Laura Fisher
Laura Fisher
connected group leaving links might people piece remember signed
The quilts were signed by and often made by a group of people, usually as a presentation piece to give to someone who might be leaving the community, going out west. Some of them were made as fundraisers or to acknowledge the links between people. This is an old tradition, and it was a way for people to remember and acknowledge how they were connected together.
bankruptcy coming opportunity people
The people coming out of bankruptcy need an opportunity to get back on their feet.