Liberty quilt notes, ca. 1918

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Liberty quilt notes, ca. 1918

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Notes about the Liberty Quilt made by Mrs. Martha F. Brunner, Mrs. Alice M. Jones, and Mrs. M.C. Brott in 1918 to raise funds for the American Red Cross. The ladies were members of the Windsor Avenue Congregational Church (now Faith Congregational) Ladies Aid Society. They raised $1150. The volume contains a list of all the names inscribed on the quilt.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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