October 9, 2026
Tag: Tied quilts
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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.
Past Article
December 31, 2020 4 Comments
We present a portrait of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This is a look-back at a city with famous residents, a post office, a city hall, schools, museums, and churches – all the things that make a city. And, every city has some “lost history,” we’ll talk about that too.