Join us for our Thursday afternoon activity. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Transportation is provided.
Registration price includes transportation, admission to the Haines House Museum, and light snacks.
Please join us on a tour of the Haines House - Underground Railroad Museum and two of our “overflow” barns in Alliance, OH. The area offered many large, prosperous and unique barns and a few farmsteads too small to accommodate our large motor coaches.
Vans will leave the Hampton Inn Alliance parking lot at 1:00pm.
1831 W State Street Alliance, Ohio 44601
Haines House - Underground Railroad Museum
186 W. Market Street, Alliance OH 44601
This almost 200-year-old home (1827-1842) showcases the Grant and Haines families and the history of Trailblazers, Freedom Seekers & Abolitionists. “Many a fugitive slave was assisted to escape by Ridgeway Haines, his home being a station between Salem, Ohio, Marlboro and Limaville, Ohio. Many a night he stood guard gun in hand, taking care of the poor slaves he was harboring in the little attic room over his kitchen.”
-Erma Grant Pluchel
Manos Barn & Hope Ranch
Following the museum tour, we will visit two additional barns in Stark County where the owners will share their stories. The Manos barn is on an early settlement farm with cropland and cattle, the second, Hope Ranch, is an early ground barn that has been lovingly adapted to serve as a small wedding and event venue.
We will end our afternoon at Esther Whitleather’s Barn at Hope Ranch with Hors d’oeuvres and beverages, returning to the Hampton Inn by 5:30pm.
Registration for Thursday's Evening Events are separate from registration for Friday and Saturday's conference.
