The Kibbe museum is working to establish a display about churches of Hancock County and I was contacted for some help with the Golden's Point church north of Hamilton. My grandmother grew up in that church and had written several histories of the church. Also she had several pictures from the past. I got that box of things out yesterday to retrieve items for their display and came across the following paragraph in some of my grandmother's writing: "The Aid Society, also still active, was organized about 1898. Their first project was to make what was called 'A Name Quilt'. Blocks of white muslin were cut and figures of flowers, etc., were embroidered in them. Each person got four names embroidered on her block which made 40 cents. The members canvassed far and wide. Several Keokuk names appeared on the quilt. Upon completion, it was auctioned. When money was needed the Aid always had it. They quilted, sewed rug rags, served suppers and lunches at farm sales. They regularly contributed to the minister's salary. The annual November chicken supper was one of their projects." Is there anyone on this list who might have any idea what happened to that quilt? There was a name quilt at Western Illinois Threshers a couple of years ago that I wonder if might have been this one. Would love to know if the quilt is still in existence. Mary

Hi Mary, I enjoyed your article about the "name quilt". Do you have any idea when your grandmother wrote the article? I hope that someone knows of its whereabouts. Would the newspaper have given any space to the event? Keep us posted. Thanks for sharing. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Keller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 5:44 AM Subject: [ILHANCOC] quilt query > The Kibbe museum is working to establish a display about churches of Hancock County and I was contacted for some help with the Golden's Point church north of Hamilton. My grandmother grew up in that church and had written several histories of the church. Also she had several pictures from the past. I got that box of things out yesterday to retrieve items for their display and came across the following paragraph in some of my grandmother's writing: > "The Aid Society, also still active, was organized about 1898. Their first project was to make what was called 'A Name Quilt'. Blocks of white muslin were cut and figures of flowers, etc., were embroidered in them. Each person got four names embroidered on her block which made 40 cents. The members canvassed far and wide. Several Keokuk names appeared on the quilt. Upon completion, it was auctioned. When money was needed the Aid always had it. They quilted, sewed rug rags, served suppers and lunches at farm sales. They regularly contributed to the minister's salary. The annual November chicken supper was one of their projects." > > Is there anyone on this list who might have any idea what happened to that quilt? There was a name quilt at Western Illinois Threshers a couple of years ago that I wonder if might have been this one. Would love to know if the quilt is still in existence. Mary > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > Hancock County Coordinator: Shawnnee Bolt Ramey > Rock Island County Coordinator > >