Red Wing, Minn. -- Abandoned as a baby and shuffled from one place to another as a child - including a trip on the Orphan Train - Marjorie Peterson persevered until she found love, family and a home ...

It all started with a quilt. Carver County Historical Society library researcher Marlene Magnuson attended a program by Ann Zemke, who used quilts to tell the story of her grandmother. Ann’s ...

As told through the blocks of a quilt, the story of an orphan train rider unfolded at the Ridgeland Community Center on Wednesday evening. Hosted by the Hay River Quilt Guild, the presentation by Ann ...

Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...