Underground Railroad Walking Tour

FULL Matthew March, Education Curator, will lead this walking tour that will focus on the role of abolitionists and freedom seekers in Boiling Springs.  The historic village was the site of […]

Portraying Ourselves: Nineteenth-Century Black Fashion History through Photographs, 1840-1900

Dr. Karin Bohleke discuses how the invention of photography at the end of 1839 made it possible for ordinary citizens to obtain their portrait and represent themselves as they wished to be recorded for posterity. African Americans seized this opportunity to capture their appearance at moments of personal importance, carefully choosing their clothing and accessories […]