The Jackson Purchase Historical Society invites you to a Zoom meeting. Our speaker will be Richard Parker, a local historian, who will speak on the steamboat’s role as a means of escape in the Underground Railroad. The program is entitled “Escape to Freedom: The Role of the Steamboat in the Underground Railroad.” When: Nov 14, 2020 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) To register in advance for this meeting click – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsfumurzsqE9L3GVweCHPSIGz_7tWaJQ8d After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting by computer or by phone.  If you have problems email bruce.dobyns@gmail.com. Please join us.  

The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet on November 14 via Zoom at 10:30 a.m. To register for the meeting, please send an email to bruce.dobyns@gmail.com. Our speaker will be Richard Parker, a local historian, who will speak on the steamboat’s role as a means of escape in the Underground Railroad. The program is entitled “Escape to Freedom: The Role of the Steamboat in the Underground Railroad.” Parker said, “The Jackson Purchase is surrounded by the Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers,” Parker continued, “which acted as an interstate for slaves moving North seeking their freedom.” “Thousands of slaves worked on…