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Monday, March 7th, 2011

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The Library of Congress, American Folklife Center’s Veterans History Project has preserved some who died on February 28, 2011 at the age of 110. Joining the Army at just sixteen, Corporal Buckles used his uncle’s name instead of his own, and served in the United States, France, England, and Germany during World War I. His hometown was Harrison City, Missouri.

To learn more about him, please visit the Library of Congress website. A message from them states the following:

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Thursday, August 13th, 2009

First of all, let me clarify my own position on the topic of bearing arms. I believe it is the right of individuals to possess the means to defend themselves and those around them. Therefore, I would oppose a law that would seek to limit an individual’s right to own a firearm. That said, with freedom comes responsibility. That includes keeping guns locked up, and safely out of the hands of children.

As reported in the media, on August 11, a bizarre incident occurred in my home state of New Hampshire. A man, with a gun strapped to his leg, showed up at the health care rally in Portsmouth where President Obama was speaking. Although the action appeared to be a menacing gesture, the individual could not be arrested, as the gun was in plain sight. Were he carrying a concealed weapon, without a permit, then he could have been removed from the area by the police.

In another recent incident, a man was walking up and down a local street, carrying a very large knife. Again, he had committed no crime, and could not be arrested. No one knew why he was engaging in this strange and alarming behavior. Although he may have been mentally-disturbed, and seemed to be so, he could not be arrested cialis 10 mghe actually committed a crime.

Both incidents did not result in violence, and that is a blessing!

A society is in trouble when only certain officials control and have all the weapons. To me, that situation would be akin to living in a Communist state. Whether someone carries a gun, or a knife, or even a club, they cialis 10 mg, as much as the community does not like the idea.

In actuality, I am more offended by the perpetual violent scenes in movies, than I am when I hear that someone has shot an intruder in his own home. I am more perturbed by the exchange of semi-automatic weapons (assault weapons) among criminals that potentially find their way into the hands of drug dealers.

As much as we’d like to feel safe in our communities, television shows often depict true events with fatal outcomes that prove what can happen to the unwary. In one instance, a woman was murdered by someone as she slept in her home, after continually bragging that she felt so safe, she never locked the door.

Of course, it’s not a cool idea to think of shooting anyone, and it goes without saying that the decision would have to be a last resort.

Military men who must kill or be killed, in time of war, most likely struggle with having had to kill another human being. Whenever I think of things like that, I recall the My Lai incident in Vietnam where a whole village, consisting of old people and children, was brutally-slain and ravaged by U.S. military subordinates who acted under orders of a commanding officer. The report of what happened was the most disturbing of the entire war. Their actions must have haunted the soldiers, resulting in “flashbacks” for the rest of their lives.

Self-protection is a good idea. The Biblical injunction states: “Thou Shalt Not Kill.”

However, even a confirmed pacifist and church-goer, like the celebrated war hero, Sgt. Alvin York, who fought Germans in France during World War I, was able to come around to the notion that, in war, those who want to remain “peaceful” are the same guys who stand a good chance of losing their own lives.

As we face more and more government interventions that could affect our daily lives, some of them based on Socialist principles, we should try to retain the basic rights that are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and our Founding Fathers. One valued concept is “the right to keep and bear arms.”

You are welcome to disagree, on any grounds you wish, and if so, I’d appreciate your thoughts. Please leave a comment on this blog, or write to me directly at:

Patricia Cummings

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Monday, November 17th, 2008

A beautiful photo of a World War I pillow has come to our attention. The individual who wrote wanted to know more about it. Please click on the link to view.

I am so glad that Kim B. rescued this pillow from being an attic discard. As you can see it is quite lovely. There is some vertical shredding of the silk, not uncommon in this era. Fold lines are also not uncommon to see after so many years of storage. Otherwise, the colors are vibrant and the message, “The Spirit of Liberty” compelling, accompanied by Lady Columbia holding a flag, and a separate wreath, as well as an Eagle, the symbol of our Democracy.

