DESCRIPTION: “On episode 11 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with Beaver County historian Charles Townsend about his family’s early abolitionist activism and the Underground Railroad in Beaver County.” Charles Townsend III is a native of Beaver County, and one of its most ardent historians. In 1999, he was one of the …
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I wrote and performed this piece on July 14th, 2012, for the Little Beaver Historical Society in Beaver County, PA. It is a fictional piece based off of research done on the town of Darlington, PA and surrounding areas as well as general historical information about the time period. – Sarah Carleton. RETURN TO THE …
On episode 13 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast–recorded live at the 2019 Darlington Days Community Celebration–we talk with event coordinator Sally Mahon and Parade Grand Marshall Jim Shanor of the Little Beaver Historical Society about the origins of the annual event, the dedicated volunteers who make it happen, and what the celebration means …
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