I am a docent at Md Historical Society and in preparing to give tours of the Baltimore Album Quilt exhibit that is there this summer, I found a square in one of the quilts signed by E. Greenfield. I am a Greenfield and know there were several Elizabeths that were relatives in Baltimore at that time- about 1845. Other blocks in the quits were signed by or were for Sarah and William Young, Harah Firoved , M. McNelley, M.E. Waters, I am searching for a "nexus" between any of the other quilters and E. Greenfield. I am assuming it was Methodism as all the Greenfields were Methodists at that time and over half of the quilts in the exhibit were done for or by Methodists. If anyone knows anything about these other folks - would appreciate your letting me know. For your information the website on the exhibit is http://www.mdhs.org/quiltprj/quilthom.html And it is something that should not be missed as you maybe able to find some of your relatives there also! And it is fascinating and well shown. Carolyn Adams

Dear Carolyn, I am also a Greenfield, by marriage that is. My husband's grandmother Matilda Sommers Greenfield and his grandfather Alfred Greenfield came to Baltimore from Vienna in the latter part of the 1800's. They were not Methodist though, they were/are Jewish. In Baltimore they used the spelling Greenfeld, and it gradually became Greenfield. If you find any Jewish Greenfields please let me know! Alfred had a tavern in downtown Baltimore until prohibition, and he died shortly after that, but we don't know where or when. Matilda died in 1946 and she is buried in the Rosedale Cemetery (Jewish section). We assume that Alfred is there too, but his tombstone may be in Hebrew and difficult for most to decipher. We were hoping to get up there and do some research this summer but our son broke his leg (poor thing). Oh well, maybe next year. Sincerely, Sheila Carolyn Adams wrote: > I am a docent at Md Historical Society and in preparing to give tours of > the Baltimore Album Quilt exhibit that is there this summer, I found a > square in one of the quilts signed by E. Greenfield. I am a Greenfield and > know there were several Elizabeths that were relatives in Baltimore at that > time- about 1845. Other blocks in the quits were signed by or were for > Sarah and William Young, Harah Firoved , M. McNelley, M.E. Waters, > I am searching for a "nexus" between any of the other quilters and E. > Greenfield. I am assuming it was Methodism as all the Greenfields were > Methodists at that time and over half of the quilts in the exhibit were done > for or by Methodists. > If anyone knows anything about these other folks - would appreciate your > letting me know. > For your information the website on the exhibit is > http://www.mdhs.org/quiltprj/quilthom.html > And it is something that should not be missed as you maybe able to find some > of your relatives there also! And it is fascinating and well shown. > > Carolyn Adams > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > To Subscribe to the list [email protected]