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''' Reference Sources ''' | ''' Reference Sources ''' | ||
*J. Blaine Hudson. ''Encyclopedia of the underground railroad'' Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., 2006. {{FSC|1339253|item|disp=FS Catalog 973 H26hj}} | *J. Blaine Hudson. ''Encyclopedia of the underground railroad'' Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., 2006. {{FSC|1339253|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 H26hj}} | ||
*Levi Coffin, ''Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the underground railroad : being a brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his instrumentality, and many other incidents.'' Cincinnati, Ohio : Western Tract Society, 1876. '''''Online at '''''{{FSDL|187355}}. {{WorldCat|271221186|item|disp=Also at various libraries (WorldCat)}} | *Levi Coffin, ''Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the underground railroad : being a brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his instrumentality, and many other incidents.'' Cincinnati, Ohio : Western Tract Society, 1876. '''''Online at '''''{{FSDL|187355}}. {{WorldCat|271221186|item|disp=Also at various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*Larry Gara. ''The liberty line : the legend of the Underground Railroad.'' Lexington, Kentucky : University of Kentucky Press, 1961. {{FSC|131446|item|disp=FS Catalog 973 F2ag}} | *Larry Gara. ''The liberty line : the legend of the Underground Railroad.'' Lexington, Kentucky : University of Kentucky Press, 1961. {{FSC|131446|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2ag}} | ||
*William Still. ''The Underground railroad'' reprint of 1871 ed. New York, New York : Arno Press, 1968. {{FSC|86666|item|disp=FS | *William Still. ''The Underground railroad'' reprint of 1871 ed. New York, New York : Arno Press, 1968. {{FSC|86666|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2asL}} | ||
* Wilbur H. Siebert. ''The Underground railroad from slavery to freedom.'' reprint of 1898 ed. North Stratford, New Hampshire : Ayer Pub. Co., 2000. {{FSC|1001049|item|disp=FS Catalog 973 F2siw}} | * Wilbur H. Siebert. ''The Underground railroad from slavery to freedom.'' reprint of 1898 ed. North Stratford, New Hampshire : Ayer Pub. Co., 2000. {{FSC|1001049|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2siw}} | ||
*Peter | *Peter Hinks and John McKivigan, eds., R. Owen Williams, assistant Ed., '' Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition.'' Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2007. {{FSC|1478714|item|disp=FS Catalog Books 326.803 H593e vols. 1-2}} | ||
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''' District of Columbia''' | ''' District of Columbia''' | ||
*Jerry M. Hynson. ''District of Columbia D.C. Department of Corrections runaway slave book, 1848-1863 : U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia fugitive slave cases, 1862-1863.''Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books,1999. {{FSC|968374|item|disp=FS Catalog 975.3 F2hj}} | *Jerry M. Hynson. ''District of Columbia D.C. Department of Corrections runaway slave book, 1848-1863 : U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia fugitive slave cases, 1862-1863.''Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books,1999. {{FSC|968374|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 975.3 F2hj}} | ||
''' Illinois''' | ''' Illinois''' | ||
*Glennette Tilley Turnr. " The Underground Railroad in Illinois." Glen Ellyn, Illinois: Newman Educational Pub., 2001. {{FSC|1887650|item|disp=FS | *Glennette Tilley Turnr. " The Underground Railroad in Illinois." Glen Ellyn, Illinois: Newman Educational Pub., 2001. {{FSC|1887650|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.3 H2tg}} | ||
*Owen W. Muelder. " The Underground Railroad in western Illinois." Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008. {{FSC|1573214|item|disp=FS | *Owen W. Muelder. " The Underground Railroad in western Illinois." Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008. {{FSC|1573214|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.3 H2mo}} | ||
''' Kentucky''' | ''' Kentucky''' | ||
*J. Blaine Hudson. " Fugitive Slaves and the underground railroad in the Kentucky borderland." Jefferson,North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2002. {{FSC|1058007|item|disp=FS | *J. Blaine Hudson. " Fugitive Slaves and the underground railroad in the Kentucky borderland." Jefferson,North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2002. {{FSC|1058007|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 976.9 F2h}} | ||
''' New Jersey''' | ''' New Jersey''' | ||
*Emma Marie Trusty. "The Underground railroad: ties that bound unveiled ; a history of the underground railroad in southern New Jersey from 1770 to 1861."Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Amed Literary Inc, 1999. {{FSC|969981|item|disp=FS | *Emma Marie Trusty. "The Underground railroad: ties that bound unveiled ; a history of the underground railroad in southern New Jersey from 1770 to 1861."Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Amed Literary Inc, 1999. {{FSC|969981|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.9 F2te}} | ||
''' New York''' | ''' New York''' | ||
