Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

2006-11-03T21:09:22Z

Thank you for posting the link to Chris Lakners walk which points to The Ottawa Citizens Tracks to Freedom Web Site. This site is a rich resource for anyone that would like to learn more about The Underground Railroad. After Chris completed his walk, the newspaper held a contest for school children to write an essay about What Does Freedom Mean to You.

The essay contest was won by Taylor Warren an eighth grade student from Canada. [url http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=ddc3e91f-5992-4f87-9308-ad9a88d6c88d&k=77541 ]This link[/url] is to a newspaper story about the contest and it also contains the full text of the winning essay. I hope that you enjoy reading Taylors essay as much as I did.

Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

2006-07-20T00:21:26Z

Here's another angle to investigate for your community --genealogy discovery. The Mary L. Cook Public Library and Wilmington College in Ohio have partnered to organize a [url http://www.adventurecycling.org/forums/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=19&Topic=1217 ]conference next spring[/url] focused on uncovering ancestors involved in the abolitionist movement and the historic migration.

In perusing the topics in the Adventure Cycling [url http://www.adventurecycling.org/forums/viewtopics.cfm?Forum=19 ]UGRR forums[/url], I found this reference to reporter Chris Lackner's [url http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/freedom/index.html ]walk along parts of the route[/url]. It's a wonderful example of the kind of electronic journaling that this project is likely to generate.

Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

2006-07-20T00:05:35Z

Here's a library that has already created a successful program based on the Underground Railroad. The Bethel Branch Library in Ohio staged [url http://www.clermont.lib.oh.us/pdf/pressrelease/2006/ugrr06.pdf ]Escape to Freedom: Underground Railroad History Camp[/url] for kids in grades 2-6. [url http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060629/NEWS01/606290316/1078/Local ]Read the story[/url] in the Cincinnati Community Press. You might get inspired to doing something similar at your library.

Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

2006-07-06T16:26:03Z

Yes, I agree that this is a particularly cool project. It will extend over the next year, culminating in a "[url http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth ]Juneteenth[/url]" celebration in Owen Sound, Canada in June of 2007. Which means you have some time to think about how to get involved. ;-)

Janie, you are always so full of good ideas, I look forward to what you might do with this one!

Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

2006-07-06T13:07:44Z

Wow... what a cool project. I love it. Let me think for a bit about programming ideas. I have multple deadlines today and my brain is overflowing. Once I empty it out, I am going to come back and contribute to this discussion. Congrats to Erie County PL and Sue on this project!

Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project

2006-07-05T19:23:25Z

As the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route project unfolds, the opportunities abound for developing patron programming around the themes of the project. Check out the [url http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=13641 ]Library of the Month[/url] story from Sue Miceli of the Erie County (PA) Public Library. Sue is just overflowing with ideas for programs at her library, especially through partnering with a variety of community organizations.

Let's talk about what your library can do, whether near to of far from the route.