Originally Posted by Fabric Galore

The first thing I noticed when I looked at the picture of the quilt was how all of the blocks blended so well together even though they were made by different women. Some blocks have identical pieces of fabric. It's almost like they picked a color scheme before they made the blocks and some of them exchanged scraps. I have been involved with genealogy since 1976 and most local libraries have a genealogy section. They also have old newspaper clippings on file. I write letters to the historical group in the area and usually a volunteer will do the research for me at a very reasonable rate. Good luck.