"Living Interpretation of Women Buried at Midland Cemetery"
Name:
"Living Interpretation of Women Buried at Midland Cemetery"
Date:
February 23, 2014
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Website:
http://www.mechanicsburgmuseum.org
Event Description:
Barbara Barksdale, President of " Friends of Midland" will present a program which will cover the life of a woman buried at Midland Cemetery, Steelton, Pennsylvania - her birth into slavery and road to freedom.
"The Midland Cemetery is the final resting place for slaves, former slaves, men of the United States Colored Troops, Buffalo soldiers and numerous leaders of the area's African American Community."
The event will take place at the Museum Passenger Station. It is open to the public. Refreshments are provided. Museum Members, Children under 13, free: Non-members, $4.00
"The Midland Cemetery is the final resting place for slaves, former slaves, men of the United States Colored Troops, Buffalo soldiers and numerous leaders of the area's African American Community."
The event will take place at the Museum Passenger Station. It is open to the public. Refreshments are provided. Museum Members, Children under 13, free: Non-members, $4.00
