Friday, January 18, 2008

Barbara Reeves Hart lectures in Belmont, NC


Quilter Barbara Reeves Hart will present a program on the “Secret Codes of the Underground Railroad” at 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 23 N. Central Ave., Belmont, North Carolina, according to the Gaston Gazette newspaper. Members of the Belmont Mass Choir will also perform. During the month of February 2008, a display of several antique quilts created by African American women from the Belmont area will be on display at the Belmont Historical Society, 40 Catawba Ave., Belmont, according to the same newspaper article. (Photo from newspaper... "Members of the African American Quilt Guild examine a Yo-Yo quilt made by Nancy Hill from fabric scraps. From left, Jean Lowery, Evelyn Thompson and Nancy Hill") Enjoy!

1 comment:

Karoda said...

I'm looking forward to meeting you in person when you lecture at the Speed Musuem!