C19 Podcast Focuses on John W. Jones, important Elmira historical figure
A new episode of the C19 podcast focuses on another extraordinary figure from Elmira.
Tag: Underground Railroad
Silent Work in Elmira: Letters from the Wilbur H. Siebert Underground Railroad Collection
In our effort to preserve the history of the Underground Railroad in Elmira, and Mark Twain’s familial connection to that history, we are grateful to the Ohio History Connection for allowing us to reproduced relevant letters written by Susan Crane and John W. Jones.
“The Gospel of Revolt: Mark Twain in Elmira,” An Episode of The C19: America In The Nineteenth-Century Podcast, Featuring Hal Holbrook
A podcast tour of Elmira, listeners are introduced to the legacies of the Park Church, Woodlawn Cemetery, and Quarry Farm, as well as a cast of characters from the Underground Railroad, Women’s Rights Movement, and, of course, Mark Twain’s in-laws.
The Park Church to Host Play about the Underground Railroad
The play “Yours, for the Oppressed” is a project of the Black Theater Troupe of Upstate New York
Remembering Reverend Conway, Mark Twain’s Second-Favorite Clergyman
While Mark Twain’s close bond with Congregationalist minister Joseph Twichell is well known among Twainians, the friendship he shared with another man of the cloth, the Rev. Moncure Conway, often receives little more than passing reference. We read mostly of Conway’s role as Twain’s literary representative in England or of his glowing review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Occasionally there’s a reference to the time he helped Twain arrange […]