Fall River History Club
The next meeting of the Fall River History Club will be Wednesday, February 18th at 6:30 in the Fall River Public Library. Ken Champlin will speak on recent research that he has conducted that sheds new light on the Underground Railroad in Fall River. It should be an excellent presentation.
Related to that, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities will be sponsoring a seminar titled “Traces of the Trade: Massachusetts and the Economy of Slavery,” to be held on Thursday, February 12th at 6:30 pm (reception at 6:00) at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
A personal request: Al Lima, co-founder of the Fall River History Club is conducting an oral history initiative, focusing on persons who were raised in Fall River in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. His hope is to write a book about growing up in the city. If any of you know of any older person who would like to be interviewed for this project, we would appreciate your assistance.
February 7, 2009 at 3:56 pm
For anyone who’s interested but can’t make the Thursday showing, we’ll also be screening Traces of the Trade on Monday, Feb. 9, at 4:00pm at the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford, 71 Eighth Street.
At the Monday showing, we’ll also have a DeWolf family member who appears in the film present to answer questions and participate in a discussion about slavery and race. The film is about the DeWolf family of Bristol, R.I., the largest slave-trading family in the nation’s history, and their legacy today.