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Media contacts: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
Media contacts: Michael L. Sampson: 937.376.4944 X 117 or msampson@ohiohistory.org
For Immediate Release
Children's Author and Storyteller Adrienne Heard to Appear at National Afro-American Museum in Wilberforce
(WILBERFORCE, Ohio) — Adrienne Heard, the author of Aunt Rosie's Grandmother’s Quilt, will read from her popular book at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Saturday, November 1st at 11:00 a.m.
Heard, a noted author and storyteller, will regale the young as well as the young at heart with her compelling Underground Railroad quilt adventure. Her pulse-pounding narrative emphasizes the overarching theme of quilts made by African Americans, bridging the focus of the Afro-American Museum's popular exhibition, Quilting African American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity, and Champions, presently on view in the museum's Rotating Gallery.
The exhibition-the largest of its kind-boasts more than 100 contemporary quilts, created by 53 women and four men. Collectively, these quilts combine to share the story of African American women, their profound contributions to American society, and their crucial role in the survival of their people from enslavement to the present.
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center is located at 1350 Brush Row Road in Wilberforce, Ohio, ˝ mile west of State Route 42 North, adjacent to Central State University. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Closed on Sunday and Monday. Admission to the museum is $4 for adults, $1.50 for children ages 6-10 and college students with I.D. Admission is free to Ohio Historical Society members and children ages 5 and under. Call (937) 376-4944 x 113 for more information or visit www.blackohio.org
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center is one of 58 sites administered by the Ohio Historical Society, a nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archeology and natural history. For more information about the Ohio Historical Society and its programs, call 614- 297-2300/800- 686 - 6124 or visit www.ohiohistory.org
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