States.
The Livingston County News
February 22, 2018
The clandestine network of people that offered safe shelter and aid to slaves escaping from the south in search of freedom in the northern United States and Canada, was first termed the Underground Railroad in the mid-1830s. The Underground Railroad included routes that crisscrossed through westernÃÂ ...
Massillon Independent
February 20, 2018
The Massillon Museum's Brown Bag Lunch on Feb. 27 will feature Mandy Altimus Stahl talking about the Underground Railroad. MASSILLON At the museum's free Brown Bag Lunch on Feb. 27, Massillon Museum Archivist Mandy Altimus Stahl will relate Massillon's role in helping fugitive slaves escape toÃÂ ...
LancasterOnline
February 20, 2018
Over the last several years, Lancaster County's status as an Underground Railroad heritage site has been elevated through research, restoration and recognition. Over the next couple of months, this status will be celebrated with public programs and a new historical marker. Thomas R. Ryan, president ofÃÂ ...
Lawrence Journal World
February 19, 2018
Though Lawrence proudly touts its abolitionist past, one of the only standing Underground Railroad stops in the city is being used for nothing more than storage. The city-owned property was originally the barn of abolitionist settlers Joel and Emily Grover, and dates back to the territorial days of Kansas.
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
February 18, 2018
Graue Mill is a popular destination for school tour groups studying the history of the Underground Railroad. ... and western parts of the state have a proven history of helping slaves avoid capture,” said Owen Muelder, an author and director of the Underground Railroad Center at Knox College in Galesburg.
wivb.com
February 18, 2018
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- A new museum in Niagara Falls will take visitors through often forgotten history. The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center opens on May 4. The last few walls are going up before the exhibits are assembled. The exhibit elements were just delivered Friday.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
February 18, 2018
WINONA, Minn. — Carol Jefferson has spent the past four years trying to prove a point that still eludes her grasp: that runaway slaves once passed through Winona with the help of local abolitionists, making the city part of the Underground Railroad. "This has the potential to change the way we view earlyÃÂ ...
Fox5NY
February 17, 2018
NEW YORK (FOX5NY.COM) - Born into slavery in 1822, Harriet Tubman is most famous for her work as an abolitionist. She led 13 missions to help free slaves using the Underground Railroad. Traveling by night and in extreme secrecy, Tubman – nicknamed "Moses" – never lost a passenger. PlaywrightÃÂ ...
Belleville News-Democrat
January 21, 2018
Editor's note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers are creating stories about the state's history, places and key moments in advance of the Bicentennial on Dec. 3, 2018. StoriesÃÂ ...
The Michigan Daily
January 19, 2018
It is rare that I leave a presentation of art — be it a work of theater, a museum or a concert — and find myself at a loss for words. I am usually quick to reflect on and dissect what I see, able to articulate the emotions and feelings and questions that are provoked by my immersed experience. But tonight, I wasÃÂ ...
The Atlantic
January 18, 2018
“It's really an underground railroad of sorts for non-believers in countries where simply expressing doubt about religious belief is a criminal offense or where it may lead to grave physical harm,” Robyn Blumner, the president and CEO of the CFI, told me. Secular Rescue does not just face challenges abroadÃÂ ...
TAPinto.net
January 13, 2018
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In honor of Black History Month, the League of Women Voters and the Summit College Club (AAUW) are co-hosting the documentary film "The Underground Railroad" on Sunday, January 21, at 2 p.m. The event will be held at the New Providence Memorial Library, located at 377ÃÂ ...
Cincinnati.com
January 13, 2018
President Donald Trump's profanity-laced remarks about African and Haitian immigrants appalled the leader of Cincinnati's National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The museum management has in the past shied away from overt political statements on breaking news. But Friday the FreedomÃÂ ...
