oral history

A few years ago, I did a lot of research on a quilt with many names inscribed. It seems to be fund-raising quilt, and was made in Melrose, MA, in 1897 or 8. The information and connections made via this quilt just keep on coming...

You can read about the quilt, the research process, and the results - there are 14 blog posts - starting here, if you want to read through the whole process step by step. There also is a summary of the process, a description of my adventures taking the quilt "home" to Melrose, and downloadable sets of data ...

added by Ann 3 years, 6 months ago. under dated quilt , family history , name inscribed quilt , oral history , photography , snowflake quilt

Well, folks, the 1890s quilt I researched for several years and then exhibited last winter is, as they say, the gift that keeps on giving. (Check the highlighted links for background on the quilt and it's story.)

Last spring, a woman brought me a rail fence quilt to repair. It had been made for her by her grandmother. A few days later, as I was looking over the quilt as part of making an estimate on the repairs, I discovered that the grandmother had signed and dated (1998) the quilt. Lo and behold, her last name was a name ...

added by Ann 4 years, 9 months ago. under dated quilt , family history , family tree art , name inscribed quilt , old italian block , oral history , quilt repair , snowflake

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