Due to a health emergency,the performances of Nancy scheduled for this Saturday, June 25th atthe Telford Ruritan Club have been canceled. We are sorry to share this news,and we apologize for the inconvenience this causes. Guests who bought ticketswill be issued full refunds. Our plan is to reschedule this show for later inthe year. As soon as we have that new date, we will let you know.

In 1820, Elihu Embree published hisnewspaper The Emancipator on MainStreet, Jonesborough. The seven edition paper is the first publicationdedicated solely to the cause of abolitionism. Embree passed away in Decemberof 1820. Even though the paper was short-lived, The Emancipator had over 2,000 subscribers and its reach went allthe way to Boston and Philadelphia. In spite of his abolitionist beliefs,Embree himself was an enslaver. Nancy was an enslaved woman owned by ElihuEmbree, and her story will be shared at the Telford…