This is such an interesting story. I am so impressed with your knowledge as well as other quilters here on the board. Thanks so much for taking us along on your search. Please keep posting what you learn.
I have some old quilts of my grandmothers and this has made me aware that I need to add labels to them. Is there a proper way to document the information. Would it be wrong to hand stitch a label with her name and dates that they were made?
Edited to add: Also what is the proper way to store and preserve the quilts? One is a crazy patch made of bright silky fabrics, probably made around 1960 or so.