Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad (Virtual Program)
Date and Time
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
June 29th @ 7:00pm
Location
Lake Bluff Public Library
123 E. Scranton Ave.
Lake Bluff, IL. 60044
Fees/Admission
FREE
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to...
Description
Join Connie Martin as she tells the stories passed down to her Great Grandmother Lizzie about how her family survived the Antebellum period and how they used quilts containing hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists to guide slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Bluff Library.
This is a virtual program. You will receive a Zoom link with your completed registration.