Organization: Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation / Neighborhood Tourism Network
Event: Trolley Tour: Taking a Stand for Freedom: Philadelphia’s Underground Railroad
Day: June 17, 2006 and every third Saturday of each month thru October
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Description: Experience moving first-person accounts
that evoke the moral and spiritual battles of conscience waged by
black and white Philadelphians who risked their lives and personal
liberty as station masters in the Underground Railroad. Tour
includes stops at Mother Bethel AME Church, and dramatic re-enactments
at the Civil
War & Underground Rail Road Museum, and the Johnson House
Underground Railroad site in Germantown.
Admission Cost: Adult - $27 each, Seniors, Students, and Groups of 10 or more - $25 each. Children 8 -12 - $20 each
Contact Information: Advanced purchase is recommended as seating is limited
Online: To purchase tickets online and for more information visit
Gophila.com/neighborhoodtours
By Phone: To Purchase tickets by phone or for more information call(215) 389-TOUR
In Person: Tickets may be purchased in person from Philadelphia Trolley Works ticket window located at 5th and Market Streets
Organization: The
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Event: Celebrate Juneteenth and African American History
Day: June 19, 2006 -- three events
9:30 a.m. Honorary Processional
Re-enactors of the Third United States Colored Infantry will escort one of the only official copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln, from HSP to the African American Museum of Philadelphia at Seventh and Arch streets. A horse-drawn carriage, along with actors representing such historical figures as Harriet Tubman and Lucretia Mott, will be accompanied by the UCC Brass Band in this colorful processional. Come and join the parade!
2 p.m. Open House
Join us for an afternoon celebrating Philadelphia's African American past, where HSP staff will share rarely seen items from the collections, including the Emancipation Proclamation, William Still's original Underground Railroad journal, and selections from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society papers.
4 p.m. In Sun and Snow (A short play inspired by HSP collections)
Produced by the Walnut Street Theatre, in collaboration with
Intercultural Journeys
Don't miss this special performance of In Sun and Snow, a 10-minute play based on the diaries (held at HSP) of two young women who lived in Philadelphia during the Civil War. This extraordinary piece features original music by Robert Medcalf. In addition, singer and songwriter Keisha Hutchins and pianist Neil Podgurski, of Intercultural Journeys, will perform several traditional songs of African American heritage.
Admission Cost:
Contact Information: www.hsp.org;
events@hsp.org or 215-732-6200
Organization: The Johnson House Historic Site / The US Colored Troop
6306 Germantown Avennue, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Event: US Colored Troop Re-enactment
Day: Saturday, June 17th
Time: 11:00 am to 3pm
Description: At the Johnson House Historic Site, located at Germantown Avenue and Washington Lane will host an encampment of the Third United States Colored Troops who will provide the military escort for Mr. Frederick Douglass and Ms. Harriet Tubman as they recruit new soldiers to fight for the Union cause.
Admission Cost: free
Contact Information: www.johnsonhouse.org or 215-438-1768
Organization: Laurel Hill Cemetery
Event: For Freedom in Life & Death: the Civil War History Buried at Laurel Hill
Day: Sunday, June 18th
Time: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Description: General Thomas Kane served as an agent on the Underground Railroad. Colonel Alexander Cummings was Superintendent of Troops of African Descent in Arkansas, organizing five regiments of black infantry. General Edgar Gregory assisted runaway slaves in escaping to Canada, and served as the first Assistant Commissioner of the Texas Freedman’s Bureau after the war…These are just a few of the stories you will learn about in historic Laurel Hill Cemetery’s tour commemorating Juneteenth and the Civil War. Guide: Blake A. Magner, Civil War historian, and author At Peach With Honor: The Civil War Burials of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Admission Cost: $15.00
Contact Information: www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org or (215) 228-8200
Organization: National Archives Mid Atlantic Region (NARA)
Address: 900 Market Street (Entrance on Chestnut between 9th and 10th)
Event: Following Families to Freedom
Day: Friday, June 16, 2006
Time: 12 – 2 p.m.
