Panels from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt (all images courtesy the National AIDS Memorial/NAMES Project) For the first time in its history, the International AIDS Conference went virtual. What ...
Ever wondered about the origins of Extinction Rebellion’s logo or how the Pussyhat became synonymous with the Women’s March overnight? Consider this your starting point. First and foremost, protest is ...
Curiosity and persistence led a woman searching for family history to a treasure likely to elicit memories of World War II for many residents of the region. Bonnie Heenan of Gassville tracked down a ...
The Vermilion Historical Society has received a rare quilt with hand-stitched names of 600 people who lived in Vermilion and the surrounding townships, according to a news release. The quilt was made ...
I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...
She's investigated the names stitched in the signature quilt, including her great-aunt Frances Hagander Brazil and Frances' one-time housemate, Esther Swanson. They were 19-year-olds, Frances a server ...
Dolores Thompson folded up her late son's grave-size quilt Monday and packed it up in a box to be shipped to Atlanta to be stored with 45,500 other panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The simple act ...
A massive memorial AIDS quilt, sponsored by the San Francisco Names Project, was displayed April 12 and 13, 1988 in Golden Hall at San Diego’s Civic Center downtown as part of a national tour. The ...
Museum director Alissa Keller delves into the history of American quilt-making and examines a stunning iris applique quilt, ...