Webinars

Part of the Network to Freedom's mission is to educate the public about the Underground Railroad and its importance in American history. Below, you can find links to fully accessible recordings of webinars discussing the Underground Railroad and its relevance that were produced by the Network to Freedom and their partners.
  • Legacies: Underground Railroad Descendants - Akilah Jaramogi

    Legacies: Underground Railroad Descendants - Akilah Jaramogi

    Akilah Jaramogi is a direct descendant of the Maroon people who lived at the ‘Negro Fort’, a NTF site, at what is now Prospect Bluff located in the Apalachicola National Forest in Franklin county Florida. In 1815 when the British withdrew from the Fort they took some of the African Americans (freedom seekers) to Trinidad. Mrs. Jaramogi serves as the CEO of the Merikin Heritage Foundation, preserving the heritage of African Americans in Trinidad.

    Duration:
    58 minutes, 45 seconds
  • Online Application Training

    Online Application Training

    View this online application training session from November 2022 to understand the new Network to Freedom application system. Starting with the January 15, 2022 application deadline, the Network to Freedom will no longer accept applications created in word processors or PDF documents. The only way to submit a Network to Freedom application is via the online system. To create an account and access the online application, visit https://apps.cr.nps.gov/ntf

    Duration:
    30 minutes, 28 seconds
  • Grant Program Q&A Webinar

    Grant Program Q&A Webinar

    ASALH hosted the Network to Freedom for a Q&A session leading up to their 2021 grant deadline. Although Network to Freedom staff cannot review the applications prior to the deadline, they answered questions about the application itself and the application process. The 2021 grant deadline is May 14, 2021. Please email network_to_freedom@nps.gov with any questions.

    Duration:
    25 minutes, 55 seconds
  • Historic Preservation Fund Grants Webinar, 11.04.2021

    Historic Preservation Fund Grants Webinar, 11.04.2021

    In 2022, the Historic Preservation Fund will fund more than $150 million in projects to assist communities with historic preservation and conservation projects. The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program hosted Grants Management Specialist Seth Tinkham to learn more about the different funding opportunities available to support physical preservation work to buildings and sites, nomination of resources to the National Register, and preservation planning efforts.

    Duration:
    1 hour, 5 minutes, 27 seconds
  • Introduction to International Underground Railroad Month 2021

    Introduction to International Underground Railroad Month 2021

    In 2020, eleven states and other entities proclaimed September as International Underground Railroad Month. Join past participants in this commemoration to learn more about the initiative and begin to prepare for September 2021.

    Duration:
    41 minutes, 18 seconds
  • Native Americans and the Underground Railroad in the Midwest

    Native Americans and the Underground Railroad in the Midwest

    Focusing on the Shawnee, Wyandots and their allies in the Ohio country, this panel explores the cooperation of Native Americans, African Americans, whites, and mixed-race individuals who assisted and provided sanctuary to freedom seekers. Presenters include Roy Finkenbine (Black Abolitionist Archive, University of Detroit Mercy), Diane Miller (Network to Freedom), Holly and Kristen Zane (Enrolled Members of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas), and Debra Robinson (English Faculty, Dine' College)

    Duration:
    1 hour, 17 minutes, 51 seconds
  • Webinar: International Underground Railroad Month

    Webinar: International Underground Railroad Month

    This Webinar, conducted July 1, 2020, provides context for International Underground Railroad Month in September. Hosts include Diane Miller, Heather Ersts, and Roy Finkenbine.

    Duration:
    51 minutes, 14 seconds

Last updated: December 2, 2022

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