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.
