Gloria KellonGloria Allen Kellon is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in a close knit community there called Beltzhoover. The Allen family had migrated there from Danville, Virginia, two generations earlier. Mrs. Kellon attended Clarion State Teachrs College in Clarion, Pennsylvania and received her B.S. in Elementary Education and Masters from Ohio University. Migrating from Pennsylvania, Gloria went to Cleveland in 1961 just as the Civil Rights Movement was growing. She taught in the Gifted and Talented Program in Cleveland Public Schools for forty years. At retirement, quilting and doll-making became her main interest. Along with a friend, Sandra Noble, Gloria started the African American Quilt Makers and Doll Guild, which is now seventeen years old. This group teaches quilting and doll making and has exhibits to teach African American history and African art. The guild traveled to South Africa in 2014 in honor of Nelson Mandela. Gloria continues to make narrative quilts as a means to teach African American history and today's current events. She is a member of the Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers. Read More Read Less