A Road Scholar Program by Connie Martin

Join Connie as she tells the stories passed down to her Great Grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the Anti-bellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contain hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists; white and black, to guide slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.

During this presentation, Connie shares eighteen different quilt patterns in replica quilts and refer to a book her mother, Dr. Clarice Boswell, wrote about their family called Lizzie’s Story: A Slave Family’s Journey to Freedom.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact Christine Edison at christine@sgpl.org.

Sugar Grove Public Library COVID-19 Policy

We currently do not require masks. We have masks and hand sanitizer available upon request.

Learn more about Connie Martin, this program, and how to book it.