Palatine Library District is unveiling a new 8-by-7-foot freedom quilt that was completed in the library's makerspace, The Workshop. Members of the community came together in a big way to complete ...

When Nancy Shell walked through the door of the Johnson House something indescribable came over her. She was there to discuss the possibility of becoming a member of the historic site’s team, teaching ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved people in Texas were freed — was observed this week. But the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park is continuing the ...

WASHINGTON — A one-day installation on the National Mall brought this year’s WorldPride theme — “the fabric of freedom” — to life, as hundreds of hand-stitched quilt panels created by trans artists ...

LA PLUME — Keystone College will welcome the Glass Artisans Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and the Center for Anti-Slavery Studies for a lecture and exhibit on the Freedom Quilt at ...

"We Who Believe in Freedom" offers detailed imagery of the African-American experience through quilts. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will welcome a months-long exhibit beginning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Connie Martin always knew who her ancestors were growing up. “There was a big picture of (her great-grandmother) in grandma Lizzie ...

BALDWIN — From sewing to signing, the Lake County Historical Museum has a full schedule of events, bringing context to ...