October 11, 2026
Tag: Alabama
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Quilts for a Cause
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“Gun Boat Quilt” was a term given to the raffle quilts made by southern women in order to finance the building of gun boats needed during the Civil War to protect the ports of the southern states and the shipping lanes in and out of southern harbors. This is part of the story.
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April 16, 2023 3 Comments
In order for a business to survive, it must advertise, but advertising is expensive. To be cost-effective, you cannot spend large sums of cash. Direct mail using postcards is one way to save. A hundred years later we examine the cards used in this cost effective method to sell products and services. They bring laughs and tears and many would still work well today.