Historical Talk: Underground Railroad - Bonnie Carmody

[Matt Flood]

Please join us Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00pm at the Erie Middle School Auditorium for a Historical Talk. Bonnie Carmody will be talking about the Underground Railroad. The talk will cover the reason for the underground railroad and the symbols used by the slaves to negotiate safe travel to the north. Ms. Carmody will have pictures of some of these symbols. She will not have the quilt she made but will show blocks from her next quilt.Bonnie Carmody was born in Boulder and went to school in Lafayette. She has lived in Longmont for 15 years and is an active member of the Quilters Group.
The book she is using is written by Ms. Tobin “Hidden in Plain View”.Admission is free. We hope to see you there.If you have any questions please contact Sarah Wise at 303.828.4561Related Links:
ErieHistoricalSociety.org
Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad (Paperback) - Available at Amazon.com

[Matt Flood]

I attended the historical talk and it was quite fascinating. Ms. Carmody was well versed in the subject matter and there was a good discussion on the topic. The talk mostly covered topics from the book Hidden in Plain View, by Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard. ( book is available at Amazon.com )I can't wait until the next "historical talk"