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Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project
3:23 PM EDT 7/5/06
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.
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Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project
12:26 PM EDT 7/6/06
as a reply to Janie Hermann.
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!
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Re: Programming ideas for the UGRRBr project
8:21 PM EDT 7/19/06
as a reply to Betha Gutsche.
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.
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