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John Jones Museum to celebrate new statue unveiling
WETM Elmira via Yahoo News· 2 days agoELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Elmira community is invited to celebrate one of the city’s historical figures this weekend. The John W. Jones Museum is getting...
Residents remember Underground Railroad stops in the Bronx
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNEW YORK -- There's extra meaning to Juneteenth for residents in the Bronx as they work to uncover...
Marker honors Bloomington's nearly forgotten Black Underground Railroad conductors
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 4 days ago.A new historical marker in Switchyard Park memorializes the vital work of conductors —...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 4 days agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
Historians seek to add Pontiac cemetery to Underground Railroad Network for Freedom sites
Detroit News· 2 days agoThe network honors, preserves and promotes the history of resistance to enslavement and protects...
Was Glendale a 'central station' on Underground Railroad? Village split on alleged ties
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoA Glendale resident believes the village played a more prominent role in the Underground Railroad...
Author: Plenty of Underground Railroad information available
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Author Kevin Mearkle found a “remarkable” amount of information still available when researching his book “The Underground Railroad in ...
'Uncovering' history: Omaha students discovering Nebraska's role in Underground Railroad
Omaha World-Herald· 4 days agoMore than 40 incoming Omaha North and Northwest high school freshmen are learning about the network...
Hidden History in Maywood: Discover local stop on the Underground Railroad
FOX News Chicago· 3 days agoHistory is often hidden in plain sight. Suburban Maywood is home to a stop on the Underground ...
Juneteenth Jubilee at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Local 12 Cincinnati· 3 days agoYou can commemorate Juneteenth at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The museum is...