Now Available for Purchase   The Wilbur H. Siebert Collection Microfilm Edition Siebert was a professor at the Ohio State University from 1891-1935. His research material on the Underground Railroad, collected over a period of fifty years, includes survey responses, interviews, and copies and notes from books, diaries, letters, photographs, newspapers, biographies, memoirs, speeches, annual reports, trial records, census records, and legislation. He organized his research by state and county, eventually binding his notes in volumes by location.View finding aid to collection | View photographs in Ohio Pix |
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| Places to Visit Dunbar House Dayton, Montgomery County This was the final home of the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Dunbar home and visitor center exhibits his literary treasures, many of his personal items and his family's furnishings. During his short lifetime, Dunbar became known as the poet laureate of African-Americans. Drawing on his observations of society and the experience of his parents — both former slaves — he gave voice to the social dilemma of disenfranchised people of his day and became a proclaimer of black dignity. Hanby House Westerville, Franklin County This is the 19th-century home of Benjamin Russell Hanby, abolitionist and composer of numerous songs, the most well-known being Darling Nellie Gray and Up On The Housetop. Hanby played many roles in his life; student, abolitionist, father, teacher and minister. But it was as a composer that we remember him. National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center Wilberforce, Greene County The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center near Dayton aims to educate the public about African-American history and culture from African origins to the present. Visitors will encounter a variety of programs, including museum exhibits (such as Legacy of American Slavery, showing now through December 2004), research and publications, visiting scholars, oral and visual history and adult and children's educational activities. Ohio Historical Center Columbus, Franklin County The modern, 250,000 square-foot structure serves as the state's history museum and consists of the ground level exhibit space as well as the society's Archives/Library, which includes the State Archives of Ohio. There are exhibits about Ohio and the Civil War and the library holds the many archival collections about the Underground Railroad. Rankin House Ripley, Brown County The Rankin House was an important stop on the Underground Railroad in southern Ohio through which many slaves escaped from the South to freedom. A Presbyterian minister and educator, John Rankin devoted much of his life to the antislavery movement. In 1826 he published his antislavery book, Letters on American Slavery. In 1834 he founded the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society in Zanesville. From 1822 to 1863 Rankin and family, with their Brown County neighbors, sheltered more than 2,000 slaves escaping to freedom, with as many as twelve escapees being hidden at one time in the Rankin home that sits atop the village of Ripley with a magnificent view of the Ohio River. Itineraries (Groups & Individuals) Looking for a planned itinerary that can be used with groups or individuals? Flight to Freedom: Ohio's Underground Railroad Tour is a perfect way to begin your trip planning. Think about adding the Freedom Center to your trip as well. Discover Ohio To find additional events and destinations related to the Underground Railroad, visit this Web site (provided by the Division of Travel and Tourism) and search the site using the following keywords: Underground Railroad, abolition, slave and slavery. Friends of Freedom Society The society's purpose is to research, identify, document and preserve Underground Railroad sites in Ohio. Haines House Underground Railroad Center Alliance, Stark County At their home in Alliance, Jonathan Ridgeway Haines and Sarah Grant Haines sheltered fugitive slaves. Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum Ashtabula, Ashtabula County This museum in Ashtabula honors the actions of William Hubbard and his family, who were active in the Underground Railroad. John P. Parker House Ripley, Brown County Parker was a former slave who settled in Ripley and helped others escape to freedom. Kelton House Museum and Garden Columbus, Franklin County The Columbus home of Fernando Cortez Kelton and Sophia Stone Kelton was a station on the Underground Railroad. National Underground Freedom Center Cincinnati, Ohio Opening August 23, 2004, this three-pavilion, 158,000-square-foot learning center will present interactive educational programs to promote an understanding of the horrors of slavery, the active resistance movements, and the achievement of freedom against overwhelming odds. The Freedom Center's Educational program works to meet the Center's mission: "...educates the public about the historic struggle to abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people." Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register Travel Itinerary The site lists 11 sites in Ohio that are on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places, America's official list of places important in our history and worthy of preservation. African American Sites These properties associated with African-American History in Ohio are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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| For Kids and Teachers Ohio History Central Here you will find great information in this online history encylopedia. It includes biographies of famous Ohioans involved in the Underground Railroad and important events. Just type Underground Railroad in the search field. Ohio History Teachers The Ohio Historical Society has many resources available to educators relating to African-American history, particularly the African American experience in Ohio. Education programs available to educators include the Ohio Underground Case History, distance learning programs, and museum store items. The Ohio Underground Case History, sponsored by Honda Manufacturing of America, is available for loan to Ohio school classrooms and contains reproduction artifacts, a "wanted" poster, maps, an audiocassette, activity outlines, and a teacher workbook focusing on Ohio's Underground Railroad history. Just type Underground Railroad in the search field. |
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