Reprise post: “Logging Peter to Play Paul”
Today we are reprising a July 7, 2014 post: On this day in 1877, the …
Category: On this Day in History Quilts series
A weekday series of posts that pair historical events–from weather to war to religion to popular culture–with a quilt documented in The Quilt Index, a joint project of the Quilt Alliance, MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and the Michigan State University Museum.
Thank you, Clara Barton!
On this day in 1881, the American National Red Cross was founded in Washington, D.C. …
Quick, Henry – The Flit!
On this day in 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, …
A Dancer and a Quilt from Washington.
On this day in 1936, postmodern dancer and choreographer Trisha Brown was born in Aberdeen, …
Ev’ry time i see your face.
On this day in 1973, former Beatle Ringo Starr earns a solo #1 hit on …
Nothing Amateur about these Gifts from the Fitzgeralds.
On this day in 1934, aspiring dancer Ella Fitzgerald, intimidated by other competitors, changed her …
A Fan of Education and Friendship.
On this day in 1827, abolitionist and educator Emily Howland was born in Sherwood, New …
Cherokee Leaders and Cherokee Quiltmakers.
On this day in 1945, Wilma Pearl Mankiller, who would become the first female chief …
Elizabethan Quilt.
On this day in 1558, 25-year-old Elizabeth succeeded her sister Queen Mary I, beginning the …
Born in Virginia.
On this day in 1915, Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute …