Learn about the Lombard Historical Society's needle in a haystack research across Illinois to try and trace the journey of a Freedom Seeker named Charley along the Underground Railroad.
Little to no documentation exists about Freedom seekers, but the Peck Family, known abolitionists, left behind evidence of a man named Charley that found a safe haven on their homestead, a stop along the Underground Railroad. Was there more? Learn about the Lombard Historical Society's needle in a haystack research across Illinois to try and trace the journey of Charley along the Underground Railroad.
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