Category Archives: Underground Railroad

Our Press Release: The Other Underground Railroad

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Bill Sullivan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS & CALENDAR LISTINGS: Click SA.Presentation.4.19.2016 Bill Sullivan, American Studies Teacher, Suffield Academy bsullivan@suffieldacademy.org Title: The Other Underground Railroad A Free Lecture from 7:00-8:00pm on April 19th at Suffield’s Senior Center, 145 Bridge Street. Suffield Academy Students present 18th Century Kidnapping … Continue reading →

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Reflection, Perhaps the Key Moment of a Project-Based Learning Experience

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Bill Sullivan

For our last assessment, reflect on your journey throughout the winter and spring terms and write a 500 word essay about a few important skills that you learned or mastered to a degree. Also reflect on your peaks and valleys … Continue reading →

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A Consideration for Adding Henry Foster’s Residence as an UGRR Site on the Connecticut Freedom Trail

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Bill Sullivan

The American Studies class at Suffield Academy has been investigating Underground Railroad activity in our town for the past since December. The Connecticut Freedom Trail sites have been very informative and beneficial in our search. Our goal for this school … Continue reading →

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Exciting Flyer For Our Big UGRR Event on Tuesday

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Bill Sullivan

We are excited to publish our final copy of the flyer. Please come to the program! The process for this flyer was meanginful and fun. Though it was a little past our internal deadline, we learned a great deal from … Continue reading →

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The David Ruggles Portion

Posted on April 24, 2014 by benjoniles

David Ruggles was born in the March of 1810 in Lyme, Connecticut. His parents were free blacks, and after moving to Norwich, Connecticut at a young age, members of his society, or “Bean Hill” as it were, paid a Yale … Continue reading →

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How Can We Establish an Historical Sign for Henry Foster?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Bill Sullivan

1.Part 1/18 of an amazing #UGRR research story in #PBL class that began: Where is Historical Marker Sign for Henry W. Foster of #Hartford? — Bill Sullivan (@bsullivan35) February 24, 2014 During the closing moments of our winter term, our … Continue reading →

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IQuilt Plan: Henry Foster is Another Asset to Hartford’s History

Posted on March 5, 2014 by 14ahw

Dear IQuilt Plan, As your organization continues to link the parks of Hartford with great signs and “wayfinding” awareness, my classmates and I wanted to share a recent discovery about a courageous UGRR agent that might help you with your … Continue reading →

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The Flora Slave Case from the Hooker Archives

Posted on March 5, 2014 by benjoniles

In his “Some Reminiscences of a Long Life”, John Hooker recalls the Flora Slave Case. In 1845, Hooker lived in Farmington, Connecticut—a town famous for its connection to the Underground Railroad. Hooker moved to the area in 1840 and in … Continue reading →

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Potential Sources

Posted on March 5, 2014 by benjoniles

Connecticut State Library. Connecticut State Library, 1 Jan. 2008. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. <http://www.cslib.org/undergroundrrct.htm>. The Connecticut State Library’s introduction to the Underground Railroad is brief, but it offers an excellent overview of the eighteenth century, the prevalence of slavery … Continue reading →

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The American Anti-Slavery Society and William Lloyd Garrison

Posted on March 5, 2014 by benjoniles

The Ohio Center for History’s introduction on anti-slavery societies outlines the birth, life, and dissolution of the American Anti-Slavery Society and its affiliated state organizations. The American Anti-Slavery Society was one of the most prominent abolitionist organizations in the United … Continue reading →