Tuesday, June 10, 2003
The Daily Register of Harrisburg is the first out of the gate in reporting Thursday's meeting. You can read Brian DeNeal's article at their website. He starts off perfectly:
I must admit though, Brian may be a bit biased. His father is Gary DeNeal, publisher of Springhouse magazine and full-fledged fellow "Crenshaw Rascal". Brian is also a musician and member of the Woodbox Gang.
I also had the chance to spend the afternoon today with Charlotte Crawford, a former lawyer turned filmmaker. She learned about the Old Slave House about five or six years ago while working as a legislative liaison for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. There she met then-U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard, now a vice-chancellor for administration at Southern Illinois University, and then-U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Bruan, now a contender for the Democratic nomination for president. The two were working to insert the Old Slave House as a "reverse element" part of the national Underground Railroad initiative passed by Congress. She's now trying to produce a documentary on the Old Slave House. Here's hoping that it will be successful.
While the state awaits money before it can open the Crenshaw House, locally known as the Old Slave House near Equality, some in the area are losing patience.
I must admit though, Brian may be a bit biased. His father is Gary DeNeal, publisher of Springhouse magazine and full-fledged fellow "Crenshaw Rascal". Brian is also a musician and member of the Woodbox Gang.
I also had the chance to spend the afternoon today with Charlotte Crawford, a former lawyer turned filmmaker. She learned about the Old Slave House about five or six years ago while working as a legislative liaison for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. There she met then-U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard, now a vice-chancellor for administration at Southern Illinois University, and then-U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Bruan, now a contender for the Democratic nomination for president. The two were working to insert the Old Slave House as a "reverse element" part of the national Underground Railroad initiative passed by Congress. She's now trying to produce a documentary on the Old Slave House. Here's hoping that it will be successful.