Jim, Try this address & telephone number: African American Cultural & Historical Museum 1100 N. Main St Suite 201C Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone: (734) 994-6513 Contact: Willie M. Edwards, President Information: Hosts Underground Railroad tours two Saturdays each month during summer. In Ypsilanti from 9 am-noon and in Ann Arbor from 1-4 pm. There are 16 sites on each tour. Good luck, Jan Ann Arbor, MI -----Original Message----- From: James Benton [mailto:jbenton@new.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:13 PM To: MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIWASHTE] Eli Benton and Abolitionism Dear All: I find in the GSWC Newsletter of 14 Jan 03 that Mrs Willie G. Edwards spoke to the society on the Underground RR, mentioning, among others, my kinsmen (by blood or marriage) Eli Benton, Capt John Lowry, and Sumner Hicks. Apparently some UM students were doing work on the RR at that time. Can anyone tell me how to call or contact Mrs Edwards or how to obtain a copy of the research? Does anyone have any of their own information on any of these men, about their Abolitionism or any other details? Since I have done quite a bit of digging on Lowry and Benton, contact me before taking any trouble to make copies. Yours, Jim Smith Benton

Dear Jan: Thank you very much for the tip -- I'll use it. Yours, Jim Smith Benton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan E. Tripp" <jan_tripp@comcast.net> To: <MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:43 PM Subject: RE: [MIWASHTE] Eli Benton and Abolitionism > Jim, > > Try this address & telephone number: > > African American Cultural & Historical Museum > 1100 N. Main St > Suite 201C > Ann Arbor, MI 48104 > Phone: (734) 994-6513 > Contact: Willie M. Edwards, President > Information: > Hosts Underground Railroad tours two Saturdays each month during summer. > In Ypsilanti from 9 am-noon and in Ann Arbor from 1-4 pm. There are 16 > sites on each tour. > > > Good luck, > > Jan > Ann Arbor, MI > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Benton [mailto:jbenton@new.rr.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:13 PM > To: MIWASHTE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MIWASHTE] Eli Benton and Abolitionism > > Dear All: > > I find in the GSWC Newsletter of 14 Jan 03 that Mrs Willie G. Edwards > spoke > to the society on the Underground RR, mentioning, among others, my > kinsmen > (by blood or marriage) Eli Benton, Capt John Lowry, and Sumner Hicks. > > Apparently some UM students were doing work on the RR at that time. > > Can anyone tell me how to call or contact Mrs Edwards or how to obtain a > copy of the research? Does anyone have any of their own information on > any > of these men, about their Abolitionism or any other details? Since I > have > done quite a bit of digging on Lowry and Benton, contact me before > taking > any trouble to make copies. > > Yours, > Jim Smith Benton > > > >