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''' Reference Sources ''' | ''' Reference Sources ''' | ||
*''Encyclopedia of the underground railroad,'' J. Blaine Hudson. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., 2006. {{FSC|1339253|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 H26hj}} | *''Encyclopedia of the underground railroad,'' J. Blaine Hudson. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., 2006. {{FSC|1339253|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 H26hj}} | ||
*''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,'' Levi Coffin. Cincinnati, Ohio : Western Tract Society, 1876. '''''Online at '''''{{FSDL|187355}}. {{WorldCat|271221186|item|disp=Also at various libraries (WorldCat)}} | *''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,'' by Levi Coffin. Cincinnati, Ohio : Western Tract Society, 1876. '''''Online at '''''{{FSDL|187355}}. {{WorldCat|271221186|item|disp=Also at various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*''The liberty line : the legend of the Underground Railroad,'' Larry Gara, Lexington, Kentucky : University of Kentucky Press, 1961. {{FSC|131446|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2ag}} | *''The liberty line : the legend of the Underground Railroad,'' by Larry Gara, Lexington, Kentucky : University of Kentucky Press, 1961. {{FSC|131446|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2ag}} | ||
*''The Underground railroad,'' William Still. reprint of 1871 ed. New York, New York : Arno Press, 1968. {{FSC|86666|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2asL}} | *''The Underground railroad,'' William Still. reprint of 1871 ed. New York, New York : Arno Press, 1968. {{FSC|86666|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2asL}} | ||
* ''The Underground railroad from slavery to freedom, 'Wilbur H. Siebert. Reprint of 1898 ed. North Stratford, New Hampshire : Ayer Pub. Co., 2000. {{FSC|1001049|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2siw}} | * ''The Underground railroad from slavery to freedom,'' by Wilbur H. Siebert. Reprint of 1898 ed. North Stratford, New Hampshire : Ayer Pub. Co., 2000. {{FSC|1001049|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 973 F2siw}} | ||
*'' Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition.'' Peter Hinks and John McKivigan, eds., R. Owen Williams, assistant Ed., , Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2007. {{FSC|1478714|item|disp=FS Catalog Books 326.803 H593e vols. 1-2}} | *'' Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition.'' by Peter Hinks and John McKivigan, eds., R. Owen Williams, assistant Ed., , 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''' | ||
*''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,'' Jerry M. Hynson. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books, 1999. {{FSC|968374|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 975.3 F2hj}} | *''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,'' by Jerry M. Hynson. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books, 1999. {{FSC|968374|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 975.3 F2hj}} | ||
''' Illinois''' | ''' Illinois''' | ||
*'' The Underground Railroad in Illinois,'' Glennette Tilley Turnr. Glen Ellyn, Illinois: Newman Educational Pub., 2001. {{FSC|1887650|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.3 H2tg}} | *'' The Underground Railroad in Illinois,'' by Glennette Tilley Turnr. Glen Ellyn, Illinois: Newman Educational Pub., 2001. {{FSC|1887650|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.3 H2tg}} | ||
*''The Underground Railroad in western Illinois,'' Owen W. Muelder. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008. {{FSC|1573214|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.3 H2mo}} | *''The Underground Railroad in western Illinois,'' by Owen W. Muelder. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008. {{FSC|1573214|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.3 H2mo}} | ||
''' Kentucky''' | ''' Kentucky''' | ||
*''Fugitive Slaves and the underground railroad in the Kentucky borderland,'' J. Blaine Hudson. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2002. {{FSC|1058007|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 976.9 F2h}} | *''Fugitive Slaves and the underground railroad in the Kentucky borderland,'' by J. Blaine Hudson. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2002. {{FSC|1058007|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 976.9 F2h}} | ||
''' New Jersey''' | ''' New Jersey''' | ||
* ''The Underground railroad: ties that bound unveiled ; a history of the underground railroad in southern New Jersey from 1770 to 1861.'' Emma Marie Trusty. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Amed Literary Inc, 1999. {{FSC|969981|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.9 F2te}} | * ''The Underground railroad: ties that bound unveiled ; a history of the underground railroad in southern New Jersey from 1770 to 1861.'' by Emma Marie Trusty. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Amed Literary Inc, 1999. {{FSC|969981|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.9 F2te}} | ||
''' New York''' | ''' New York''' | ||
