Living historian Kelly Summerford will appear as Underground Railroad conductor William C. Goodridge at the Feb. 20 meeting of the York Civil War Round Table.
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Lewisberry’s Dr. Webster Lewis and his son Robert, a physician in Dover, were among the early conductors in York County’s Underground Railroad movement.
On July 18, 2018, please join the York Civil War Round Table as they welcome author Joe Mieczkowski as their featured guest speaker.
Press Release from the York Civil War Round Table: On March 21, 2018, please join
Press Release from Preservation Pennsylvania: WRIGHTSVILLE RALLY FOR HISTORY: Threatened Underground Railroad station focus of
Amanda Berry was born a slave near Long Green in Baltimore County, Maryland. She and
Jacob Wirt was a prominent 19th-century businessman and civic leader in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He owned
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE YORK CWRT – On February 21, 2018, please join the York
South-central Pennsylvania, including York and Adams counties, were often the first place that escaped slaves
“Captain Tanner,” an orderly dispatched from General Gordon called down from his lathered mount, “Compliments