Joan,

I am very interested in the URR network in New Bedford. I have traced several individuals to New Bedford who have connections to Harriet Tubman - Solomon Penneton (Pennington), William Johnson (Winnibar Johnson), Henry Caroll and others from Maryland. The 1855 and 1865 MA census shows many people with Eastern Shore, Maryland connections living in Bristol County and Massachusetts in general. Would love to talk sometime, and to hear more about your Massachusetts URR Organization. You can see Winnibar Johnson's runaway notice on my website (click on "Runaway Notices")- just follow the link below: