Steam at Harpers Ferry
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Steam at Harper's Ferry creates history-themed, award winning documentaries along with publicationss other written content primarily related to Harper's Ferry, WV in partnership with Rabbit Hole History Productions.
Reflections on Juneteenth 2026 – W.E.B. Du Bois – The Propaganda of History
Excerpt from the book "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1935 in commemoration of Juneteenth.
Excerpt from the book "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1935 in commemoration of Juneteenth.
Reflections on Juneteenth 2026 – W.E.B. Du Bois – The Propaganda of History
Excerpt from the book "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1935 in commemoration of Juneteenth.
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June 19, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Reflections on Juneteenth 2026 – W.E.B. Du Bois – The Propaganda of History
Excerpt from the book "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1935 in commemoration of Juneteenth.
Excerpt from the book "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1935 in commemoration of Juneteenth.
Preserving Cemeteries and their Histories – Lessons from Cedar Hill and Pine Grove at Harpers Ferry – 3/21/2026
This event will be held at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia on March 21, 2026 at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there!
This event will be held at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia on March 21, 2026 at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there!
Preserving Cemeteries and their Histories – Lessons from Cedar Hill and Pine Grove at Harpers Ferry – 3/21/2026
This event will be held at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia on March 21, 2026 at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there!
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March 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Preserving Cemeteries and their Histories – Lessons from Cedar Hill and Pine Grove at Harpers Ferry – 3/21/2026
This event will be held at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia on March 21, 2026 at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there!
This event will be held at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia on March 21, 2026 at 10:30 am. Hope to see you there!
Hidden in Plain Sight – Revealing the Concealed Harpers Ferry Cemeteries – Available for viewing online
Rabbit Hole History productions along with Steam at Harpers Ferry and Bot Studios released this documentary several years ago. Whiile preparing for a presentation at the Handley Library in…
Rabbit Hole History productions along with Steam at Harpers Ferry and Bot Studios released this documentary several years ago. Whiile preparing for a presentation at the Handley Library in…
Hidden in Plain Sight – Revealing the Concealed Harpers Ferry Cemeteries – Available for viewing online
Rabbit Hole History productions along with Steam at Harpers Ferry and Bot Studios released this documentary several years ago. Whiile preparing for a presentation at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia, realized that it wasn't posted that the full documentary is available for view here. There are a limited number of DVDs available. Please inquire if interested.
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March 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Hidden in Plain Sight – Revealing the Concealed Harpers Ferry Cemeteries – Available for viewing online
Rabbit Hole History productions along with Steam at Harpers Ferry and Bot Studios released this documentary several years ago. Whiile preparing for a presentation at the Handley Library in…
Rabbit Hole History productions along with Steam at Harpers Ferry and Bot Studios released this documentary several years ago. Whiile preparing for a presentation at the Handley Library in…
Thank you for reading! This post is about a woman named Ada C. Hahn, a Washington, DC teacher and artist who stayed at Hill Top House in Harper's Ferry!
Artist and Teacher at Hill Top House – Ada C. Hahn of Washington, DC
Asked to write a chapter about the Lovetts to be included in an upcoming book commemorating Storer College, there was a minor reference to a teacher and artist named Ada C. Hahn - and Hill Top House.
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February 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Thank you for reading! This post is about a woman named Ada C. Hahn, a Washington, DC teacher and artist who stayed at Hill Top House in Harper's Ferry!
An Author who did stay at Hill Top House – Anna J. Cooper!
Anna J. Cooper visited Storer college while a guest at Hill Top and gave a "fine chapel talk" to the student body in 1907, almost a year after she was pushed out as Principal of the famed M Street School in 1906. She was recommended for…
Anna J. Cooper visited Storer college while a guest at Hill Top and gave a "fine chapel talk" to the student body in 1907, almost a year after she was pushed out as Principal of the famed M Street School in 1906. She was recommended for…
An Author who did stay at Hill Top House – Anna J. Cooper!
Anna J. Cooper visited Storer college while a guest at Hill Top and gave a "fine chapel talk" to the student body in 1907, almost a year after she was pushed out as Principal of the famed M Street School in 1906. She was recommended for the position by Judge Robert Terrell (who she would be replacing), husband of Mary Church Terrell. Mary was an Oberlin classmate of Anna Cooper.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
An Author who did stay at Hill Top House – Anna J. Cooper!
Anna J. Cooper visited Storer college while a guest at Hill Top and gave a "fine chapel talk" to the student body in 1907, almost a year after she was pushed out as Principal of the famed M Street School in 1906. She was recommended for…
Anna J. Cooper visited Storer college while a guest at Hill Top and gave a "fine chapel talk" to the student body in 1907, almost a year after she was pushed out as Principal of the famed M Street School in 1906. She was recommended for…
Civil Rights and Frederick McGhee – Appreciating Minnesota’s deep history of stepping up for others
Civil Rights and Frederick McGhee – Appreciating Minnesota’s deep history of stepping up for others
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January 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Civil Rights and Frederick McGhee – Appreciating Minnesota’s deep history of stepping up for others
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Alrighty, most weekend classes are canceled due to low registration (pre-Xmas weekend amirite?), but ALL ABOUT GOUACHE and FANTASY MAP MAKING are still on and there's still space, so if you ain't got plans, come make art with us!
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Alrighty, most weekend classes are canceled due to low registration (pre-Xmas weekend amirite?), but ALL ABOUT GOUACHE and FANTASY MAP MAKING are still on and there's still space, so if you ain't got plans, come make art with us!
Today, on the anniversary of John Brown's activities in Harpers Ferry, here is a transcript of a talk from October 16, 2022.
Smith Crane & John Brown – Rumor, Rescue and Liberia or The SWATting of Harpers Ferry
By 1859, rumors of insurrection near Harpers Ferry were common and becoming more frequent since the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Jefferson County native, Smith Crane was an adventurer who allegedly wasted his fortune, remained politically well-connected, supported slavery and said he knew John Brown in Kansas. This talk provides a short biography of Smith Crane and what happened when Smith and Brown’s paths crossed again in the immediate aftermath of Brown’s arrest in Harpers Ferry.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Today, on the anniversary of John Brown's activities in Harpers Ferry, here is a transcript of a talk from October 16, 2022.
Why administration wants to erase specific history in the Smithsonian Museums. Maybe visitors will find out that the country has seen this all of before - especially in Boston. #fugitiveslaveact www.nps.gov/articles/000...
The Fugitive Slave Laws and Boston (U.S. National Park Service)
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August 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Why administration wants to erase specific history in the Smithsonian Museums. Maybe visitors will find out that the country has seen this all of before - especially in Boston. #fugitiveslaveact www.nps.gov/articles/000...
Filming for "Hidden in Plain Sight-Revealing the Concealed Harpers Ferry Cemeteries" began 3/2020. Steam at Harpers Ferry was steampunk gallery in Lower Town showcasing local history. 1st documentary produced w/ botstudios for Rabbit Hole History Productions. #harpersferry vimeo.com/681952092/96...
Hidden in Plain Sight - Revealing the Concealed Harper's Ferry Cemeteries
This is an award winning history-based documentary entitled “Hidden in Plain Sight - Revealing the Concealed Harpers Ferry Cemeteries.” Two cemeteries…
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August 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Filming for "Hidden in Plain Sight-Revealing the Concealed Harpers Ferry Cemeteries" began 3/2020. Steam at Harpers Ferry was steampunk gallery in Lower Town showcasing local history. 1st documentary produced w/ botstudios for Rabbit Hole History Productions. #harpersferry vimeo.com/681952092/96...