Hello List, I recently came across an item of interest to me and I hope to you. It is a Quilt with the date of April 26th, 1910 Saline Valley Church embroidered on the quilt. The quilt is done in a variety of colors - patches and reminds me a mossiac type of pattern. Embroidered on the small patches are names of what most so far believe are Saline County family members. These small patches are placed into one large quilt. The names have been counted and except for 5 - 6 names appearing a couple of times there are 600 names on this quilt. You can tell the main blocks have been hand stitched by different people. At the moment not to much is know about the quilt as to the date of when it was actually made, looking at some of the names we can kind of get an idea as to it's date. Wool material was used in the making of the quilt backing, and a variety of other colors and material were used for the front of the quilt. The woman that is selling the quilt says that her mother and father are on the quilt (Ada & W. D. Lane). Ada is stilling living at the age of 9+ years. Ada and W. D. had several children and they are not listed so she believes it was made just after their marriage in the early 1920's. Ada is unable to tell her when the quilt was actually made. The quilt is located at the Shawnee Antique Mall in Mitchellsville IL. (Used to be the Independence School) The woman that placed the quilt there is planning on having the owners of the Mall, auction the quilt off to the highest bidder on Jan. 31st. 2004. I am writing to you all just to give you a chance to see this quilt. It is a very pretty and a well made quilt. I attempted to write all the names down but there are so many. A few of the names are: Saline Valley Aid - Eld. J. L. Hancock Crenia Sisk (several Sisk names) Orval - Maud - Gilbert Ford Kate - Geo. Gaskins 6 to 8 Baker Dolly - Ora Sherod Phebe Church - Dena - W. J. Church Hugh - Minnie - Earl McDonald R. E. Rhine John McDermott Milo Lambert B. H. - M. J. Sisk Jno Hancock Enoch Hall India Gibbons (Some of the surnames) Ford - Gaskins - Vinyards - Scroggins - Gullett - Gibbons - Butler - Hilliard I hope that I have not taken up to much of anyones time and this is not considered to be off limits. I just thought this quilt has a history for the Saline County people and their families. I Thank You Dearly Sue McDermott

Hi Sue, Any idea how to reach the owners of the antique shope that are going to be auctioning off the quilt? I would like to place an absentee bid on it. Thanks, Coreasia Lind Baker-Anderson-Conway, Rice, etc., etc.,