Lake County's Underground Railroad Heritage
Join us for a drive-it-yourself tour focusing on the underground railroad in Lake County and Ohio. Cathy Nelson from the Ohio Humanities Council will talk on the Ohio Underground Railroad at the Lake County History Center, Unionville Tavern will re-create a modern reenactment for visitors to step into the famous Milton Clarke slave escape that inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and St. John Baptist’s will tell their 175 year history as the first African American mission in Painesville. As you drive past Underground Railroad stations and abolitionist homes (maps provided online or at the museum), participants will come back to the History Center for a BBQ meal in the LCHS event barn and listen to a dramatic reading of the Milton Clarke story. This is the first time a dramatic reading will have been done, and the first time residents will be able to physically step into the shoes of the Kentucky slave catchers, runaway slaves, and abolitionists of Unionville Tavern's most famous incident.
Date and Time
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Saturday, June 18, 2016
12pm noon at the Lake County History Center
Location
Program starts at 12pm noon at the Lake County History Center. Program at St. John’s Baptist is at 1:30pm. Program at Unionville Tavern is at 3pm.
Fees/Admission
Map costs for self-driving tour are $2/map. Tickets for the dinner and dramatic reading are $30/ea or $55/couple. Proceeds benefit Lake County History Center and the Unionville Tavern Preservation Society.
Contact Information
Elizabeth Connor at the Lake County History Center 440-639-2845 x11
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