World War 1 pillows are distinctive. I hope that you will pick up a copy of cialis 10 mg magazine and read more about them. Our article is in the January 2009 issue. Thanks to Kim for sending this wonderful example of a patriotic pillow.

Patricia Cummings

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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

If you subscribe to cialis 10 mg magazine, then it is likely that you may have received your copy of the magazine today. When planning an article for this issue, I took into account that Nov. 11 is Veteran’s Day, and that Election Day would be in November, and I wanted a patriotic theme.

The result is an article that is both colorful and informative about my research concerning World War I pillow covers. I couldn’t believe how beautiful the pages look in print! I derive a lot of satisfaction from my work and the fact that I have created more than sixty articles of high quality and historic value for this magazine, in addition to all of my other writings and quiltmaking.

If you are not lucky enough to have already subscribed, you might put that on your wish list for a holiday gift, if someone asks what you would like. The magazine is always filled with quilts made from designer fabrics, and highlights quilt events and quilt world personalities. This month has a feature article about the Annual Quilt for a Cure Cruise to New England. This magazine is in stores now! You can learn more about what is included in this issue by visiting the magazine’s website: http://www.thequiltermag.com

The mention of all of this is not to be construed as an ad, just as an appreciative statement. You know, all of the quilt titles on the market are special, and they all approach quilting from a slightly different angle, and that is wonderful, in itself. As quilters, no shoe fits all, and we enjoy variety. It is humbling to see and recognize all of the talent in today’s quilting world. Usually, quilting itself is a solitary event, but then we come together to discuss needlework and quilts online and in person. We meet in guilds and at shows, and we make friends. I’d say we have the best of both worlds, working alone and working together.

Piece in peace,

Patricia Cummings, Quilter’s Muse Publications: http://www.quiltersmuse.com

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Sunday, March 9th, 2008

This morning on television, there was a short segment about the oldest living veteran from World War I, Frank Woodruff Buckles, who is now 107 years old. The news commentator noted that the early twentieth century war appears to have been little understood, and is not even celebrated with any specific memorial.

Lady Liberty Pillow Cover

World War I pillow cover “Lady Liberty” – photo courtesy of “jbftaylor,” on eBay

At the time of the war, there seems to have been fervor for it, particularly in the patriotic pillow covers such as the one seen above. Textiles always tell us a lot about the times in which they were made.

I would just like to take a moment to salute all those who have served in the military. Some of them even reinvented their birth dates so that they would be eligible to join in the fight, earlier than they should have been involved. That includes my own (late) uncle who joined the U.S. Army at seventeen and fought in all seven major battles of World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge.

When any war is over, the country seems to want to forget it; to just erase it from the collective memory bank. That has appeared to be true of WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Desert Storm. No doubt that will hold true for the current war in Iraq.
Yet, for the veterans who serve in any given war, it is perhaps the most important, most life-changing event they will have ever faced. We probably would not realize the extent of emotionalism, and memory, still left in the survivors of war, both soldier and civilian.

Now, if we could just quit avoiding the discussion of war in history books for children, there might be a chance that the younger generation could take a few lessons from the past and have the cultural literacy to all of this into context. In the meantime, the soldier survivors who continue to make headlines, as well as the extant textiles from all wars, will have to serve as a reminder of the human sacrifice, devotion, and dedication to country that is demanded in time of war.

Patricia Cummings

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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

A reader named “Joni” sent us a photo of a silk scarf. Based on her description of its condition and other clues, I am guessing that it dates from World War I. She states that the item is so wrinkled, and the areas where it had been folded, so deteriorated, she took the photo under glass.

Joni's scarf from soldier

Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.

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This evening, I am thinking of all who have served their countries, around the world, including Prince Harry. Perhaps if more people actually experienced “war,” there might be more of a tendency to want to maintain peace, at all costs. However, war is as old as the hills, and I am sure it will be with us in this lifetime, and in the lifetimes of others in the future.

