Dutch Ambassador Visits Ton Farm
On March 21, 2024 the Honorable Birgitta Tazelaar, Ambassador to the United States from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, visited the Ton Farm. She was joined by community and regional …
Illinois’ Freedom Trail: Exploring the Underground Railroad
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Reservations are now being taken for the next “Hike the Freedom Trail” tour. This is scheduled for Saturday, September 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This …
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Group highlights history of Underground Railroad in talk at St. Joseph County Library
In the decades leading up to the Civil War, it’s estimated that more than 3,000 people escaping from slavery traveled through northern Indiana on their way to Canada and freedom. …
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Underground Railroad project looks to unearth hidden Region history
An estimated 800 to 1,500 freedom seekers who escaped slavery passed through Northwest Indiana on their way to Canada. A new project aims to unearth their stories. The Chicago to …
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Chicago-To-Detroit Underground Railroad Trail Could Become National Park Route
BRONZEVILLE — A new effort from Underground Railroad preservationists would recognize a Chicago-to-Detroit Underground Railroad route that began in Near South Side neighborhoods. The Little Calumet River Underground Project hosted …
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Underground Railroad Project to host ‘Freedom Trail Hike’
Members of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project will host their next Freedom Trail Hike, on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., starting at the Beaubien …
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Landmarks: New historical marker highlights area’s Underground Railroad journeys
As he was preparing preliminary drafts of the text that would eventually be cast in metal as part of the area’s newest Illinois State Historical Society historical marker, Larry McClellan …
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The South Suburbs’s Little Known Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was neither a railroad nor was it underground. It was a secret network led by people that included free Black and anti-slavery white people who helped escaped …
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Fourth Illinois site joins national Underground Railroad registry
The site of the Jan and Aagje Ton Farm on the far South Side was recently certified as an Underground Railroad station and added to the National Park Service’s Network …
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