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Butler, PA: Escapes on the Underground Railroad: Butler County/Western PA to Canada

February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

$25

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Butler Historian, Bill May. Board the Underground Railroad at Butler’s Penn Theater on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Bill May will guide the audience on a journey to freedom through the towns and countrysides of Butler County and Western PA and onto Canada.

 We will listen to true accounts of daring slave escapes as they traveled under the night sky toward freedom, aided by the courageous men and women who shielded them from slave catchers!

Through photographs, we will visit some of the actual locations where these stories unfolded and learn about the ingenious methods the enslaved used to liberate themselves from bondage.

General Admission: $25 Tables and premium tickets up to VIP at higher prices.

Penn Theater

151 N. Main Street
Butler, PA 16001 United States

Historic Penn Theater