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Seams Like History

Seams Like History

Written by: Lauretta Allen
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 Every episode Lauretta takes a look at one quilt, the person who made it and the world that they lived in. Equal parts social history, material culture and quilt history. You may not think some stitches and fabric have much to say about history, but you'd be wrong. World
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  • Episode 3: Charity Millard Brown's Lemoyne Star Quilt

    Episode 3: Charity Millard Brown's Lemoyne Star Quilt
    Feb 13 2026
    In this episode we drop in on life in western Massachusetts in the 19th century and visit with the wife of a prosperous farmer and examine the gorgeous Lemoyne Star Quilt. Life in the Berkshires was quaint and idyllic, and it was the backdrop for a meeting of two literary giants, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, that would change the literary world forever. And it all happened just a few miles from Charity's farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Elizabeth Ann Bushong's Red & Green Applique Quilt

    Elizabeth Ann Bushong's Red & Green Applique Quilt
    Jan 29 2026
    In this episode we go to the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War where we meet Elizabeth Ann Bushong and two of her amazing quilts and the Civil War battle that took place in her back yard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson's Mosaic Quilt.

    Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson's Mosaic Quilt.
    Jan 16 2026
    A product of an old Dutch merchant family in the Early Republic, Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson led a comfortable life, and raised a family on Broadway in Manhattan. This episode takes a look at her beautiful mosaic quilt, Elizabeth's life and the world that she lived in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
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