This exhibit guides visitors through Lucy Higgs Nichols' life, from 1838 — 1915. Period documents and letters detail her life as a slave in Tennessee, a nurse during the Civil War, and her post-war life in freedom.
This moving exhibition draws the national phenomenon of the Underground Railroad into sharp focus by revealing the contributions of ordinary people, both free and enslaved, whose courageous acts on both sides of the Ohio River helped overthrow the institution of slavery.
Join us on Thursday, September 4th from 5-7 PM at the Cultural Arts Center for the Opening of “Threads of Industry: Labor and Life in New Albany’s Textile Factories”, an exhibit that explores the rise and fall of New Albany, Indiana’s textile and garment industries…
« All Events Lunch and Learn: Threads of Industry, with Allison Kilberg November 25 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Join us for our last Lunch and Learn presentation of the year when the Floyd County Library’s own Allison Kilberg will be our featured speaker. In…
« All Events Art in Autumn: Native American Inspired Sand Art November 26 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Join us at the Carnegie Cultural Arts Center to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with an afternoon of creativity and cultural appreciation. In this free hands-on art…
