Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites

The Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site is hosting a series of programs as part of Indiana Humanities One State/One Story program. Hoosiers are invited to engage deeply with a book as part of a statewide conversation tied to our current times. In 2024, Dr. Tiya Miles’ book “All That She Carried” will be featured.

“All That She Carried” chronicles Miles’ work in interpreting an object passed down through an enslaved Black family. Known as “Ashley’s Sack,” this object was created by an enslaved woman known as Rose facing the sale of her daughter Ashley. “All That She Carried” focuses on understanding why Rose felt it was important to give her daughter such an item, and how it was viewed by later generations of the family after emancipation.

The Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site will tie “All That She Carried” to Wayne County, Indiana’s own stories of freedom-seekers pursuing a life of freedom in the years before emancipation. Participants can also dive into preserving their own family stories and objects.

Program registration is required and available by clicking below or calling the site at 765.847.1691. Participants must register for each program in this three-program series. Participants may register for one, two, or all three programs.

PRESERVING FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP
Morrison-Reeves Library
Big Bard Room
80 N 6th St, Richmond, IN 47374

Do you have, or have you inherited, a family object that you wish to care for and hand down to the next generation? Bring it with you and join Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Conservation Lab Manager Meghan Smith as she provides tips on how to care for important
objects families wish to pass down. All attendees will receive a preservation kit to take home to use on future heirlooms.

Price: $5/person; 25% discount for members

Learn more about the other two programs in this series:

WILLIAM BUSH’S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM PRESENTATION

“ALL THAT SHE CARRIED” BOOK DISCUSSION

These programs have been made possible through a grant from Indiana Humanities in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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