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This film is an introduction to the history of the Underground Railroad in Southern Indiana. It is an edited version of the 1 hour film Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: The Men and Women of the Underground Railroad, produced by the Carnegie Center for Art and History.
This film is an introduction to the history of the Underground Railroad in Southern Indiana. It is an edited version of the 1 hour film Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: The Men and Women of the Underground Railroad, produced by the Carnegie Center for Art and History.



![Julias Childhood & Interest in Nature
Video artist Julia Oldham was selected as Bernheim Arboretums 2010 Artist in Residence [www.bernheim.org], and during her residency she created a series of videos that combine science fiction and performance. These videos are on view at the Carnegie Center from August 27 through October 23, 2010. Here, Julia tells about her childhood and her interest in nature. Julias Childhood & Interest in Nature](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xgzA3MvtTLc/mqdefault.jpg)

![About the Possumhaw Plant Electrics Exhibit
The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany, Indiana is pleased to present exhibit, Possumhaw Plant Electrics: Drawings and Videos by Julia Oldham, on display August 27 through October 23, 2010. Julia Oldham was selected as Bernheim Arboretums 2010 Artist in Residence [www.bernheim.org], and during her residency she created a series of videos that combine science fiction and performance. Oldham developed a fictional identity as a technician for Possumhaw Plant Electrics, a company that specializes in measuring radio/electrical emanations from plant forms. Under this guise, she pursued a series of four strange experiments on the arboretum grounds. About the Possumhaw Plant Electrics Exhibit](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z8Si0kyD0ew/mqdefault.jpg)


