WARREN Public library explores Underground Railroad

WARREN -- The public is invited to attend a program about the Underground Railroad at 2 p.m Feb. 21 at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. N.W., presented by historian Wendell Lauth.
"Nurturing Pathways to Freedom" will explore the story of local and regional Underground Railroad involvement, with emphasis on the part played by abolitionists like the six Sutliff brothers of Trumbull and Ashtabula counties.
Highlighted will be a new exhibit concerning local Underground Railroad activities, which is part of the Sutliff Museum, on the library's second floor.
The Sutliff family was active in the earliest years of the anti-slavery movement, and its interest eventually evolved into dangerous activities associated with sheltering and assisting escaping slaves on their way to Lake Erie and freedom in Canada. Through family correspondence, papers and vintage photographs, Lauth will examine their connection to this drama.
The Sutliff Museum, furnished with items from Levi Sutliff's Victorian Trumbull County home, will be open to visitors before and after the lecture.
Reservations are not required, but seating is limited. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call (330) 399-8807, ext. 128, or visit the library's Web site at www.wtcpl.lib.oh.us