In S1, E1, Jamie Noerpel and Dominish Marie Miller explore the Underground Railroad heroics of Ezekiel and Eliza Baptist, African-American station masters. The Baptists also hosted Harriet Tubman in their Steinhour Road, Newberry Township farmhouse. Jamie and Domi talk about this family that farmed by day and served as Underground Railroad operators at night.
Jamie, a teacher, holds a doctorate in American studies, blogs about local history and culture and operates the WitnessingYork.com digital site. Domi, a federal court archivist, holds a master’s degree in library science and local history and moderates the Preserving the History of Newberrytown Facebook group. She is a re-enactor in the 87th Pennsylvania.