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Pre-Civil War Quilts and the Underground Railroad
February
12,
2026
7:00 pm — 8:30 pm
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtiss St, Downers Grove
In partnership with the Downers Grove League of Women Voters, AAUW Downers Grove Area Branch is pleased to present Connie Martin as she tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the antebellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists-white and black- to guide enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.
Light refreshments will be served.
To register for these presentation, click here.
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This event is presented by:
Downers Grove League of Women Voters
lwvdgwl@gmail.com
(630) 733-1921
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In partnership with the Downers Grove League of Women Voters, AAUW Downers Grove Area Branch is pleased to present Connie Martin as she tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the antebellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolitionists-white and black- to guide enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad to Canada.
Light refreshments will be served.
To register for these presentation, click here.