Resources

National Geographic Underground Railroad Interactive Game

Pretend you are a slave and have never tasted freedom. Your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, dangerous trek. Do you try it? Many resources for teachers are on this site maintained by National Geographic Magazine.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/journey-freedom-underground-railroad/

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Find current news, recent historical research, video clips, links and other resources on this site maintained by a museum and education center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
http://www.freedomcenter.org/

Lycoming County Historical Society and Thomas T. Taber Museum

848 West Fourth Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-326-3326
tabermuseum.org

James V. Brown Public Library

19 East Fourth Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-326-0536
jvbrown.edu

Peter Herdic Transportation Museum

810 Nichols Pl
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-601-1897
phtm.org/

Steal Away: Songs of the Underground Railroad

Appleseed Recordings
P. O. Box 2593
West Chester, PA 19380

Follow the North Star to Freedom

Documentary videotape on Underground Railroad in North Central PA
Directed by J.D. DiAngelis, produced by Karen Frock in conjunction with WVIA

Send Us Your Stories

While some local Underground Railroad agents and conductors have been identified, we know very little about the people who passed through here, and would like to know more. If your ancestors passed down a story about traveling through our region on the way to freedom or helping those passing through, please contact us
(estomin@lycoming.edu).