February 08, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

A talent for serendipity
A sharp eye and vast knowledge is what makes art historian Jeffrey Hamburger so 'lucky'

Portal to the past
Great-grandson of fugitive slaves revisits Warren House stop on Underground Railroad

C.J. Walker's story is told at Radcliffe
Walker's great-great-granddaughter was recently feted at a gathering to celebrate the publication of her biography of her remarkable foremother, "On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker".

The Big Picture
A Snapshot of the Harvard Community
George MacMasters: head lifeguard

Peering into history Larry Hall and his wife, Evelyn, peer into the small room beneath the flooring of the Warren House that was used to house runaway slaves, including one of Larry Hall's great-grandfathers. Full story

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