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==== Underground Railroad ====
==== Underground Railroad ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1339253?availability=Family%20History%20Library J. Blaine Hudson. ''Encyclopedia of the underground railroad''Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., 2006. FHL 973 H26hj] 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/131446?availability=Family%20History%20Library Larry Gara. ''The liberty line : the legend of the Underground Railroad.''Lexington, Kentucky : University of Kentucky Press, 1961. FHL973 F2ag]
* https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/86666?availability=Family%20History%20Library William Still. 


*Harriett Tubman was a woman of remarkable skill, determination, and dedication. She was a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad where she assisted runaway slaves to find freedom not only in the northern U.S. but all the way to Canada. There was a notable community in Nova Scotia. Some of the newly free slaves would intermingle with Canadian Indians, as they often did in the U.S. Don't ignore Canada when looking for your African American ancestors! Check out this site about [http://www.harriettubman.com/index.html Harriet Tubman]
*Harriett Tubman was a woman of remarkable skill, determination, and dedication. She was a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad where she assisted runaway slaves to find freedom not only in the northern U.S. but all the way to Canada. There was a notable community in Nova Scotia. Some of the newly free slaves would intermingle with Canadian Indians, as they often did in the U.S. Don't ignore Canada when looking for your African American ancestors! Check out this site about [http://www.harriettubman.com/index.html Harriet Tubman]
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