(Virtual) Freshwater Freedom Seekers

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Program Type:

History & Genealogy, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on February 11, 2026 @ 6:00pm.

Program Description

Description

When most think of the Underground Railroad, images of secret forest paths come to mind—but many freedom seekers escaped by boat. Historian Dr. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi shares harrowing stories of those who fled slavery across the Great Lakes and the abolitionists who aided them.

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