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The Fourth Annual Ohio
Underground Railroad Summit
Sponsored by
The Friends of Freedom Society
Proud Winners of the
National Underground Railroad Millennium Trail
October 15-17, 1999
Holiday Inn - Dayton Mall
31 Prestige Plaza Drive, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
Friday, October 15th
| 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Early registration & Hospitality Room |
Hotel front lobby, Octagon Room |
| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
Reception and Tour |
Paul Laurence
Dunbar State Historic Site |
Saturday, October 16th
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. |
Registration in hotel front lobby |
Octagon Room |
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. |
Breakfast Buffet |
Ballroom |
| 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. |
 | Invocation by Pastor Andre Keeley (New Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church,Dayton,
Ohio)
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| Welcome/Introduction by Cathy D. Nelson (FOFS President)
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| Official City Welcome by City Manager's Office (City of Dayton)
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| Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Leslie Blankenship (FOFS Vice-President) |
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Ballroom |
| 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker - Jacqueline Tobin, Co-author of "Hidden in Plain View - A
Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad" |
Ballroom |
| 9:50 - 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. |
Diversity of Love: The Margaret Garner Story by Joanne Caputo, Researcher,
Yellow Springs, Ohio |
Session I |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. |
In Secret and Silence
by Mary Lou Bartimay and Rosalie Yoakum, Educators, Clearcreek Elementary
Springboro, Ohio |
Session II |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
Follow the North Star
by Michelle Evans, Program Director, Conner Prairie, Fishersville, Indiana |
Session III |
| 11:45 - 12:00 p.m. |
Ohio UGRR National Register of Historic Places Update by Steve Gordon and
Maura Johnson, Ohio Historic Preservation Office |
Session IV |
| 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
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| 1:15 - 4:00 p.m. |
On Site UGRR Archaeological Visit in Xenia, Ohio by Dr. Robert Rioridan, Associate
Professor of Anthropology, Wright State University |
Session V Xenia, Ohio |
| 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Evening Dinner Buffet & Special Awards Ceremony
| Mistress of Ceremony, Madalene Norris. West Region Coordinator |
| Guest Speaker: Mr. Brian Hackett, President, Montgomery County Historical Society |
| Musical Selections by The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers |
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Ballroom |
Sunday, October 17th
| 8:15 - 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Friends of Freedom Society Annual Meeting |
| 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. |
| Tour of UGRR sites in Springboro, Led by Don Ross, South West Region Coordinator |
| Ohio UGRR historic marker dedication at Main Street Park |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
Adjourn
We enjoyed a weekend of:
| Interesting speakers |
| Educational workshops |
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Special
evening reception at the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Historic site |
| Two Underground Railroad tours |
| Ohio Underground Railroad "Conductor of the Year Ceremony" |
Please contact us with any questions or comments.
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