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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...
Was Glendale a 'central station' on Underground Railroad? Village split on possible ties
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA Glendale resident believes the village played a more prominent role in the Underground Railroad...
Underground Railroad Museum celebrates Juneteenth
WTRF Wheeling· 6 days agoBELMONT COUNTY, O.H. — The Underground Railroad Museum held their Juneteenth celebration today. Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, commemorating the...
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...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 3 days agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
Marker honors Bloomington's nearly forgotten Black Underground Railroad conductors
Gannett via AOL· 3 days ago.A new historical marker in Switchyard Park memorializes the vital work of conductors —...
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 ...
Glendale story took us to cemetery, under homes. We found a village's passion for history
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoStories of tunnels under Glendale homes and possible village connections to the Underground Railroad...
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...
‘Sailing to Freedom’ - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 1 day agoThe show is based on research by Dr. Timothy Walker and a previous exhibition at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. “Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions...