Where do I look to find the history of the quilt in the civil war times and before the civil war???

Question

I am writing a paper on the history of quilting during the civil war and before for part of my senior project.

I kind of need something that can be available to me from where I am at. I live in northeast Kansas, so if anybody finds a professional website that would work

Answer 1

There are several links below. The first has a ton of info, you just have to do a lot of navigating to see everything. Be sure to check out 'articles' at the left. One of the most valuable sites it takes you to is the second link. These articles have a great list of references that you can research further.

The second is a basic timeline. It mentioned several points that you might want to research further, including: medallion style quilts, the introduction of block style quilts, history of specific blocks, Amish style quilts, Baltimore Album style quilts, applique vs. patchwork, fabric development (colors and dyes, prints, availability), influence of other cultures through immigration, county fairs and competition, trends in color usage, signature friendship quilts, hand vs. machine sewing.

The third link is specifically about quilting during the Civil War. There are links at the bottom to additional resources, including a book by Barbara Brackman that would be worth checking out from your library. If they don't carry it (or any other book you want to read), they can get it for you. Just ask at the circulation desk.

Finally, the book "Hidden in Plain View" is not widely accepted as fact. Most quilt historians agree that symbols were not hidden in quilts to help escaping slaves through the Underground Railroad. However, you should still look into the history of quilting in the African-American community.

Answer 2

I am writing this from home, so I don't have resources (like the library) available to me.

There is a great book about how quilts were helpful in the Underground Railroad,it's called "In Plain View" by Jacqueline Tobin
It tells how slaves used quilts as road maps to escape slavery and go to north.

I am also attaching a link from my library about quilts and patterns. I don't know if this one will help. But the other, is a great resource.

Answer 3

the priority of slavery became into no longer the clarification for the warfare. even nonetheless, Lincoln used abolition of slavery as a weapon to help defeat the south. He set up a "unfastened zone" close to the conflict line to entice slaves remote from their proprietors in the south, understanding it would cripple the south s efforts. even nonetheless, the "unfastened zone" became into in straightforward terms a small factor of the line between the north and the south. A majority of the north nevertheless had slaves and had no objective to unfastened them until eventually lincoln observed the political reward it would deliver to the north. Slavery became an argument in the time of the warfare, yet neither area had any objective to unfastened the slaves on the beginning up of the warfare. Ignorant human beings declare that the accomplice flag stands for slavery. in certainty, the U.S. flag flew over plenty greater estates and plantations that had slaves than the accomplice flag ever did. The U.S. flag additionally flew over the ships bringing the slaves to this u . s .. subsequently, for you ignorant individuals that have listened to thank you to many propagandist. stop attempting to alter history and study the certainty.