History Break: Abolitionists of Southeast Minnesota

Please Note: This History Break has been rescheduled from March 19th due to the snow storm.

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Join us during your lunch hour for a History Break from 12 PM- 1 PM.

In the decades leading up to the US Civil War, abolitionists from eastern states migrated westward to thwart the expansion of slavery into the “free” territory. Abolitionists were among the early American settlers arriving in Minnesota in the 1850s. Some of these abolitionists were radical and were involved in the Underground Railroad prior to settling here. Local naturalist, Sara Holger, will share stories she has gathered through oral history interviews with descendants of abolitionists who called southeast Minnesota home before slavery was abolished in America.

You may also like the following events from Goodhue County Historical Society:

• Next Saturday, 10th May, 12:00 pm, Free Family Fun Day: Cinco de Mayo in Red Wing
• This month, 17th May, 01:00 pm, Walk the Historic Jordan Creek in Red Wing
• Next month, 14th June, 12:00 pm, Free Family Fun Day: Dairy Month in Red Wing