MLive.com
January 12, 2018
The feature film "All or Nothin,'" features scenes shot in Washtenaw County. The film, which dramatizes one of the largest recorded underground railroad escapes, is screening in Ann Arbor next month, with proceeds from the screenings benefiting the Ann Arbor African American Cultural and HistoricalÃÂ ...
TAPinto.net
January 11, 2018
To honor Black History Month the League of Women Voters and the Summit College Club (AAUW) are co-hosting the documentary film "The Underground Railroad." The movie will be shown at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21, at the New Providence Memorial Library, 377 Elkwood Ave., in the Conti Reading Room.
wivb.com
January 11, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A two-alarm fire at one of the oldest buildings in Buffalo kept firefighters busy for hours on Wednesday morning. Part of a vacant building collapsed, forcing firefighters to back off. Crews rushed to Sycamore St. in Buffalo around 3 a.m.. There were other buildings within a few feet onÃÂ ...
UAB News
January 3, 2018
underground railroad 2 A consummate musician and storyteller, Reggie Harris combines a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid background in classical, rock and pop music.Learn the facts and legends of one of American history's most powerfully moving chapters through story, song andÃÂ ...
Wheeling Intelligencer
January 1, 2018
Photo Provided John Mattox, left, founder and curator of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, poses for a photo with Ohio Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta, while holding the plaque he received at the Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon. The Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing has aÃÂ ...
York Daily Record/Sunday News
December 22, 2017
A campaign has been started attempting to raise $10,000 to help save an Underground Railroad safe house in eastern York County, according to a news release. Preservation Pennsylvania and the Kreutz Creek Valley Preservation Society are working together to preserve the Mifflin House, an 18thÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
A woman is working to prove that her Minnesota town was a stop on the Underground Railroad. ... spent the past four years trying to prove a point that still eludes her grasp: that runaway slaves once passed through Winona with the help of local abolitionists, making the city part of the Underground Railroad.
Niagara Gazette
December 31, 1999
One of the Missions of the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad and the National Heritage Area Commissions is to corroborate with the community to discover, share and celebrate the powerful stories of the people who lived and worked here to meet the challenges of their times and to connect their pastÃÂ ...
Niagara Gazette
December 31, 1999
Located in the former 1863 U.S. Custom House attached to the Niagara Falls International Train Station and Intermodal Transportation Center at 825 Depot Avenue W., organizers say the Heritage Center is an experiential museum that reveals authentic stories of Underground Railroad freedom seekersÃÂ ...
Buffalo News
December 31, 1999
The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center will celebrate a grand opening May 4 to 6 in the former 1863 U.S. Custom House, attached to the new Niagara Falls Amtrak Station. The center at 825 Depot Ave. W. will tell the stories of emancipation through the permanent exhibition, "One MoreÃÂ ...
MLive.com
December 31, 1999
SAGINAW, MI -- Christi Birchmeier will be bringing extensive leadership and management skills to the Underground Railroad. Birchmeier, 41, took on the new role as executive director for the Underground Railroad after Valerie Hoffman retired from the agency after 23 years of service on Dec. 31.
Ormond Beach Observer
December 31, 1999
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ormond Beach Historical Society planned a special raffle of an Underground Railroad-themed quilt to benefit the local Historic New Bethel AME church on Monday, Jan. 15. Rev. Phyllis Rose Brown and the quilters, Ruth Mielke, Nora Sgro and Joan Radula, wereÃÂ ...
Gardnernews.com
December 31, 1999
Lamp of Freedom, bringing to life the experience of slavery and the Underground Railroad in this area. Student will make local history connections with the museum's exhibit and activities after the program. This program is offered at two different dates and times. One program will take place beginning at 1ÃÂ ...
The Daily Times
December 31, 1999
HONORED — John Mattox, left, founder and curator of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, posed for a photo with Ohio Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta, while holding the plaque he received at the Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon. -- Dylan McKenzie. FLUSHING — The UndergroundÃÂ ...
