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Mary Bywater Cross will speak
about quilts and their role as
textile records of the lives of the women who helped settle Oregon. |
Noted Author and Quilt
Historian
to Discuss
Pioneer Quiltmakers
Mary Bywater Cross, quilt historian and author, will
discuss the new edition of her popular history of Oregon Trail pioneer
quiltmakers and their quilts.
Quilts are much more than utilitarian objects to
Bywater Cross. As the author notes, “I seek to learn what (a) quilt can tell
about the woman who made it and the time and place in which she lived.” Quilters
will be familiar with her book Treasures In the Trunk, which has
been reprinted with a new title: Quilts of the Oregon Trail. This
book is a resource for quilt enthusiasts, Oregon Trail pioneer descendants,
educators, and historians. Copies of this book will be available for purchase as
will other Oregon foods and products.
Friends of Historic Champoeg, a non-profit
organization dedicated to interpreting the cultural and natural history of
Champoeg State Heritage Area and the surrounding French Prairie, presents this
free program with the support of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as part
of the ongoing programming at the Historic Butteville Store. Menu items will be
available for purchase during this event
The Historic Butteville Store is located at 10767
Butte St., in Aurora and is operated by Friends of Historic Champoeg in
cooperation with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is the oldest
continuously operated store in Oregon, and can be found by taking the
Charbonneau exit from I-5, traveling 5 miles west.
For more information contact Kim Martin at
503-678-1649 or
kim@champoeg.org. |
