Talk: The Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad
A talk will be offered on Tuesday, September 26, 2:30pm: Abolitionists and Freedom Seekers on the Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad with Jackie Madison, President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association. The Grand Room, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Ave, Plattsburgh.
Starting in the late eighteenth century with freedom seekers, moving into the twentieth century with Chinese Americans and ending in the twentieth-first century with individuals
seeking a better way of life, the presentation will include stories of the individuals who came through the Lake Champlain region, those who helped or hindered their travels, and the outcome of their Underground Railroad experience.
The public is invited to attend.