Harriet Tubman leads the audience in singing the song “Angels Watching Over Me.” (Photo by Betsy Allen)

History came alive during the Putnam County Homecoming as abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman gave a presentation at the Winfield Community Center. Harriet, portrayed by History Alive presenter Ilene Evans, told her story through a combination of spoken narrative and spiritual songs.

Harriet Tubman was born on a plantation in Maryland in the early 1820’s. When Harriet…