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    BECOME PART OF CLEVELAND METROPARKS

    News & Press | September 2010

    BECOME PART OF CLEVELAND METROPARKS

    Posted: September 1, 2010
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    FOR IMMEDIATE
    RELEASE:                                             



    SEPTEMBER 1, 2010



     



    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    CATHERINE POMIECKO - 216-635-3275



     



    Underground Railroad stops existed throughout
    Northeast Ohio to provide runaway slaves with safe places to hide
    on their way to Canada. Although slavery was illegal in Ohio, some
    people still opposed the ending of slavery, and the journey to
    freedom was risky. By 1810, people here in
    Northeast Ohio began to help runaway slaves gain their true
    freedom.



     



    Visitors to Cleveland Metroparks can actively
    participate in this heart-wrenching experience of escaping on the
    Underground Railroad in two programs this fall. The emotional hush
    that the runaway slaves experienced while traveling unfamiliar
    lands on dark, fall evenings, the degradation of being sold as
    chattel by lantern light, and the hopes of reaching the Promised
    Land are emotions that cannot be experienced through history
    books.



     



    Two "Escape on the Underground
    Railroad" programs for the public are on Saturdays, October 2
    and 9 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Bedford Reservation.



     



    Participants will experience history through live
    interaction with costumed staff and volunteers, demonstrating the
    frightening journey a runaway slave passing through the area would
    have gone through.



     



    The "Escape on the Underground Railroad" program won
    the National Association for Interpretation's Region Four
    "Program of the Year" award in 1998, and the Friends of
    Freedom Society's award for promoting the Underground Railroad in
    2003.



     



    Due to the format and subject matter of the program,
    participants must be actively involved.



     



    On October 2, participants, ages 15 and older,
    are welcomed to participate. If between the ages of 15 and 18, a
    parent or guardian must be present. On October 9, the program is
    for adults only.



     



    Registration begins September 20. Space is limited.



     



    For more information to make reservations, call
    216-341-3152. Exact meeting location and additional program
    information will be given upon registration.



     



    Experience the "Escape on the Underground
    Railroad" with Cleveland Metroparks - part of your
    life, naturally
    .



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    EDITOR'S NOTE: Media are invited to preview the program at the
    dress rehearsal at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 23 at Cleveland
    Metroparks Hemlock Creek Picnic Area in Bedford Reservation. For
    more information and to reserve a spot at the rehearsal, contact
    Bob Rotatori at 216-635-3263. Space is limited.



     

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