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  • Quilts for a Cause

    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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Tony Crumbley
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Tony Crumbley The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair In my high school years, I supported my habits by delivering daily newspapers.  In 1964, the newspaper sponsored an opportunity to win a trip to the New York World’s Fair. All a carrier had to do was fine new subscribers to the newspaper. I took on the […]

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