In 1966, Deerfield, New Hampshire celebrated its Bicentennial with a variety of activities. However, in 1976, the town celebrated the National Bicentennial with the rest of the country. One way they did this was to make a community quilt that depicts various buildings, businesses, the Liberty Bell, and of course, a deer in the field. I am always pleased to return to the town where I spent some of my formative years and today was no exception. The reason for the trip today was to see that quilt and to attempt to photograph it where it is mounted permanently, behind glass, in the old Town Hall.
Light was streaming in the long, uncurtained windows today, a sunny day. The shape of the glass in front of the quilt makes the light reflect in a funny way, when photographed, so that is the reason for the white streaks in the photo below.
1976 Bicentennial Quilt
A lovely plaque hangs on the left side of the quilt and describes each block and provides the name of the quilter who created it, a lovely and lasting tribute.
What fun to see some folks that I have not seen in a coon’s age! I stopped in at the library and had fun visiting there with an old friend, whose son was a childhood friend of my son; and a newly-made friend who is a writer and owns a networking website for New Hampshire artists: ArtSpider.net. What a pleasant trip!
Patricia Cummings
Quilter’s Muse Publications
Tags: Bicentennial Quilt 1976, Deerfield, NH
