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CURRICULUM PROJECT

Download curricular materials that will help you share the story of the Underground Railroad in Lancaster County with your students.

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The Curriculum Projects presented here come from several initiatives. These include the Christiana Curriculum Project funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Lancaster County Historical Society, the American Social History New Media Workshop and the National Endowment for the Humanities Underground Railroad Project administered by Millersville University.

The information and primary sources found on this website can be used to tell the compelling story of the Underground Railroad. We encourage you to create your own lesson plans. Please contact us to share lesson plans and student projects.

 

CURRICULAR MATERIAL

 

Elementary

I Had Heard of Canada...Where the Runaway is Safe...
(PDF file: requires Adobe Acrobat); created by Harriet Douple, 4th grade teacher, Hinkletown Mennonite School

A Snapshot of an African American Community: Using Census Records to Learn More About the African American Community in Columbia, Pa.


Secondary

Christiana Resistance Website

Pownall Family Perspective: Using Primary Documents to Learn More About the Christiana Resistance;created by Patricia Haverstick, Millersville University

The Nature of Resistance: Non-Violent Resistance and the Christiana Resistance of 1851; created by Jay Vasellas, History Teacher at Red Lion Area School District
(PDF file: requires Adobe Acrobat)

African American Soldiers from Columbia, Pa. in the Civil War

African American Newspapers: the 19th Century; created by David Zimmerman and Tracey Weis, Millersville University

 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

 

Keeping the Secret: Underground Railroad Activity in Lancaster County and Beyond Activity Book created by Hinkletown Mennonite School
(PDF file: requires Adobe Acrobat; please note that the file size is >1 MB and may take several minutes to download)

Dickinson Gorsuch Diary: Deciphering Handwritten Records
Allows students of any age to interact with a primary document

 

 

 

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