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Meet Lucy Pettengill, Station Operator on the Underground Railroad

Atlantic News Telegraph 06 Jun 2026

VIP Connections is hosting a historic virtual presentation on Tuesday, June 9 at 10.30 a.m. at the Atlantic Public Library. The public is invited to meet Lucy Pettengill, resident of Peoria, Ill., in March 1857. Learn about the struggles she ... .

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Looking Back: The Underground Railroad and its stations in Bradford County

Morning Times 05 Jun 2026

The following story contains excerpts from a paper read by Mrs. George Dayton, Towanda, before the George Clymer Chapter, D. A. R., in 1924. The paper was also published in the Towanda Daily Review in March of 1924 ....

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Aquarium, NACC and Underground Railroad site awarded county funds

Niagara Gazette 03 Jun 2026

Three Cultural Endowment Fund awards were recently awarded to three Niagara Falls organizations in recognition of their contributions to the community’s arts, culture, education, and tourism sectors ... .

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Southside 100-year-old, daughter honored for book on Underground Railroad symbols

The Roanoke Times 31 May 2026

DANVILLE — Southside Virginia authors have earned international acclaim for a book that explains symbols of the Underground Railroad ... .

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Church with Underground Railroad ties named to historic marker

The Hill 30 May 2026

Every Sunday, a congregation gathers for worship at the Union Baptist Church in Blackfork, Ohio ....

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Speaker to show connection between quilts and the Underground Railroad

Clinton Herald 29 May 2026

FULTON, Ill.Volunteer Millers will host Connie Martin as guest presenter of “Pre-Civil War Quilts. Secret Codes to Freedom on the Under Ground Railroad" at 6 p.m. Monday, June 22, in the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton ... .

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Looking Back: The Perkins House in Athens and the Underground Railroad

Morning Times 29 May 2026

At the Sayre Farmers’ Market last Friday, several people asked me what I knew about the Perkins House on South Main Street in Athens, now the home of Attorney Carrie Donald, and its connection to the Underground Railroad. It seems ....

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Friendship Farm Park Added to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (Charles County, MD)

Public Technologies 21 May 2026

The program consists of sites and locations with a verifiable connection to the Underground Railroad; educational and interpretive programs pertaining to the Underground Railroad; and research, educational, or interpretive centers.

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Belmont Mansion renovation highlights Underground Railroad legacy in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Tribune 16 May 2026

A planned $10 million restoration of Belmont Mansion is shedding new light on the historic Fairmount Park site’s role in helping enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad, city leaders said ....

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Descendant of Lancaster County Underground Railroad figure talks of family legacy [Q&A]

Lancaster Online 14 May 2026

After moving from Baltimore to Philadelphia to attend Temple University, Dyymond Whipper-Young saw an interesting historical marker in the city ... .

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Descendant of regional Underground Railroad figure to give talk at library

Lancaster Online 11 May 2026

An artist and educator who is a relative of 19th-century William Whipper, a Lancaster County native who was a key figure in the region’s Underground Railroad, will give a talk at the Lancaster Public Library on Tuesday ... .

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Lunch and Learn focuses on Plymouth Underground Railroad

Reflector 04 May 2026

The latest serving of Lunch and Learn, presented by the Martin County Historical Society at the Shamrock Restaurant in Williamston on April 16, focused on how the Underground Railroad had a role in the tiny, but historic town of Plymouth ... .

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Underground Railroad site tours to begin

Gettysburg Times 28 Apr 2026

On Saturday, walking tours will begin of Gettysburg’s most famous authentic Underground Railroad site, according to a release ....

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Adams County sites added to Underground Railroad network

The People's Defender 24 Apr 2026

By Ryan Applegate People’s Defender Two Adams County sites tied to the ...

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Underground Railroad had stations across Southwest Iowa

Quad-City Times 24 Apr 2026

Barry Jurgensen share the history of the Underground Railroad in Iowa at the Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek for the “Iowa’s America 250 Scenic Byways Road Trip” series ... .