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The Gee’s Bend Quilters
By Carol Hobbs, Feb. 2023 Never has a group of women deserved fame more than the Gee’s Bend Quilters. Gee’s Bend is a small rural community of African Americans in Wilcox County, West Alabama, and is surrounded on three sides by the Alabama River. Their...
Peace Dove Project
Peace on Earth is the theme for Dec/Jan 2023 Art on the Walls exhibit. This collection of original quilted and appliquéd art demonstrates a wide variety in interpretation of the classic Dove symbol. The five UUCC artists are Connie Cowherd, Lynne Higgins (exhibit...
The History of the Brainerd Mission to the Cherokees
by Charles Redwine The Brainerd Mission and school, originally called the Chickamauga Mission, was founded in 1816 and existed until the forced deportation of the Cherokee in 1838. It was founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), an...