Books For Sale at the Museum

Posted on by July 23, 2022

The Genealogy Department was recently blessed with a large donation of books and information.  After adding to our shelves and inventory, we will be selling some of the duplicated books.   These books do have some marks and hi-lighting in them but are in very good condition.  We have priced them reasonably.  They can be picked up at the museum or we could mail them to you for $5.00 shipping plus cost of book unless noted otherwise.

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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.