A Reenactment on the 1st Friday in June --

An Annual History with Mystery Stroll

This year you can eavesdrop on the secret conversations, rumors, gossips and hints by local heroes of the past!

On Friday, June 1, 2012, from 6-8 p.m., visitors to Kennett Square will be able to eavesdrop on the secret conversations, rumors, gossips, and hints by local heroes of the past, such as the Coxes, Barnards, Carters, Pennocks, Mendenhalls, Agnews, Fussell, Lewis and more, along with Thomas Garrett! Our heroes will meet up at several sites on S. Broad Street, where they will quietly discuss controversies like abolitionism and the free produce movement, gossip about the Underground Railroad activities of their neighbors, or hear hero fugitives tell of their escape from slavery.

Frederick Douglass will be speaking from a soapbox on State & South Broad while the Camptown Shakers will entertain visitors with Civil War-era music. This free event will be sponsored by the Kennett Historical Commission and Kennett Underground Railroad Center. Educational entertainment the whole family will enjoy!

If you missed last year’s popular First Friday Underground Railroad Stroll, be sure to mark your calendar for this one!