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 ...

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 ...

Fact, fiction, folklore, or a bit of all three: Did runaway slaves seek clues in the patterns of handmade quilts, strategically placed by members of the Underground Railroad? This ongoing debate ...