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1930s Harvard quilt back home in Clay Co.

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1930s Harvard quilt back home in Clay Co.

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 12:00am
1930s Harvard quilt back home in Clay Co.

Lucille Schliep, Joyce Schlick, and Ardyth Anderson unfold a 1930s quilt after taking it out of the box. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

1930s Harvard quilt back home in Clay Co.

ABOVE: An intricate basket with the date 1930 sits in the center of the quilt, and is believed to be when it was made. RIGHT: Beulah Frank is one of 30 names sewn onto the quilt, and is the mother of Carmen Samples, who mailed the quilt to Clay County.

1930s Harvard quilt back home in Clay Co.

The hand-sewn, well-preserved 93-year-old quilt arrived to Ardyth Anderson’s house in a small box.Although she was expecting the package, her anticipation to open it would have to wait until Friday, April 28, when she and two others had a quilt unboxing “party” at the Clay County Museum.The quilt in question ...

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