Towpath Radio Historical Society to Present Underground Railroad Lecture
Written by Towpath Radio on June 8, 2026
The Grand Rapids Historical Society is excited to announce a 250th Lecture Series celebrating 250 years of American history. The programs arranged chronologically from Fallen Timbers to the Vietnam War will take place from April through October. The speakers will be featured in the auditorium of the Historic Grand Rapids Town Hall, 24282 Front Street.
The topic of the next program of the series will be the Underground Railroad and Northwest Ohio presented by Dr. Josh Steedman. The lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 20th. Steedman specializes in early American history. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toledo, where he studied multinational interactions in the nineteenth-century Great Lakes region. A faculty member at Defiance College, he draws on extensive experience in K-12 education. Beyond academia, he enjoys illustration and music and lives in Waterville with his wife and their two pets, Bernie and Lucy.
Thirteen programs will be presented as part of this Lecture Series. Admission is free, and you are cordially invited to help celebrate this milestone birthday of our country by attending these programs.
