RESEARCHER’S CORNER
WHY STUDY QUILT HISTORY
Quilt History is a piece of women’s history and these artifacts and stories need to be documented and saved so they will not be forgotten. Here’s the thing: Washington crossed the Delaware and got a lot of press about it, but no one mentions the items Martha made to kept him warm, but where would Washington have been without Martha’s contribution? It’s time for these ladies and men, who picked up a needle and created these beautiful works of art to be recognized, studied, and remembered.
Four Corner or Mirror Eagle Quilt
Circa 1870 – 1900
RESEARCH ARTICLE INDEX
GENERAL
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
GENEALOGY SITES (United States)
Latter-Day Saints Genealogy Site
Google United States Patents (1790 to Present) Search Engine
ILLINOIS RESEARCH
Illinois State Archives Office Databases
Illinois State Museum – Quilt Collection Online
Incorporation Papers – State of Illinois
IRAD - Illinois Regional Archives Depository System
Prairie Farmer’s (Reliable) (1918) Directory
Surname Index – Oak Park, Illinois
NEWSPAPERS
CHICAGO TRIBUNE Historical (1849-1985) Database
Finding Research Ideas: Newspaper Archives
Newspaper Ads in Weeklies
Newspaper Clippings
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