NEWS AND EVENTS

Public Programs
January — June 2009

January 2009

Unchained Memories
January 15 through Mary 15, 2009

A Photographic Exhibition with authentic first person slave narratives. On loan from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. A Belmont Mansion and High School of the Future Collaboration. On view during regular school hours.
Location: High School of the Future, 41st and Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

February 2009

African Film Screening: Explore The African Diaspora Through Film
February 8, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Cost: $7.00

Lecture On Obama And Lincoln
Presented by Michael Coard, Esquire
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Time: 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM
Cost: $10.00
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Quilt Exhibit And Workshop
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Time: 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM
Cost: $7.00 per ticket
Come see the Quilts of the Underground Railroad and a colorful exhibit of contemporary quilts stitched with multiple meanings and themes including a celebration of women, contemporary sewing techniques and recognizable images.

Love And Learning: Love Your Ancestors At The School Of The Future — Reception And Banquet
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Time: 5:00 PM — 8:00 PM
Cost: $50. Per ticket Ticket Info: Contact 215-878-8844.
Celebrate Black History Month at the Opening Reception for the Unchained Memories Exhibition and Banquet held in Honor of the Ancestors. On loan from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Unchained Memories captures through photographs and oral histories, authentic first person narratives from elderly people who were born into slavery.

Quest For Freedom Tours: From The Underground Railroad Museum At Belmont Mansion To Philadelphia Columbia Tracks and Marker At Belmont and Edgely Drive.
February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17 2009

Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring your car.
Time: 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM
Cost: Free with Museum Admission of $7.00

The Life of Martin Delaney Presented by Lenwood Sloan.
Public Conversation and Historic Underground Railroad Reenactments
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Cost: $10.00
The dramatic life of Philadelphian Martin R. Delaney will be presented by Lenwood Sloan in the format of a public conversation. Hear dramatic stories about Underground Railroad history from High School of the Future student reenactors.You will meet Belmont Mansion Judge Richard Peters and Cornelia Wells, James Forten and Martin R. Delaney. Historic Reenactments presented by High School of the Future Student Docents.

Book Signing: Parallel Communities: The Underground Railroad in Southern New Jersey
Saturday, February 28, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Cost: $10.00
Author: Dennis Rizzo
Publisher: The History Press. For enslaved people escaping on the Underground Railroad these communities promised sanctuary and salvation. Under the pressure of racial predjudice, free blacks, runaways, and even Native Americans formed Island communities on the periphery of South Jersey towns. Dennis Rizzo validates their role in the preservation of tradition, definition of extended family and creation of a social bond between diverse peoples; together they formed parallel communities.