Our Supporters
We are grateful for the grant from McDonald’s Corporation Charitable Foundation
and for believing in our citizen volunteer work. They were the first of any donor to
give funds for education on the Blodgett project and have thus pioneered the
funding of education about this fascinating history. We respect them for being on
the forefront to support education about this diverse history, and we applaud their
company for being one of the first to incorporate diversity training. Their foundation
also gave additional funds to support the renovation of the 1846 Israel and Avis
Blodgett House, which was moved by the Blodgett House on the Move group to
public property. We thank McDonald’s Corporation Charitable Foundation for their
generosity and for supporting the preservation of the house and the history.
We are very grateful to The Quilt Basket in Downers Grove who
designed the beautiful quilt, symbolic of the Underground
Railroad, and made it using fabrics with patterns and colors
copied from the Civil War period. It took three women a week
to put it together and another to quilt it. It was generously
donated by Denise, Connie, and Amy to raise funds for
education. The lucky winner of this lovely quilt was Shobhana-
an American citizen originally from East India and not to be
confused with Shabonna- the Potawatomi Indian! She
graciously donated the quilt back to our group so it could be
used in the community, region, and state for education.
Contact us about our Loan Program for our UGRR Quilt.
For quilt lovers, link to quiltbasket@sbcglobal.net
We are grateful for the grant from McDonald’s Corporation Charitable Foundation
and for believing in our citizen volunteer work. They were the first of any donor to
give funds for education on the Blodgett project and have thus pioneered the
funding of education about this fascinating history. We respect them for being on
the forefront to support education about this diverse history, and we applaud their
company for being one of the first to incorporate diversity training. Their foundation
also gave additional funds to support the renovation of the 1846 Israel and Avis
Blodgett House, which was moved by the Blodgett House on the Move group to
public property. We thank McDonald’s Corporation Charitable Foundation for their
generosity and for supporting the preservation of the house and the history.
We are very grateful to The Quilt Basket in Downers Grove who
designed the beautiful quilt, symbolic of the Underground
Railroad, and made it using fabrics with patterns and colors
copied from the Civil War period. It took three women a week
to put it together and another to quilt it. It was generously
donated by Denise, Connie, and Amy to raise funds for
education. The lucky winner of this lovely quilt was Shobhana-
an American citizen originally from East India and not to be
confused with Shabonna- the Potawatomi Indian! She
graciously donated the quilt back to our group so it could be
used in the community, region, and state for education.
Contact us about our Loan Program for our UGRR Quilt.
For quilt lovers, link to quiltbasket@sbcglobal.net
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House Supporters and Acknowledgements
We wish to especially acknowledge the Salman
family, who helped to save the historic 1846 Israel
and Avis Blodgett home. The Salmans patiently
waited for two years until the 1846 Blodgett house
could be moved to the Downers Grove Park District
Museum campus. We also wish to acknowledge the
1846 Blodgett House group that has overseen the
house move and is overseeing the house
renovation. They will donate the house to the
Downers Grove Park District, who is also to be
acknowledged for accepting the house onto their
land. The Park District will manage the museum
after it is due to open in approximately one and one
half years. This museum will contribute to the
community, to the Chicago region, to Illinois, and to
the nation in creating a better understanding of
history.
We wish to acknowledge Mayor Ron Sandack and
members of the Downers Grove Village Council for
being helpful with funding for the 1846 Blodgett
house through fundraisers at the Heritage Festival.
Thank you to Greg Evans and the Downers Grove
Historical Society for their positive support.
Blodgett photos courtesy of The Downers Grove
Park District Museum.
Potawatomi photos courtesy of the Tippecanoe
County Historical Association, Lafayette, Indiana.
We wish to also acknowledge the Downers Grove
Public Library Reference Librarians.
We wish to especially acknowledge the Salman
family, who helped to save the historic 1846 Israel
and Avis Blodgett home. The Salmans patiently
waited for two years until the 1846 Blodgett house
could be moved to the Downers Grove Park District
Museum campus. We also wish to acknowledge the
1846 Blodgett House group that has overseen the
house move and is overseeing the house
renovation. They will donate the house to the
Downers Grove Park District, who is also to be
acknowledged for accepting the house onto their
land. The Park District will manage the museum
after it is due to open in approximately one and one
half years. This museum will contribute to the
community, to the Chicago region, to Illinois, and to
the nation in creating a better understanding of
history.
We wish to acknowledge Mayor Ron Sandack and
members of the Downers Grove Village Council for
being helpful with funding for the 1846 Blodgett
house through fundraisers at the Heritage Festival.
Thank you to Greg Evans and the Downers Grove
Historical Society for their positive support.
Blodgett photos courtesy of The Downers Grove
Park District Museum.
Potawatomi photos courtesy of the Tippecanoe
County Historical Association, Lafayette, Indiana.
We wish to also acknowledge the Downers Grove
Public Library Reference Librarians.