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.