Patricia Cummings

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Monday, February 11th, 2008

In my collection, I have a postcard. It is one I bought; not a family heirloom. I wanted to acquire it because I thought it was quite unusual and I wanted to be able to study it more closely. Well, thinking back to my blog post of yesterday, you may recall that I told you I was in the mood to get organized? One of the first items I picked up in the room where I keep fabrics, was a box of old cialis 10 mg magazines. Leafing through one of them today, I found a wonderful article by Deborah Dwyer called “Patriotism and Best Wishes From World War I.”

postcard from WWI

According to the article, which shows many of these postcards, they came in all colors and reached their height of popularity from 1914-1918. They were made almost exclusively in France, although Spain, Switzerland, and England also manufactured the cards to sell to Allied soldiers.

The light weight fabric and the silk embroidery are very delicate on the postcard I have, and very feminine-looking. The top of the simulated envelope actually opens and that is where the little mini-bouquet of flowers that you see above, usually resides.

The card is dirty enough that it could have been sent through the mail. However, there is no visible postmark date on the back, only a part of a circle that suggests an attempt to stamp the card. The message, written in pencil, says:

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The card was addressed to someone in Columbus, Kansas.

I’m so happy to learn that these cards are associated with World War I and not with World War II, as I’d previously thought. cialis 10 mg is a fine magazine and I can’t say that I’ve ever thrown even one away. Each contains valuable information. I’ve gotten a bit sidetracked from my original sorting project, but I figure it’s kind of like taking a trip and deciding to go down a few side roads.

Until later,

Patricia Cummings,

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Sunday, September 30th, 2007

While growing up, I heard about the family’s connection to a celebrated war hero. Not paying much attention to history, or at least not to the details of family history, in those formative years, I was unsure of the link that was claimed to a statue on Manchester, New Hampshire’s west side, an area where my mother’s family mostly lived.

One day last summer, when we happened to be in the area, I asked Jim to take some photos of the statue at Henry J. Sweeney Park, a tiny park in which this statue is the main feature.

Pvt. Henry J. Sweeney statue
Statue dedicated to Pvt. Henry John Sweeney
on Manchester, New Hampshire’s west side

Dedication plaque

A dedication plaque at the base of the statue reveals that Sweeney was the first soldier, from Manchester, to die in battle during World War I. He was killed in action on February 18, 1918, in France, during the “Great War,” or the so-called, “War to End All Wars.”

Family Connection

Apparently, there is an annual wreath laying ceremony at the statue. My mother had saved newspaper clippings that show various people at the site, including my first cousin, the late Mary Lee Sweeney Lamy. She is listed as the niece of the soldier, so I assume that my uncle, by marriage, her father, the late Frank Sweeney, was the soldier’s brother. Frank was married to the late Dorothy Sweeney, my mother’s sister. I shall attempt to document the relationships via a genealogical search, at a later time.

Monuments and gravestones serve several purposes. They help to acknowledge a person’s life and, sometimes, their accomplishments. They give notice as to the location of one’s mortal remains. They remind us of the brevity of our own lives and that we should try to make some contributions to society, between now and “then.”

Statues erected to celebrate our heroes dot the New England landscape. Americans like monuments. On a grander scale, we have erected the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., one of the more major efforts at honoring a great leader and a fallen victim. Of course, in the same city, we see the Washington Monument.

We do not necessarily need Veteran’s Day or Memorial Day in order to make the time to think about our dead, especially all of those dedicated heroes who have given their “all,” in service to their country.

I am pleased and honored to know that family members still honor their young soldier who died an ocean away, and almost a century ago. I am proud to live in America, where every life matters, and when a person is no longer here, we can still say by actions and by words, “I remember.” Who could ask for more than that … to be remembered?

Patricia Cummings

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