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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Underground Railroad Days (Cass County, Michigan) - July 2014 -- events at Cassopolis and Vandalia

Weekend events sponsored by Cass County Underground Railroad Society -- www.urscc.org/ -- Locations at both Cassopolis and Vandalia, Michigan USA -- includes Historical re-enactors and Youth actors at Youth Center -- Opening night -- July 11, 2014: 7 p.m. at Sam Adams Middle School "A River to Cross" play by and produced by Dr. Von and Fran Washington; 8 p.m. the Youth Michigan History Day champions "The Kentucky Raid in 10 minutes"; Weekend events on Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13 -- Classic Car Show; Presenters on "Cass County and the Civil War"; "African American Pioneers in Cass County (Allen and Sanders families)"; "Growing up in the Bonine House (1934 - 1953); 11 a.m. Community Ecumenical Church service in the Park; "Cass County Underground Railroad Wax Museum"; "Antebellum Migration of Free Black Families into Southwest Michigan and Cass County." Go to www.urscc.org for more information; all activities free except for Soul Food Dinner concession and Arts & Crafts Booths.

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