The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) participated in a public ceremony honoring African American soldiers that fought ...
ALBANY — Few walking by at the Albany Rural Cemetery would have known they were in the presence of Civil War heroes. But for decades in Albany, Harriet and Stephen Myers were laid to rest without a ...
A portrait of Harriet Tubman (ca. 1820-1913). Tubman, herself an escaped slave, helped hundreds of slaves escape the South by means of the Underground Railroad. She nursed Union troops during the ...
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park is the “must go” trip to add to your travel agenda. The Tubman site originally opened in March 2017, in Church Creek, Md. through a ...
For over 50 years, Tubman called New York’s Finger Lakes region home, a place where she lived, worked, worshiped, and continued her fight for freedom. New York is commemorating the legacy of freedom ...
Harriet Heckes, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 26 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home at 1PM with... Harriet Heckes, age 96, ...
Yes, even Harriet Tubman needs to have her bio updated from time to time. The Maryland Department of Transportation unveiled Sept. 17, 2025, a new, updated roadside historical marker honoring the life ...
A new historical marker honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Maryland on September 17, 2025. The updated sign corrects inaccuracies about Tubman's birthplace and the number of people she freed.
Stephen Towns, "Wade in the Water" (2020), natural and synthetic fabric, polyester and cotton thread, crystal glass beads (photo courtesy the Gibbes Museum of Art; all other photos Megan ...
CAMBRIDGE, Md. - On the 176th anniversary of her first attempt to escape slavery, Harriet Tubman’s descendants joined state and local leaders Wednesday afternoon to unveil a new historical marker ...
John Dunphy Telegraph readers will recall that just last month I was privileged to meet and talk with President Thomas Jefferson, thanks to Colonial Williamsburg reenactor Kurt Smith. Last Sunday, I ...
DORCHESTER COUNTY — A new historical marker now stands in Dorchester County, honoring Harriet Tubman near the site where historians believe she spent her early years—solidifying her deep roots to ...