Thursday, October 8th
5:30 PM – 7 PM
Manchester Community Library
The Jane A. Stickle Quilt was made in the small town of Shaftsbury, Vermont, in 1863. Since its creation, it has inspired books, exhibits, and quilters all over the world. Made during the Civil War, this amazing quilt includes 169 five-inch blocks, each with a different pattern and fabric, totaling 5,602 pieces, and is surrounded by a unique scalloped border. This illustrated talk will explore the history of the quilt and its maker. It will also use the quilt as a jumping-off point to discuss diverse topics, including women’s education, the Civil War, country fairs, disability, textile manufacturing, poverty, and museum collecting.
Presenter Callie Raspuzzi has been the Collections Manager at the Bennington Museum since 2004. Her job includes keeping track of the Museum’s tens of thousands of objects, photographs, rare books, and archival collections, and ensuring that everything is properly cared for and accounted for. She attended Colgate University and has a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from George Washington University. She has curated history-themed exhibits for the Museum, including the Folk & Craft Gallery, and exhibits about alcohol, women’s underwear, and historic maps.
The full Threads of History program series:
- Taconic Music with Tunes and Textiles of the Past | Saturday, October 3, 3:00 pm
- The Jane A. Stickle Quilt | Thursday, October 8, 5:30 pm
- Pulping the Green Mountains – How Manchester Helped Feed the Nation’s Hunger for Paper | Saturday, October 10, 11:00 am
- The Remarkable Life of Fred Nicklewhite: Tailor, Jazz Lover, and Village Icon | Thursday, October 15, 5:30 pm
- The Story of the Manchester Journal: 165+ Years of “Local Intelligence” | Thursday, October 29, 5:30 pm
- Broadside Printing with A Revolutionary Press | Saturday, November 14, 11:00 am
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This program is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.vermonthumanities.org.
The Threads of History program series at MCL, in partnership with MHS, features Manchester and Southern Vermont’s textile past and weaves the fabric of history into auditory, visual, and tactile experiences of the Industrial Revolution. The series, supported in part by Vermont Humanities, explores themes from this year’s Vermont Reads book, Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden.
