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THOMAS GARRET LECTURE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006
On January 25, 2006, Robert Seeley will be giving a Power Point Presentation on the Garrett family at Wilmington Friends Meeting dressed as Thomas Garrett... "I will show many pictures, maps, and documents. The program starts at 10 a.m. and [will be] over at 11:30. Many children and adults will be attending from schools around Wilmington. I hope you are able to attend." For information, contact Robert Seeley at
[email protected]
HISTORY, DRAMA, ART AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006
Triumph Through Adversity: Creating Great Art
In celebration of Black History Month and the Philadelphia Premiere of the opera Margaret Garner, join WHYY on Thursday February 2, 2006 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm for a discussion between authors Lorene Cary (The Price of a Child) and Booker Award-winner David Bradley (The Chaneysville Incident) about the dynamic interplay among history, drama, and art in the subject of the Underground Railroad. Moderated by Johnson House Executive Director David Young, and featuring introductory comments by Opera Company General and Artistic Director Robert B. Driver, the panelists will discuss how they based their own creative work on actual stories, and why art is a powerful vehicle for realizing the mysteries of the Underground Railroad for modern audiences.
For further information and registration details, go to the WHYY website and select "Triumph Through Adversity" at
http://www.whyy.org/
QUAKERS AFRICAN AMERICANS, ANTISLAVERY AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2006
Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia, Saturday, February 4, 2006, 2-4 p.m. No fee
In recent years, historians have found that a significant number of Quakers, African Americans, and others in the mid-Atlantic region were actively working to end slavery through a variety of strategies and tactics. Their findings shed new light on abolitionism and the coming of the civil war. This informal conference will allow historians from several states to collaborate further and discuss their research and interpretations with the public. Presenters will include Glenn Crothers, University of Louisville and the Filson Historical Society; Christopher Densmore, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College; Deborah Lee, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities; Jenny Masur, National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program; and Bronwen Souders, Waterford Foundation. For further information, call Jenny Masur at (202) 619-7136.
Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg, Virginia, is the sponsor and location of the conference. The library is a research facility in the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program.
The Thomas Balch Library is located at 208 W. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia 20176; Phone: (703) 737-7195.
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE JOHNSON HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 5, 2006
On February 5, 2006 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Johnson House Historic Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will host an event celebrating a new exhibition called "Beneath the Underground Railroad: Johnson House Archaeology." Doug Mooney, archaeologist on the Johnson House dig will discuss the findings and how they relate to other archaeological work at sites related to Philadelphia's African-American history. Admission is free to members, $10 for non-members. Please call 215-438-1768 to reserve a spot. Johnson House is located at 6306 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia PA 19144. 215-438-1768.
www.johnsonhouse.org
HARRIET TUBMAN PRESENTATION IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2006
On Sunday, February 5, 2006, at 1:30 PM, "Living Historian" Millicent Sparks will present "Harriet Tubman: Heroine of the Underground Railroad and Civil War" at the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Civil War Museum & Library, 4278 Griscom St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event is free and open to the public. For information on the G.A.R. Museum, go to:
www.garmuslib.org
THIRD ANNUAL TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD & BLACK HISTORY CONFERENCE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, FEBRUARY 11-12, 2006
Keynote Address by Richard Newman (replacing Margaret Bacon): "The First Underground Railroad: Runaway Slaves and Abolitionists on the Pennsylvania Borderland"
Friday, Feb. 11, Gala Dinner and Keynote Speech, $35.00 per person, Diamond Club, Mitten Hall, Temple University Main Campus, 5:00 pm Registration and cocktails, 6:00 Dinner, 7:00 Welcome, 7:15 Keynote Address by Richard Newman (replacing Margaret Bacon): "The First Underground Railroad: Runaway Slaves and Abolitionists on the Pennsylvania Borderland."
Saturday, Feb. 12, Conference. Free and open to the public. Ritter Hall Annex, Walk Auditorium, Temple University Main Campus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 8:00
- Registration and coffee; browse the book displays
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- 9:00
- Welcome & Greetings
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- 9:15
- Murray Dubin & Dan Biddle, "April 14, 1865: Octavius V. Catto and
the End of the Civil War"
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- 10:00
- Break; browse the book displays
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- 10:15
- Judith Ann Giesberg, "Civil War-Civil Rights: Philadelphia Women's
Street Car Battle, 1861-67"
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- 11:00
- Break; browse the book displays
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- 11:15
- Panel on Underground Railroad:
Chris Densmore, "The Kidnapping of Thomas Mitchell, 1849: Exploring Underground Railroad Networks from Baltimore, Md., to Chester County, Pa."
Fergus Bordewich, "Underground Nation: Philadelphia in the National Context"
Moderator: Prof. Wilbert Jenkins, Temple
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- 12:30
- Lunch (provided); browse the book displays
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- 1:15
- Millicent Sparks portrays Harriet Tubman
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- 1:45
- Break; browse the book displays
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- 2:00
- James McGowan, "Compiling a Database on William Still's Underground
Railroad."
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- 2:45
- Break; browse the book displays
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- 3:00-4:30
- Panel on "African Americans and the Battlefront:
From Philadelphia to Gettysburg," with Jim Paradis, Craig Caba and David Orr;
Moderator: Prof. Gregory Urwin, Temple U.
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- 4:30
- Final Questions
For further information go to the website:
www.temple.edu/humanities or contact
[email protected] 215-204-5452 or
[email protected] Deadline for Registration: February 3, 2006.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN NEW YORK STATE: CONFERENCE IN TROY, NEW YORK,
FEBRUARY 24-26, 2006
"The Underground Railroad: Connecting Pathways To Liberty" -- A Conference
On The Underground Railroad Movement In New York State
For more information and to register:
www.ugrworkshop.com
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - February 24, 25, 26, 2006
To be held at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York
Speakers and presenters include David Blight, Erica Ball, Earl White,
Mayeesa Mitchell, Amy Murrell Taylor, Don Papson, Vivian Papson, Rev. Fred
Shaw, Elaine Hadley, Neil B. Yetwin, Stephen Marc, Fergus Bordewich, Binod
Sundararajan, Greg Mosley, Julia Killey, Meghan Vacca, Zippy Gilmore,
Alexandra Ktenas, Regina Morgan, Jennifer Ball, Vibetta Sanders, Mary Nell
Morgan-Brown, Norman K. Dann, Maren Stein, Billie Luisi-Potts, Walter
Gable, Judith Wellman, Milton Sernett, Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Wanda
Webster, Elena Mosley, Hugh C. Humphreys, Jane Williamson, Scott
Christianson, Kevin Cottrell, Jessica Thrope, Robert K. Wallace, April L.
Harris, Clifford Oliver, Nancy Marie Payne, Lisa Anderson, Corey McQuinn,
Cordell Reaves, Edward Shaughnessy, Oscar Williams, Sheri Jackson, Donald
Hyman, Steve Tyson and Amy Godine.
Organized by Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region,
Inc., dedicated to researching, celebrating, and preserving the Capital
Region's Underground Railroad story, with an emphasis on African-American
Abolitionists and Freedom Seekers.
URHPCR, Inc. - P.O. Box 10851 - Albany, New York 12201 - (518) 432-4432 -
www.ugrworkshop.com
FRIENDS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
The Friends of the Underground Railroad have published the latest issue of
their newsletter, The Lantern, the newsletter of Friends of the Underground
Railroad. For information about the organization and their activities, go
to their website http://www.fourr.org or e-mail
[email protected]
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
January 20, 2006
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