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[Note: This is an informal e-mail newsletter of events of interest concerning the Underground Railroad. The information below has been summarized from various sources. Those interested in attending events may want to reconfirm with the hosting organizations times and locations.]
LONGWOOD PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS (KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA) WALKING TOUR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2006
The South East Chester County Historical Society is
offering a walking tour of the burial ground at the Longwood Progressive
Friends Meeting led by Dot Brown, at 7 pm, Wednesday, May 24, 2006. The
tour begins in the parking lot of the Chester County Visitors Bureau,
near the entrance of Longwood Gardens, near Kennett Square.
NEW PUBLICATION: FREE! GREAT
ESCAPES ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Writer Lorene Cary, author of the novel, The Price of a Child,
based on the rescue of Jane Wheeler/Johnson in Philadelphia has now
written a book for young people based on accounts in William Still's
The Underground Rail Road (1872) The book retells twelve stories of
escapes, including both relatively well known accounts, such as the
story of William and Ellen Craft and a selection of stories that will be
new to those who have not read Still in the original.
[Minor note: The "Professor H." in the story of the escape of Maria
Weems from Washington has been identified as Ellwood Harvey, a professor
at the Female Medical College in Philadelphia, thanks largely to the
research of a descendant, Steven Harvey.]
For more information:
http://www.freethebook.net
FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD INFORMATION REQUEST
[From Joel Bresler:]
For ongoing research into a cultural history of "Follow the Drinking
Gourd", I am researching the ancestors of the gentleman who originally
uncovered and published the song, Harris Braley (H.B.) Parks. Family
lore has it that both sides of the family were active in the UGRR. If
any list'ers have seen reference to UGRR involvement by individuals with
the following family names, I'd be grateful: Parks (most likely living
in Illinois from the 1830s onward. I am aware of Lawson A. Parks)
Braley (Brailey, Brealy, etc. Most likely living in Massachusetts, or
also in Illinois in the same time-frame.) Cowdrey (Cowdry, Cawdry,
Cawdrey, etc. I am aware of Dr. Harris Cowdrey, of Acton, MA.)
None of these names are listed in the Siebert operative lists, from what
I could tell. Are there other rosters of names that I should check?
Joel Bresler, 250 E. Emerson Rd., Lexington, MA 02420; 781-862-4104,
[email protected]
Christopher Densmore
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
May 15, 2006 |
