The Bicentennial Quilts of the Alfred Historical Society

Abstract

In September of 1975, the executive committee of the Alfred Historical Society met to plan the program for the coming year. As a Bicentennial project, it was decided that the society would sponsor the making of two quilts, one to be kept in the village of Alfred as a permanent memorial, the other to raise money in aid of the Terra Cotta Fund. This paper explains the Bicentennial quilt project in depth.