Connie Martin promises to share “info you will not soon forget” when she makes her virtual presentation “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad” at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 via Zoom for the Bartholomew County Public Library. Martin incorporates storytelling with a display and explanation of 18 hand-crafted quilt replicas. The quilts represent patterns and special stitching used by abolitionists and fugitive slaves to signify escape routes to the North. Martin’s presentation is based upon her mother’s book: “Lizzie’s Story: A Slave Family’s Journey to Freedom,” by Dr. Clarice Boswell. Information and event registration: mybcpl.org.
Brown County State Park’s 2021 Winter Hikes Series will begin with what is called “The Boulder In the Tree Hike” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the park, located 1405 State Road 46W in Nashville. This hike will take people “off trail and through some fairly rugged landscape to see an unexplained marvel perching high in the tree tops,” according to the park’s website. The path stretches just more than 2 miles round trip and will take about 1.5 hours to complete. Information: events/in.gov
St. Peter’s Lutheran School Athletic Director John Sims will be the keynote speaker for the 24th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration to be livestreamed via Zoom and Facebook Live at 7:30 a.m. Monday. The theme is “The Dreams Lives On.”
Brian Blair is a Republic reporter. He can be reached at 379-5672 or [email protected].
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