A. Maybe we should all move to Detroit, IL
B. The picture found in your Grandmother’s is a real treasure. I think you should frame it and put it in your studio. I love those old photos, especially when I can wither identify someone or know of someone in the picture.
What a great photo. Every archivist’s dream to find a photo with such great content and provenance. The quilts in the photograph are a real treasure to find. Thanks for sharing.
I have a lot of old family photos also and no one is smiling. I read somewhere that you had to look important in your photo as it was an event to get your picture taken , so one smiled as happy people weren’t serious or important at that time.
Isn’t it interesting that the women of this era rarely smiled. I have many family pictures and the women aren’t smiling. Their life was so tough and different from today’s families. I love old photos.
I love looking at old photos and imagine sitting with these ladies to visit and sew. It’s awesome to share the threads of our ancestors and to know that we share the love of creating quilts.
Such a great photo, I have a photo of my mother’s school class. If only I recognized those faces. Also, is there a Detroit, Illionios? I thought that was Michigan.
Detroit, Illinois is a tiny village of < 100 people in the farm belt of central Illinois. I grew up on a farm outside it and started school in the 2-room schoolhouse there.
According to Wikipedia: Detroit, Illinois is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census, a decline from 93 in 2000.
I can “see” my Grandmother in this photo. Although, she was not a quilter but an avid crocheter. She immigrated from Hungary when she was 16, joining my Grandfather who immigrated a few months earlier at the age of 18. They worked hard but had a happy and productive life here in America.
What a precious photo. Some of those women had probably been working in the fields, on their farm. The sunbonnet was a much needed protection from the sun. My mother-in-love was such a woman. I wish I’d known her longer.
It reminds me of our quilt gatherings (retreats, guild meetings, neighborhood get togethers, etc.) and the love and generosity displayed there. Having this hobby has brought blessings into my life! Great memories!
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Debbie A Mahlberg
A. Maybe we should all move to Detroit, IL
B. The picture found in your Grandmother’s is a real treasure. I think you should frame it and put it in your studio. I love those old photos, especially when I can wither identify someone or know of someone in the picture.
Carol Stephenson
It is framed and in my living room!
Karen O.
What a great photo. Every archivist’s dream to find a photo with such great content and provenance. The quilts in the photograph are a real treasure to find. Thanks for sharing.
June N
I have a lot of old family photos also and no one is smiling. I read somewhere that you had to look important in your photo as it was an event to get your picture taken , so one smiled as happy people weren’t serious or important at that time.
Patricia Lediard
Isn’t it interesting that the women of this era rarely smiled. I have many family pictures and the women aren’t smiling. Their life was so tough and different from today’s families. I love old photos.
Ellen Janssen
I love looking at old photos and imagine sitting with these ladies to visit and sew. It’s awesome to share the threads of our ancestors and to know that we share the love of creating quilts.
June N.
Good to know never heard of another Detroit. Sad that it is declining in population.
Carol Stephenson
No one is moving into farming these days. Really sad.
June N
Such a great photo, I have a photo of my mother’s school class. If only I recognized those faces. Also, is there a Detroit, Illionios? I thought that was Michigan.
Carol Stephenson
Detroit, Illinois is a tiny village of < 100 people in the farm belt of central Illinois. I grew up on a farm outside it and started school in the 2-room schoolhouse there.
Dottie Laudeman
According to Wikipedia: Detroit, Illinois is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census, a decline from 93 in 2000.
Rosemary B
this picture is a treasure.
I bet all of these lovely people were friends and family.
JoyceO
I can “see” my Grandmother in this photo. Although, she was not a quilter but an avid crocheter. She immigrated from Hungary when she was 16, joining my Grandfather who immigrated a few months earlier at the age of 18. They worked hard but had a happy and productive life here in America.
worldpresscom986
Exactly what I thought. My grandma emigrated at 16 from Poland. She was an avid crocheter and baker.
JoyceO
One of those “Wow” statements. My grandparents lived in Detroit, Michigan. Most of the family remains, not in Detroit, but in surrounding areas in MI.
Anne Godwin
What a precious photo. Some of those women had probably been working in the fields, on their farm. The sunbonnet was a much needed protection from the sun. My mother-in-love was such a woman. I wish I’d known her longer.
Their quilts are beautiful.
Sarah
What a great photo!
FRIEDA PICKETT
It reminds me of our quilt gatherings (retreats, guild meetings, neighborhood get togethers, etc.) and the love and generosity displayed there. Having this hobby has brought blessings into my life! Great memories!
Sally
What fun! That’s a great find.
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