*''The underground railroad in the Adirondack region,'' Tom Calarco. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, [2011?}}, ©2004. {{FSC|3754086|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.75 H6c}} | *''The underground railroad in the Adirondack region,'' by Tom Calarco. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, [2011?}}, ©2004. {{FSC|3754086|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.75 H6c}} | ||
*''Underground railroad tales with routes through the Finger Lakes region,'' Emerson Klees. | *''Underground railroad tales with routes through the Finger Lakes region,'' by Emerson Klees. | ||
Rochester, New York : Friends of the Finger Lakes Pub., c1997. {{FSC|685191|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.78 H2k}} | Rochester, New York : Friends of the Finger Lakes Pub., c1997. {{FSC|685191|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.78 H2k}} | ||
*''Underground railroad in Tompkins County, (N.Y.)'' Ithaca, New York : S.H. Gallwey, 1963. '''''Online at''''' {{FSDL|424892}} | *''Underground railroad in Tompkins County, (N.Y.)'' Ithaca, New York : S.H. Gallwey, 1963. '''''Online at''''' {{FSDL|424892}} | ||
*''Final stop, freedom! : the Underground Railroad experience in Wayne County, New York,'' Marjory Allen Perez. S.l. : Herons Bend Productions, c2017. {{FSC|2829754|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.787 H6p}} | *''Final stop, freedom! : the Underground Railroad experience in Wayne County, New York,'' by Marjory Allen Perez. S.l. : Herons Bend Productions, c2017. {{FSC|2829754|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.787 H6p}} | ||
*''In defiance : runaways from slavery in New York's Hudson River Valley, 1735-1831,'' Susan Stessin-Cohn and Ashley Hurlburt-Biagini. Delmar, New York : Black Dome Press Corp., 2016 {{FSC|2827790|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.7 H6c}} | *''In defiance : runaways from slavery in New York's Hudson River Valley, 1735-1831,'' by Susan Stessin-Cohn and Ashley Hurlburt-Biagini. Delmar, New York : Black Dome Press Corp., 2016 {{FSC|2827790|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.7 H6c}} | ||
'''Ohio''' | '''Ohio''' | ||
*''The underground railroad of Meigs County, Ohio,'' Margaret A. Parker written and compiled. Pomeroy, Ohio : Meigs County Historical Society, c2007. {{FSC|1452757|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.199 H2p}} | *''The underground railroad of Meigs County, Ohio,'' by Margaret A. Parker written and compiled. Pomeroy, Ohio : Meigs County Historical Society, c2007. {{FSC|1452757|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 977.199 H2p}} | ||
'''Pennsylvania''' | '''Pennsylvania''' | ||
*''Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania,'' William J. Switala. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2001. {{FSC|1031003|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.8 F2sw}} | *''Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania,'' by William J. Switala. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2001. {{FSC|1031003|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.8 F2sw}} | ||
*''History of the Underground Railroad: in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania.'' R.C. Smedley. Reprint. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2005.{{FSC|1838652|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} '''''Online at''''' {{FSDL|587956}}; {{WorldCat|54843964|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | *''History of the Underground Railroad: in Chester and the neighboring counties of Pennsylvania.'' by R.C. Smedley. Reprint. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2005.{{FSC|1838652|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} '''''Online at''''' {{FSDL|587956}}; {{WorldCat|54843964|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*''The trackless trail : the story of the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding community,'' Frances Cloud Taylor. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania : F.C. Taylor, 1976. {{FSC|762874|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.813/K2 F2ta}} | *''The trackless trail : the story of the Underground Railroad in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding community,'' by Frances Cloud Taylor. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania : F.C. Taylor, 1976. {{FSC|762874|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.813/K2 F2ta}} | ||
''' Vermont''' | ''' Vermont''' | ||
*''Vermont's anti-slavery and underground railroad record, with a map and illustrations, '' Wilbur Henry Siebert. Reprint. (New York, 1969) {{FSC|272018|item|disp=FS Catalog Book 974.3 H2si}} | *''Vermont's anti-slavery and underground railroad record, with a map and illustrations, '' by Wilbur Henry Siebert. 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. | ||
*''Freedom train : the story of Harriet Tubman,'' Dorothy Sterling. Garden City, New York : Doubleday, 1954. {{FSC|82194|item|disp= FS Catalog Book 921.73 T79s}} | *''Freedom train : the story of Harriet Tubman,'' by Dorothy Sterling. Garden City, New York : Doubleday, 1954. {{FSC|82194|item|disp= 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] | ||