York Daily Record/Sunday News
December 23, 2017
A campaign has been started attempting to raise $10,000 to help save an Underground Railroad safe house in eastern York County, according to a news release. Preservation Pennsylvania and the Kreutz Creek Valley Preservation Society are working together to preserve the Mifflin House, an 18thÃÂ ...
Broadway World
December 12, 2017
Announcing The Cast Of OH FREEDOM! The Story Of The Underground Railroad The greatest collaboration against racism in American History before the Civil Rights Movement was The Underground Railroad, in which persons of all ethnic backgrounds, from North and South, came together to helpÃÂ ...
East Bay Times
December 11, 2017
ALAMEDA — Bibliophiles can take part in the city's first Islandwide book club by reading “The Underground Railroad,” last year's Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead. The citywide effort to get people reading, which was kicked off in November and the Alameda Free Library is hosting, willÃÂ ...
News-Herald.com
December 9, 2017
The Garfield home in Mentor was not a stop on the Underground Railroad; rather, James A. Garfield is documented as having participated in at least two instances of aiding African Americans who were crossing through Ohio while fleeing slavery, making the National Historic Site eligible for inclusion on theÃÂ ...
Niagara Gazette
December 6, 2017
YOUNGSTOWN — Gretchen and Dennis Duling will discuss Youngstown's role in the Underground Railroad Thursday as they present their book “A Final River to Cross.” The discussion will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Free Library at 240 Lockport Road. The Dulings say the books is the first ...
Niagara Gazette
December 6, 2017
YOUNGSTOWN — Gretchen and Dennis Duling will discuss Youngstown's role in the Underground Railroad Thursday as they present their book “A Final River to Cross.” The discussion will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Free Library at 240 Lockport Road. The Dulings say the books is the first ...
Herald Palladium
December 4, 2017
Van Dyke uses music, interest in Underground Railroad to connect with students ... Besides music, he and his father are passionate about learning about the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safehouses that helped African-American slaves escape to freedom before slavery was ...
Salt Lake Tribune
December 2, 2017
It's almost like a parody of the white savior narrative,” says Kramer, who curates exhibits at Provo's Writ & Vision bookstore/gallery and teaches at Utah Valley University in Orem. “It steals the imagery and the power of the Underground Railroad narrative and transforms it into this Trumpian fantasy of brave, ...
Newsday
November 22, 2017
This Sag Harbor house was believed to be a stop for slaves traveling to New England and Canada. Photo Credit: Alexander Madison Realty.
Youngstown Vindicator
November 19, 2017
The trolley is equipped with a screen inside that displays more than 100 slides of the interiors of the homes, the Underground Railroad hiding ...
Journal & Courier
November 18, 2017
Historically speaking, Lafayette has been rich. It has had a colorful and important history. And it has had some able historians. Consider among ...
wtkr.com
November 15, 2017
The Great Dismal Swamp played a significant role in the “Underground Railroad." Deloras Freeman, the Visitor Services manager at the Swamp conducts education tours, says most of the freedom seekers took a path on the eastern side of the swamp. Thousands were captured, but thousands more used ...
SouthCoastToday.com
November 12, 2017
The original Underground Railroad lecture was written by Edward Stowe Adams who lived his life from 1856 to 1948 in Fall River. [Submitted ...
Curbed DC
November 8, 2017
In Capitol Heights, Maryland, this single-family home, known as the Van Horn house, is on the market with over 200 years of history. Originally, it was built for a slave owner, but it was later used as part of the the Underground Railroad, according to the Washington Post. It first landed on the market in ...
Chicago Tribune
November 3, 2017
Here's why his book “The Underground Railroad” was selected. Colson Whitehead's “The Underground Railroad” blends the legacy of slavery ...
Cornell Chronicle
October 31, 2017
Hiking the Cascadilla Gorge trail, the 25 students in this semester's Underground Railroad seminar stopped at a bridge halfway down to talk ...
