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SUMMARY:Pre-Civil War Quilts: The Secret Codes to Freedom on the Undergrou
 nd Railroad (Adults)
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DESCRIPTION:Experience this multi-media program by Connie Martin combining
  storytelling\, lecture\, and slides along with handmade family quilt repl
 icas. .\nhttps://geneva.libnet.info/event/14876663
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This historical presentation is a multi-me
 dia experience which includes PowerPoint slides\, storytelling\, and a dis
 play of over a dozen beautifully hand-crafted quilt replicas\, representin
 g patterns and special stitching used over 200 years ago by abolitionists 
 and fugitive slaves to signify escape routes to the North. Connie Martin s
 hows how quilts were used to signal plans\, warn of dangers\, indicate how
  transport might occur\, or who might help as &ldquo\;Friends&rdquo\; on t
 he Underground Railroad. Based upon her mother&rsquo\;s book\,&nbsp\;<span
  style="color: #00a3b2\;"><a href="https://gvd.swanlibraries.net/Record/a5
 03100?searchId=225193005&amp\;recordIndex=1&amp\;page=1&amp\;referred=resu
 ltIndex" style="color: #00a3b2\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\
 ;"><em>Lizzie&rsquo\;s Story: A Slave Family&rsquo\;s Journey to Freedom</
 em></span></a></span>\, by Dr. Clarice Boswell\, Connie tells the fascinat
 ing family stories of how these quilt codes were kept and used by her ance
 stors. You will learn the code meanings and interpretations that have been
  passed down to her\, a 6th-generation descendant of captured African Slav
 es.</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;<em>Sometimes a quilt is just a quilt\, other times it
  has hidden messages that helped freedom seekers escape to the North</em>.
 &rdquo\; --Connie Martin</p>\n<p>Connie Martin earned a BA from Illinois S
 tate University and a MA from Aurora University with a thesis in Integrati
 ng African American History in Educational Curriculums. A retired middle s
 chool Language Arts teacher of 32 years\, 35-year Aqua Fitness Master Trai
 ner\, Senior Fitness Instructor\, and mother of three sons\, Connie finds 
 joy in telling the secret codes and hidden messages in her family quilts h
 er ancestors used over 200 years ago by abolitionists and fugitive slaves 
 to signify escape routes to the North.</p>\n<p>Photography Policy: By atte
 nding Library programs\, you consent to being photographed or recorded. Th
 ese images and recordings may be used for promotional materials such as th
 e Library&rsquo\;s website\, social media\, and newsletters. Please inform
  a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.</p>\n<p
 >Accessibility Policy: The Library makes every effort to ensure our progra
 ms can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or 
 need to request a specific accommodation\, please contact the Library. Vie
 w our accessibility page at <span style="text-decoration: underline\;"><sp
 an style="color: #00a3b2\;"><a href="https://gpld.org/accessibility" style
 ="color: #00a3b2\; text-decoration: underline\;">https://gpld.org/accessib
 ility</a></span></span>.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://geneva.libn
 et.info/event/14876663
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