Edith Edmunds, 99, sits contentedly in the sewing room of her Halifax home on a Thursday morning sewing together the components of squares for a quilt.

While aspiring entertainers often head to New York to follow their dreams, some of the who’s who in entertainment have tapped ...

It's here that the legend of the Parks-Bentley Place being a stop on the Underground Railroad begins. “Being Quakers, (The Benedict brother) didn’t like the whole (slavery) situation ...

Many people escaping slavery sought sanctuary in the Southern Tier. Here are some of the homes and churches on the Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad was a network of people all over ... Up in the attic, the Gates home had an emergency hiding place. Tucked behind a hidden panel in the back of a cupboard, escaped slaves ...

This is why they call the tour Ancient Landscapes of South Texas, Hiding in Plain Sight ... how South Texas was used for the Underground Railroad and was a destination for slaves to head south ...

He describes this as the "perfect hiding place" that would make the plane and its 239 passengers hard to find. According to Mr Lyne, the aircraft is situated at the edge of Broken Ridge ...

the Underground Railroad in Chautauqua County, and in most other places, operated by a brilliant network of secrecy, moving freedom seekers swiftly, from and to small houses, cabins, or barns.

Located in South Kensington, Gloucester Road is one of the Underground’s older stations, first opening in 1868 with subsurface platforms. Its deep-level platforms weren’t added until 1906. READ MORE: ...