2024 Underground
Railroad Study Tour

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Flight Information

Southwest Airlines: Southern California to Port Columbus Airport
July 23, 2024

DAY 1:
Tuesday
July 23, 2024

Hotel Check-in: Downtown Hilton Columbus
Welcome, Orientation, and Dinner

DAY 2:
Wednesday
July 24, 2024

Breakfast on your own
Depart for Northern Kentucky
Courthouse Auction Site,Old Washington, KY
Ripley, OH Area Tour & Lunch
John Parker House & John Rankin House Tours
General Charles Young Birthplace, Mays Lick, KY
Jerry Gore’s Gravesite, Washington, KY
Special Dinner: Knights of Columbus
Hotel check-in: Hilton Hotel (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Footsteps After Dark: Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame

DAY 3:
Thurday
July 25, 2024

Breakfast on your own
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Lunch on your own
Drive-by tour: Wilberforce University
Depart for Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Underground Railroad History with Amanda Manahan
Hotel check-in: Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland
Footsteps After Dark: Erie Street Cemetery Tour
Dinner on your own

DAY 4:
Friday
July 26, 2024

Breakfast at Hotel
Oberlin Tour with Ken Grossi and Oberlin Historical Society
Lunch on your own
Depart for Dearborn, Michigan
Henry Ford Museum
Hotel check-in: Hilton Doubletree, Dearborn
Dinner on your own

DAY 5:
Saturday
July 27, 2024

Breakfast at Hotel
Depart for Detroit, Michigan
Charles Wright Museum
Lunch at Eastern Market
Detroit Tour with Jamon Jordan
Hotel check- in: Caesars Hotel, Windsor
Dinner on your own

DAY 6:
Sunday
July 28, 2024

Breakfast on your own
Walls Family Farm Experience with Dr. Bryan Walls and Family
Buxton Settlement Tour  & Lunch
Depart for Niagara Falls
Hotel check-in: Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel and Suites
Footsteps After Dark: Niagara Falls
Dinner on your own

DAY 7:
Monday
July 29, 2024

Breakfast on your own
Leave for Seneca Falls
Women’s History Museum Tour
Lunch on your own
Harriet Tubman & Secretary of State William Seward’s Home
Fort Hill Cemetery
Drive to Rochester, New York
Dinner & Gift Exchange at JoLi
Hotel Check-in: Hyatt Regency Downtown Rochester

DAY 8:
Tuesday
July 30, 2024

Breakfast on your own
Rochester Tour with Kenneth Morris
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Lunch at JoLi with AKWAABA Tours
Leave for Airport

Flight Information

Southwest Airlines: Buffalo International Airport to Southern California
July 30, 2024