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Bill Smith Underground Railroad Festival In-Person

Bill Smith Underground Railroad Festival Schedule:

All events will take place at the Greensburg Public Library and are free.

Lectures:

9:00 AM-Reverend David Crowley-”The Religious Roots of Antislavery in Indiana With Special Attention to Decatur County”

10:00 AM-Joanna Hahn, Central Region Director at the Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site

1100 AM-Ann Hagedorn, Best-Selling Author and Former Wall Street Journal Reporter will Present On Her book “Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad”

 

Music:

1:00 PM-Carnegie Quartet-Enjoy the Highest Quality in String Music as the Ensemble Presents Parlor Music From the Underground Railroad Era

2:30 PM-Hot Horns-This Five Piece Horn Band Brings Jazz, Dixieland and Blues

3:45 PM 35th Indiana Pipes and Drums-Civil War Music

Bring your own chair for the concerts. Weather permitting, the music will be held outside on the library's patio. 

 

Tours: For the first time ever in Decatur County there will be docent led bus tours. The times will be at 9 and 1 but space is limited so register early.

 

Date:
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time:
All Day Event
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Meeting Room/Commercial Kitchen

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