Tours, exhibits, food, music (Event Held Rain or Shine) At 1PM on Saturday September 13, the weekend event will feature three special "Building Bridges" announcements: First, the planned opening of the new Underground Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Columbia, PA in 2028. Second, the creation of a new poster celebrating the International Underground Railroad Month […]
NEW UGRR BOOK Fallsington Friends Meeting is proud to announce a special book talk event featuring authors Pat Mervine and Joe Coleman on Friday, September 12, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at 9300 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA The presentation, centered around their compelling new book, Slavery, Friends, and Freedom in Bucks County, is free […]
Allegheny Portage Railroad Series. Our final Evening on the Summit program for the season is on Tuesday, September 16, at 7:00 p.m. Barbara Zaborowski, Dean of Library Services and Special Projects at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, will speak on the use of the Main Line Canal in supporting Underground Railroad activities. The event will be […]
ALTOONA, Pa. — Harriett Gaston, academic adviser at Penn State Altoona and director of the Blair County African American Heritage Project, will offer the lecture “Freedom Routes: Blair County's Underground Railroad History” on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center. September is International Underground Railroad Month in […]
The New Brighton Historical Society proudly welcomes local historian Eddie Murphy for her special presentation: “Journeying with Harriet Tubman: Selfless, Courageous, Committed.” This engaging talk marks the opening event of the New Brighton Historical Society’s Fourth Biennial Underground Railroad Weekend, a celebration and exploration of our region’s vital role in the fight for freedom.
The Fourth Biennial Underground Railroad Walking Tour will take place on Saturday, September 27. This two-mile walking tour visits seven New Brighton sites tied to the Abolitionist Movement and Underground Railroad, with docents sharing their history at each stop. (As the tour covers uneven surfaces, it is not recommended for persons using wheelchairs) All tours […]
Learn about Columbia's rich abolitionist history and its role as a pivotal stop on the Underground Railroad. Featured speakers: Dr. Leroy Hopkins, Rev. Dr. Patricia McAllister, and Cindy Beaston. The event will be hosted by Brad Chambers. will be served and music from the Mt. Zion AME Church choir. Presented by Brad Chambers, the NWCM, […]
The Germantown neighborhood, one of Philly’s oldest settlements, is home to preserved historic homes, Black cultural landmarks and a key stop on the Underground Railroad. This fall, from October 3 to November 22, 2025, experience nine of the community’s impressive sites — all for one affordable price — with the new Historic Germantown One Pass. […]
