Quilts tell stories, and quilt history is full of myths and misinformation as well as heart-warming tales of service and tradition. Nearly every world culture that has cold weather uses quilted textiles-quilting is NOT just an American art. New England Quilt Museum curator Pam Weeks weaves world history, women's history, industrial history and just plain wonderful stories into her presentation. Participants are invited to bring one quilt for identification and/or story sharing. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, the presenter may speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt-making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in. This program is generously sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities and co-hosted by Exeter TV and is free and open to the public. To watch on Zoom, registration is required.

The Society’s annual business meeting will also take place. The Board of Trustees is putting forth amended By-Laws, which you can see here:

Current By-Laws, approved by the membership, May 7, 2019
Proposed By-Laws, approved by the Board of Trustees for a membership vote, April 4, 2023

Visit our 2022 annual report here.