Please excuse this post for an upcoming conference. It is not directly for a museum but our organization has been doing research on our local area on this topic and in the process discovered an unknown UGRR site and we are seeking to tourn it into a house museum on the UGRR. This conference is part of a collection of programs our group does as we work toward a musem. It will continue as an important part of our education program. We feel this conference is an outstanding one. We would love to have you attend! Thanks. -Paul Stewart The Underground Railroad History Project of the (New York) Capital Region, Inc. "The Underground Railroad: Connecting Pathways To Liberty" A Conference On The Underground Railroad Movement In New York State (For more information and to register: www.ugrworkshop.com/conference[1] Friday, Saturday, Sunday - February 24, 25, 26, 2006 To be held at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York Featuring Speakers: David Blight, PhD - Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition of Yale University and Erica Ball, PhD - Assistant Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady ( See their photos at www.ugrworkshop.com/conference[2] ) and Earl White - The leading, and award winning, African American Old Time and Appalachian fiddle player in the country featuring music in the spirit of Solomon Northup and a tour of Troy Underground Railroad sites and features and 35 workshops featuring young people, teachers, scholars, musicians, drummers, dancers, archeologists, historians, and independent researchers...including... Mayeesa Mitchell, student presenter Amy Murrell Taylor, Assistant Professor of History, SUNYA Don Papson, Vivian Papson, Rev. Fred Shaw, independent researchers and re-enactors Students from New Covenant Charter School, Albany Dr. Elaine Hadley, Empire State College Neil B. Yetwin, independent researcher and educator Stephen Marc, Prof. of Art, Arizona State Univ Fergus Bordewich, author Binod Sundararajan, Doctoral Candidate, Literature and Communication, RPI Greg Mosley, Music artist, Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center Julia Killey, Meghan Vacca, Zippy Gilmore, Alexandra Ktenas, Regina Morgan, RSC Student presenters Prof. Jennifer Ball, Adjunct Professor, Russell Sage College Vibetta Sanders, clinical social worker, school administrator, multi-cultural consultant, independent researcher Dr. Mary Nell Morgan-Brown, Associate Professor, Empire State College Norman K. Dann, Prof. Emeritus of Social Sciences, Morrisville State College Maren Stein, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Russell Sage College Billie Luisi-Potts, Executive Dir., National Women’s Hall of Fame Walter Gable, Seneca County Historian Dr. Milton Sernett, Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Associate Dean and Director, US Pluralism Programs; Executive Director, USCT Institute Wanda Webster, Artistic Director, UGR Players Elena Mosley, Dance artist, Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center Hugh C. Humphreys, retired Madison County judge and adjunct professor at Syracuse University Jane Williamson, Director, Rokeby Museum Scott Christianson, researcher and author Kevin Cottrell & Jessica Thrope, co-owners, Mo Better Buffalo Robert K. Wallace, Regents Prof., Northern Kentucky Univ. April L. Harris, Adjunct Faculty, Sonoma State Univ., Syracuse Univ. Clifford Oliver, independent researcher, artistic photographer Nancy Marie Payne, storyteller Lisa Anderson, Bioarcheologist Corey McQuinn, archeologist Cordell Reaves, Heritage NY Paul Stewart, URHPCR Edward Shaughnessy, Prof. of Sociology and Law, John Jay College, CUNY Oscar Williams, Asst. Prof., Africana Studies, SUNYA Sheri Jackson, Northeast Regional Coordinator, National Park Service Network to Freedom Program Donald Hyman, educator, writer, actor, singer Steve Tyson, independent researcher Amy Godine, independent scholar, curator, and author Organized by Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc., dedicated to researching, celebrating, and preserving the Capital Region’s Underground Railroad story, with an emphasis on African-American Abolitionists and Freedom Seekers. URHPCR, Inc. - P.O. Box 10851 - Albany, New York 12201 - (518) 432-4432 - www.ugrworkshop.com[3] Links: ------ [1] http://www.ugrworkshop.com/conference [2] http://www.ugrworkshop.com/conference [3] http://www.ugrworkshop.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).