tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post3671531657690395530..comments2023-11-16T11:29:49.892-05:00Comments on UpFront with NGS: Quilt Depicting the House Built by a GrandfatherAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087332931826888271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243026616620216878.post-20110700708415441072012-08-13T18:37:56.775-04:002012-08-13T18:37:56.775-04:00I really like the quilt and think it's a great...I really like the quilt and think it's a great way to not only honour an ancestor but to create another record. My mother gave me a quilt that was made by the Fort St. John (BC) Women's Institute in the 1980's. The quilt is a whole piece quilt and has the British Columbia dogwood floral emblem at the top. The remainder of the quilt follows the Dominion Land Survey (Canada), in other words, a whole lot of squares! What is interesting about this quilt is that each square depicts a 1/4 section of land and records the name of the original homesteader. From the information recorded on this quilt I have been able to find land records for my maternal Grandparents. From my perspective, it not only honours the early settlers to the British Columbia Peace River Block but for me was also a genealogy resource.<br /> <br />Salli Rice<br />Hope, BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com