Sundays on Stage: Lucy Pettengill

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Adults
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  • Registration will close on March 29, 2026 @ 2:00pm.
  • There are 140 seats remaining.

Program Description

Event Details

Lucy Pettengill, Operator on the Underground Railroad

This program finds Lucy Pettengill, resident of Peoria, IL, in March 1857. Learn about the struggles she and her fellow abolitionists encountered assisting freedom-seekers on their way north. Hear the accounts of the underground railroad activities from someone who was there! Mrs. Pettengill will share with you the details of the abolitionist movements and actions in Western Illinois, and why her work was not only secret, but dangerous.

Lucy Pettengill will be portrayed by Laura F. Keyes.

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