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SUMMARY:The Underground Railroad in the Alton Area with Charlotte E. J
ohnson
LOCATION:Hayner Library\, 132 Alton Square\, Alton\, IL 62002
DESCRIPTION:Genealogy & Local History Library Saturday\, October 24\, 
2026\, 10:00 a.m. Please note – This program registration is full. How
ever\, the presentation will be recorded and we will post the presenta
tion on our website as soon as the recording is available. Charlotte E
. Johnson is an award-winning Illinois historian who has spent more th
an fifty years collecting\, researching\, and documenting local histor
y. She will discuss the Underground Railroad in the Alton area. Mrs. J
ohnson is credited as both a project advisor and memory keeper in the 
“Journey to Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railroad” exhibit. Her work
has been featured at the Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library\, M
adison County Historical Society\, Alton City Hall\, Lewis & Clark Com
munity College\, in the Mythic Mississippi Project at the University o
f Illinois system\, and in displays and research collections around th
e state. Mrs. Johnson\, who grew up in Springfield\, Illinois\, taught
choral music in Chicago and Minneapolis before moving to Alton. She b
ecame involved with the Black Pioneers of the Alton Museum\, and later
with the “20th Century African American Leaders of Alton” exhibit. Th
ese contributions led to her work with the Springfield Bicentennial Co
mmission’s exhibit “If the Truth Be Told\,” and with the National Park
Service and its Underground Railroad Freedom Project. Other projects 
include “Let the Church Say Amen: Rocky Fork Church in Voice and Visio
n\,” the Illinois State Library’s Illinois African American Resource G
uide\, and the history exhibit for the Fosterburg Sesquicentennial Cel
ebration. In recognition of her work\, Mrs. Johnson received the 2021 
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois State Historical Society\
, which recognizes individuals for sustained and varied contributions 
to state and local history.\n\nEvent details: https://www.riverbender.
com/events/details.cfm?seriesid=57795
URL:https://www.riverbender.com/events/details.cfm?seriesid=57795
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