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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: CONNIE MARTIN PRE-CIVIL WAR QUILTS: SECRET CODES TO FREEDOM ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

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Join “Quilt Whisperer” Connie Martin, MA for an engaging historical presentation based on research on her family history to reveal secret codes in quilts as a sixth-generation descendant of enslaved Africans in Kentucky. Attendees will learn the untold history of secret safe routes and codes used on the Underground Railroad, including special stitching in the quilts that were used throughout our counties, and follow the path of abolitionist guides who risked their lives assisting freedom seekers north to Canada through the path of Illinois rivers and streams. NOTE: Registration is required as space is limited.

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101693 Nov 17 Tuesday

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6 PM-7:30 PM

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All ages

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Studio VOP

FEE:

FREE

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