*Tom Calarco. ''The underground railroad in the Adirondack region.''Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, [2011?}}, ©2004. {{FSC|3754086|item|disp=FS | *Tom Calarco. ''The underground railroad in the Adirondack region.''Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, [2011?}}, ©2004. {{FSC|3754086|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.75 H6c}} | ||
*Emerson Klees. ''Underground railroad tales with routes through the Finger Lakes region.'' Rochester, New York : Friends of the Finger Lakes Pub., c1997. {{FSC|685191|item|disp=FS | *Emerson Klees. ''Underground railroad tales with routes through the Finger Lakes region.'' Rochester, New York : Friends of the Finger Lakes Pub., c1997. {{FSC|685191|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.78 H2k}} | ||
*{{FSC|2686484|item|disp=Sydney H. Gallwey. ''Underground railroad in Tompkins County, (N.Y.)'' Ithaca, New York : S.H. Gallwey, 1963}} | *{{FSC|2686484|item|disp=Sydney H. Gallwey. ''Underground railroad in Tompkins County, (N.Y.)'' Ithaca, New York : S.H. Gallwey, 1963}} | ||
*Marjory Allen Perez. ''Final stop, freedom! : the Underground Railroad experience in Wayne County, New York.'' S.l. : Herons Bend Productions, c2017. {{FSC|2829754|item|disp=FS | *Marjory Allen Perez. ''Final stop, freedom! : the Underground Railroad experience in Wayne County, New York.'' S.l. : Herons Bend Productions, c2017. {{FSC|2829754|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.787 H6p}} | ||
*Susan Stessin-Cohn and Ashley Hurlburt-Biagini, ''In defiance : runaways from slavery in New York's Hudson River Valley, 1735-1831'' Delmar, New York : Black Dome Press Corp., 2016 {{FSC|2827790|item|disp=FS | *Susan Stessin-Cohn and Ashley Hurlburt-Biagini, ''In defiance : runaways from slavery in New York's Hudson River Valley, 1735-1831'' Delmar, New York : Black Dome Press Corp., 2016 {{FSC|2827790|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.7 H6c}} | ||
'''Ohio''' | '''Ohio''' | ||
*Margaret A. Parker, written and compiled, ''The underground railroad of Meigs County, Ohio. ''Pomeroy, Ohio : Meigs County Historical Society, c2007. {{FSC|1452757|item|disp=FS | *Margaret A. Parker, written and compiled, ''The underground railroad of Meigs County, Ohio. ''Pomeroy, Ohio : Meigs County Historical Society, c2007. {{FSC|1452757|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.199 H2p}} | ||
'''Pennsylvania''' | '''Pennsylvania''' | ||
*William J. Switala. "Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania." Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2001. {{FSC|1031003|item|disp=FS | *William J. Switala. "Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania." Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2001. {{FSC|1031003|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.8 F2sw}} | ||
*{{FSC|1838652|item|disp=R.C. Smedley. " History of the Underground Railroad: in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania." reprint. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2005.}} | *{{FSC|1838652|item|disp=R.C. Smedley. " History of the Underground Railroad: in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania." reprint. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2005.}} | ||
*Frances Cloud Taylor. ''The trackless trail : the story of the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding community.'' Kennett Square, Pennsylvania : F.C. Taylor, c1976. {{FSC|762874|item|disp=FS | *Frances Cloud Taylor. ''The trackless trail : the story of the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding community.'' Kennett Square, Pennsylvania : F.C. Taylor, c1976. {{FSC|762874|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.813/K2 F2ta}} | ||
''' Vermont''' | ''' Vermont''' | ||
*Wilbur Henry Siebert. "Vermont's anti-slavery and underground railroad record, with a map and illustrations." reprint. (New York, 1969) {{FSC|272018|item|disp=FS | *Wilbur Henry Siebert. "Vermont's anti-slavery and underground railroad record, with a map and illustrations." reprint. (New York, 1969) {{FSC|272018|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.3 H2si}} | ||
=== Archives and Libraries === | === Archives and Libraries === | ||
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''' Additional Sources ''' | ''' Additional Sources ''' | ||
*Harriett Tubman was a woman of remarkable skill, determination, and dedication. She was a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad where she assisted enslaved runaways to find freedom not only in the northern U.S. but all the way to Canada. | *Harriett Tubman was a woman of remarkable skill, determination, and dedication. She was a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad where she assisted enslaved runaways to find freedom not only in the northern U.S. but all the way to Canada. | ||
*{{FSC|82194|item|disp=Dorothy Sterling. '' Freedom train : the story of Harriet Tubman.''Garden City, New York : Doubleday, 1954. FS | *{{FSC|82194|item|disp=Dorothy Sterling. '' Freedom train : the story of Harriet Tubman.''Garden City, New York : Doubleday, 1954. FS Catalog Book 921.73 T79s}} | ||
There was a notable community in Nova Scotia. Some of the formerly enslaved persons 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] | There was a notable community in Nova Scotia. Some of the formerly enslaved persons 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] | ||