New book uncovers John Brown's Adirondack years, family life, and the mountain landscape that shaped his vision.

From Harriet Tubman's home in Auburn to the Freedom Crossing Monument in Lewiston, these sites preserve the region's crucial ...

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. One of those dreamers was Harriet Tubman. The Mansfield/Richland County Public ...

Travel for 2026's biggest historic anniversaries, from Black History Month events to Gaudí celebrations, royal fashion exhibits, and literary milestones.

A visit to Auburn, New York, reveals Harriet Tubman's life after the Underground Railroad-as a landowner, community leader, and advocate in her final 50 years.

Copes Johnson’s connection to Tubman and her role in preserving the legacy of her ancestor was recognized publicly by the New York Senate. Pauline Copes Johnson, a documented descendant of ...

Auburn, N.Y. — The great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman has died this week in Auburn, church officials said. Pauline Copes Johnson was 98 years old when she died, the Harriet Tubman Memorial ...

A portrait of Harriet Tubman (ca. 1820-1913). Tubman, herself an escaped slave, helped hundreds of slaves escape the South by means of the Underground Railroad. She nursed Union troops during the ...

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park is the “must go” trip to add to your travel agenda. The Tubman site originally opened in March 2017, in Church Creek, Md. through a ...

A new historical marker honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Maryland on September 17, 2025. The updated sign corrects inaccuracies about Tubman's birthplace and the number of people she freed.

Stephen Towns, "Wade in the Water" (2020), natural and synthetic fabric, polyester and cotton thread, crystal glass beads (photo courtesy the Gibbes Museum of Art; all other photos Megan ...