Description: Following Families to Freedom – the records of the War Department Bureau of Refugees, Freedman and Abandoned Lands, commonly known as the Freedman’s Bureau, contain a wealth of information for tracing African – American family history, as well as understanding the larger picture of post Civil War changes. You’ll explore these records in this workshop, and appreciate your and your family’s connection with Juneteenth.
Admission Cost: Free
Contact Information: www.archives.gov/midatlantic or (215) 606-0100
Organization: National Liberty Museum
321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Day: June 1-30
Time: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Description: All month, young visitors enjoy a free and fun activity book highlighting African American history and the Juneteenth holiday with games, puzzles, quizzes, crafts and more. Each weekend, from 10 am to 5 p.m. on Saturday s and Sundays, the Museum’s “Craft Corner” hosts a free Juneteenth craft project.
Admission Cost:
Contact Information: www.libertymuseum.org or (215) 925-2800
Organization: Philadelphia Juneteenth Coalition
Events: Drumming Up the Spirits: Historic Walking Tour
Day: Friday, June 16th
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m
Description: Tour starts at 10 a.m. at Columbus Blvd. and Chestnut Streets, original site where the first 150 enslaved Africans arrived in Philadelphia. Tour visits historic sites related to early African American history culminating at Washington Square, also known as Congo Square 6th and Walnut Streets, where drumming, dance and historical re-enactments will take place.
Tour Cost: $10.50
Events at Washington Square: Free
Contact Information: www.pennsylvaniajuneteenth.com
215-222-8882 or email philajuneteenth@yahoo.com
Organization: Philadelphia Juneteenth Coalition
Event: Freedom Celebration Parade and Family Festival
Day: Sunday, June 18th
Time: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Description: The parade will begin at the All Wars Memorial at 20th & the Parkway and proceed to the Lincoln Statue at Kelly & Sedgely Drives in Fairmount Park. Following the parade there will be a fun-filled day of activities for the family featuring art, music, dance, poetry, food vendors and more.
Admission Cost: free to the public
Contact Information: www.pennsylvaniajuneteenth.com
215-222-8882 or email philajuneteenth@yahoo.com
Organization: Friends of Historic LaMott
Event: Camp William Penn and the Colored Troops of the United States
The Richard Wall House Museum, 1 Wall Park Drive, Elkins Park, PA 19017
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Description: An exhibition of banners, recruitment posters, and other objects that interpret the history of Camp William Penn, the country's largest center for training U. S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, and the U.S. Colored Troops. The Museum is open every Sunday from 1-4 and at other times by appointment.
Contact information: pt@usct.org, http://www.usct.org or call 215-885-2258
Organization: Pinnacle Performance Group
Event: In Sun and Snow – A Play
by Mary L. Hagy
Schedule:
Day/Date
Time Location
Friday, June 16
1:00 Walnut Street Theatre, Independence Studio, 9th
and Walnut Streets, Phila
Sunday, June 18 12:00
Mother Bethel AME Church, 6th and Lombard Streets, Phila
Sunday, June 18 3:00 The
Liberty Museum, 3rd and Chestnut Streets
Monday, June 19 2:00
African American Museum, 701 Arch Street, Phila
Monday, June 19 4:00
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 13th and Locust Streets, Phila
Description: In Sun and Snow is a 10–minute
play based on the diaries of two teenaged girls who lived in Philadelphia
during the Civil War. Both middle-class young ladies, unknown
to each other, they documented remarkably similar lives in strong,
financially secure families who enjoyed an active social whirl.
There was one difference: Margaret was white; Emily was of color.
In the 19th century Philadelphia, African American entrepreneurs
created successful businesses, owned property and enjoyed affluent
lifestyles. But ultimately, Emily faced undeniable challenges
that Margaret could not conceive. Emily and Margaret faced
the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and experience
how much – and how little – their world changed in its
wake.
Admission Cost: Free
Contact Information: www.wstonline.org
or pinnacllh@aol.com
Organization: The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Event: Tour of The Union League of Philadelphia
Day: Saturday, June 17, 2006
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Description: A 60-minute tour of the Union League, with emphasis on the League’s Civil War history, its role in Philadelphia, and its position as a supporter of African-American civil rights during the 1860s and 1870s.
Admission Cost: Free
Contact Information: www.unionleague.org or (215) 563-6500
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