CHAT: Underground Railroad in Tompkins County w/ Gerard Aching

WHEN: Wednesday February 21st - 4:30-5:30pm

WHERE: CAP ArtSpace Gallery (First Floor) in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850.

PRESENTER: Gerard Aching

Join Dr. Gerard Aching as he shares about the launch of the Underground Railroad Hub (undergroundrailroadhub.net) and local efforts to preserve and make known Tompkins County’s history as part of the network to freedom in the 18th century.
No registration necessary.

COVID-19 POLICY - The History Center will follow the most up to date guidance from the Tompkins County Health Department. Our organization is a mask friendly space and encourage visitors to practice what is most comfortable to them regarding mask wearing. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/health.

The program is offered through the CHAT (Community History Across Tompkins) program series for informal presentations by citizen historians. See other upcoming CHAT's at thehistorycenter.net/CHAT.

This event is brought to you as part of our Black History Month programming, we encourage our audience to engage with and learn about the Black history of Tompkins County throughout the year - Explore thehistorycenter.net/black-history.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event will take place in the traditional and contemporary lands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ' Nation (Cayuga), one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Learn more at thehistorycenter.net/land-acknowledgement.