Originally Posted by
alwayslearning
This is indeed a treasure. Love the embroidery. Love the group work. Sad that some of the women signed their work: Mrs. {husband's last name}, instead of Lois, Jane, etc. plus the surname. And you are right, that it was such a treasure in that travel and visits were not so easy as today. Treasure it! Thanks for sharing.
Perhaps sad that we don't have their first names, but that too is part of the history. Something to share with our granddaughters about how far we have come.