December 16, 2025
Tag: Confederate White House
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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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March 19, 2020 1 Comment
Marie Cramer was an extraordinary person in an extraordinary time. The world thought her to be a joyful individual, when in truth she thought life was a continual string of mishaps and foul relationships. But art made her happy and wealthy. Read her story and how she became the darling of post-war society in places around the world.