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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...
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...
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...
Marker honors Bloomington's nearly forgotten Black Underground Railroad conductors
Gannett via AOL· 4 days ago.A new historical marker in Switchyard Park memorializes the vital work of conductors —...
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,...
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 ...
Beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek honored with US Postal Service Forever Stamp
KTVX via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe stamps cover the cost of mailing a one-ounce letter, even if the rate for mailing the letter...
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...
'Uncovering' history: Omaha students discovering Nebraska's role in Underground Railroad
Omaha World-Herald· 3 days agoMore than 40 incoming Omaha North and Northwest high school freshmen are learning about the network...