FINAL PROJECTS for EDW 562 The Underground Railroad

Held at Millersville University

 

Digital Snapshots produced by UGRR Project Consultants and Mentor Teachers

 

  1. Tracey Weis, "Using Historic Sites and Landscapes to Teach the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=70064184

Overview of NEH Research Seminars on Vernacular Architecture and Material Culture and the ongoing investigations into teaching with historic places.

 

  1. Kelly Britt, "Material Culture, Historic Architecture, and the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=39252419

Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton-Smith sites of investigation for the Underground Railroad.

 

  1. Randy Harris, "Right of Way: Preserving a legacy"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=97389705

Tour of Southern Lancaster County Underground Railroad sites.

 

  1. Todd Mealy, "The Peril of Abolition: Antislavery in Harrisburg, PA"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=38843553

Description of the anti-slavery network in Harrisburg and lesson plan, "Anti-slavery in the Capital City."

 

  1. Jeff Mummert, "The Underground Railroad in York County, PA"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=83656186

History of UGRR research in York County, assessment of  "UGRR in York" website, and plans for further research and website redesign.

 

  1. Jim Delle & Mary Ann Levine, "Archaeology and the Underground Railroad at the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith  Site"

      http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=10752571

Overview of Service Learning project conducted by students at Franklin & Marshall college in conjunction with excavation at the Stevens-Smith site.

 

Digital Snapshots & Project Summaries produced by EDW 562.01 Workshop Teachers

held June 21-25, 2004
 

  1. Matt Delfert, "The Underground Railroad and Lampeter-Strasburg"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=32120521

Sites in or nearby Lampeter-Strasburg area that have a connection to the Underground Railroad.

 

  1. Teresa Ernest, "Heroes and Courage in the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=74378408

Broad themes integrated into the Underground Railroad, such as Courage and Heroic endeavors.

 

  1. Kristin Moritz, "An Introduction to the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=93588154

Music, Stories, and Map resources used to teach the Underground Railroad.

 

  1. Lisa Acken, "Underground Railroad Overview"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=87064492

Introductory unit for researching the Underground Railroad in a Classroom setting.

 

  1. Beth Snell, "Pennsylvania Site Markers of the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=59579679

People, Places, Events, Etc. connecting the Underground Railroad using the PA UGRR site markers.

 

  1. Jane Moyer, "Using Personal Slave Narratives to Teach the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=88203682

Introduction to Mini-Unit on Using Slave Narratives to teach the Underground Railroad, Compare and Contrast, Etc.

 

  1. Linda Kean, "Library Resources on the Underground Railroad"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=65686995

Internet Websites, Books, Movies, Etc. used to teach the Underground Railroad.

 

  1. Rachel Wardecke, "Teaching the Underground Railroad in a Multi-grade Classroom"

http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=1710048

Four-day lesson plan to teach the Underground Railroad in a multi-grade classroom.

 

  1. Melissa McClune, "Music's Role in Slavery" (mcclune.ppt)

Summary of weekÕs events, focus on importance of music and spirituals in slavery.

 

  1. Amy Daihl, "What I Learned About the Underground Railroad" (amy.doc)

Summary of issues learned throughout workshop and how to incorporate that knowledge into the classroom.

 

  1. Laura Lovaglio, "The UGRR: A Learning Experience" (laura.ppt)

Slavery in Lancaster County and Canada, resources for educators.

 

  1. Lyrian Vanartsdalen, "Secret Songs" (secretsongs.ppt)

Beginning of a lesson plan to show how slaves to convey messages to each other used call and response songs.

 

  1. Jeffery Kelly, "Summary of Learning" (summary_j_kelly.ppt)

Summary of Learning and resources used throughout the week of the EDW workshop.

 

  1. Michelle Lofgren, "A Fact A Day" (lofgren.doc)

Facts learned through weeklong workshop

 

  1. Doris Tally, "Impressions of UGRR Course" (doristally.doc)

Impressions of EDW 562 Course and how to use gathered information in a classroom setting.

 

  1. Mark Knoll, "Local Underground Railroad Information" (EDW562summary.doc)

Using primary sources to teach Local Underground Railroad facts.

 
 17.  Jo-Ann Cleck, "Comparing Dauphin and Lancaster County Timelines"

(comparing_time_lines.doc)

Using timelines of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties to teach the Underground Railroad.

 

  1. Susan Stake, "Slavery and the Underground Railroad: A Thematic Unit for Fourth Grade."  (stake.doc)

Includes activities for archaeology, historical re-enactment, and literature.


Digital Snapshots & Project Summaries produced by EDW 562.03 Workshop Teachers

held June 21-25, 2004


  1. Louise Bell, "First Steps on the Underground Railroad"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=93814734
  2. David Danner, EDW 562 Underground Railroad in Lancaster County: Personal Reflections"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=90606318
  3. Leona Harris, "Steal Away Home"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=82964000
  4. Sylvia Harris, "A Safe Haven"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=17488349
  5. Beth Kapp, "Library/Classroom Links for Teaching the Underground Railroad"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=59406982
  6. Ryan Kieffer, "The Christiana Resistance: History Within Our Backyards"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=93876012
  7. Ralene Miller, "Faith Ringgold and Ralene Miller's Journey Traveling the Historic Underground Railroad"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=99019632
  8. Keith Nagley, "Columbia and the Underground Railroad"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=39942054
  9. Christopher Rumbaugh, "From Slavery to Desegregation: A Brief History of the Underground Railroad to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision"
    http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=91880319
  10. Stacey Stokes, In Progress