ShowID

3089

Event Date:

2/23/2018

Length:

00:19:36

Category:

Series

Producer

Deborah Ross

Comments

This week's program, By the Decades: 1860s - The Tilton-Mitchell Episode, tells the story of Olympia's runaway slave. Host Deborah Ross takes us to Capitol Lake, once the home of James Tilton. . . and a young boy, Charlie Mitchell, who had been given to the Tiltons as a wedding present. Deb interviews Public Historian Lorraine McConaghy, a marvelous storyteller, on how she came to discover this surprising tale.

Schedule Information:

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