Please post the following announcement on your list-serve. Thanks. The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (National Park Service) is sponsoring a free program, open to the public, at Sumner School, 17th & M Sts., Washington, D.C., on January 24, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The goal of the program, called, "Unsung Heroes of the Underground Railroad in the DC Area," is to bring to light some lesser known local heroes involved in flight from slavery to freedom in the DC area through the end of the Civil War. If you would like to attend please RSVP to: Jenny Masur at [log in to unmask] Jenny Masur Manager, National Capital Region National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom 1100 Ohio Drive, SW Washington, DC 20242 202-619-7136 Matthew Gilmore H-DC list co-editor, web editor [log in to unmask] http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/ [list website] http://www.h-net.org/lists/subscribe.cgi?list=H-DC [subscribe to H-DC] Remember to check http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=lm&list=H-DC for past list messages. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html