April 23, 2024
Tag: gun-boat quilt
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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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December 27, 2021 2 Comments
The Tango, once condemned as a scandalous and disgraceful dance, done only in South American bars and bordellos, won acceptance in New York when Rudolph Valentino danced in a Manhattan nightclub. Today, the tango is an artform admired around the world. Aye, the world has changed!