April 20, 2024
Tag: Jane Frances Arlington
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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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February 1, 2024 4 Comments
After the Cuban Revolution, Americans no longer vacationed in Cuba for a variety of reasons. Today, 65-years later, some few Americans venture south to Havana, but high-living holidays are not part of their itineraries. Such is the shame.