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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