Help Us Identify This Quilt Information

Posted on by July 22, 2022

We have recently received quilt blocks that have a connection to Williamson Co., IL. They were made in a style used in the 1940’s called Sail Away and was meant to be a Friendship quilt. It has 25 names embroidered on each block however we or the donor do not know the connection between the women. Hopefully someone can help us. Whether it be a church group, organization or family we have hit a dead end. If anyone sees a connection please contact us at wchsmail@yahoo.com  call at 618-997-5863 or contact us thru our facebook page.

We do know Maude Lingle Norman was the 3rd wife of Henry B. Norman, and they are the donor’s grandparents

Names listed are Ruia Batts, Berdie Christ, Lizzie Davis, Bertie Gallion, Mary Jackson, Pauline Lawrence, Peral Linck, Eva Livingston, Mammie Lowe, Clara Marks, Fannie Newton, Maude Norman, Dorothy Norman, Mary Pasco, Josephine Ridlen, Ida Russell, Lola Sanders, Clara Saunders, Mary Travelstead, Anna Travelstead, Margaret Turner, Lena Weisbrodt, Lela Wheeler, Zella White, and Reta Yearack.

Missionary Baptist Church quilt from 1920 in museum

Posted on by July 21, 2022
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Our first quilt on exhibit was done by Missionary Babtist Church, Pittsburg, IL. It is dated April 15,1920, there are 226 names embroidered on the blocks for a total of 226 blocks. It was donated by Shirley Dallas Plumlee. These Signature Quilts were used as fund raisers by churches and organizations. Sometimes you would pay $1.00 to have your name on a block, the ladies would finish the quilt and raffle it off. We do have a complete listing and location of each name if you ever want to stop by to see if your ancestors name is included on this or other Signature sometimes called Friendship Quilt, that we have in our collection.
 
 
 
 

Mortgage Record Books I thru L Indexed

Posted on by June 5, 2022

A recent quest to index 74 large Mortgage record books is moving along. So far we haven’t really discovered a rhyme or reason for the books as far as content goes. One would think they would only contain mortgage records but so far they include the following. Real estate and chattel (property) mortgages, marriage and business agreements, lease agreements, mineral rights, retail contracts, powers of attorney, last will and testaments and more. So far they appear to range in date from the 1850’s to about 1891. The last block indexed were record books I,J,K & L.

The Mortgage record books can be found under the Records tab and then Library resource indexes or here at this link.  Mortgage Record Books Index.