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CASA plans spring events for seniors By kate hill Staff writer The Cazenovia Area Senior Association (CASA) has organized several social, educational, and entertainment opportunities for seniors to enjoy in the coming months. The organization will celebrate the changing seasons during its spring luncheon on April 17 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Cazenovia. The event will feature a seasonal meal and a free raffle for a spring basket filled with goodies. On April 30, seniors will head to Syracuse for lunch at Phoebe’s Restaurant followed by “Sense and Sensibility” at Syracuse Stage. CASA will honor those who have died in service to the United
States during a special memorial luncheon at the Hampton Inn on May 22, a few days before Memorial Day. Cazenovia’s American Legion Post 88 will provide a Color Guard to “post” the colors, and local military historian Frank Stritter will speak about the “Ghost Army,” a special unit that used visual, sonic, and radio deception against German forces during World War II. Stritter first learned about the CASA l Page 3 The Cazenovia Area Senior Association (CASA) has planned several social events and outings for seniors this spring. On March 13, CASA held a well-attended St. Paddy’s lunch with Irish music by Dennis McGuire. Submitted photo
1935 friendship quilt connects London resident to Cazenovia By kate hill Staff writer
A few years ago, Gillian Bullmore, a resident of London, England, purchased an antique friendship quilt that sparked a personal research project and a love of the Cazenovia community. Like many friendship quilts, the textile is stitched with the names of everyone who contributed to its creation. When Bullmore saw it for sale online, she knew it had a unique story to tell. “I fell in love with quilts when I visited Oklahoma a few years ago and bought a couple to bring home,” she said. “I always wondered about the women who made them, what they were dreaming of as they stitched — and it seemed such a shame not to know anything about their lives and that they were lost to history. I had never seen a friendship quilt until I saw this one, which was in Maryland but [up] for auction on eBay. Friendship quilts aren’t commonly made in Europe. I was immediately intrigued and decided to buy it and see what I could find out about the women who had stitched their names on each block and whether I could discover the connection be-
tween them.” The following names are featured on the quilt: Avanelle Rose, Doris Roberts, Beryl H Everts, Gladys Perry, Myrtle Wheeler, Pauline Gillett, Laura Havens, Bonnie Hyatt, Harriet Erlanson, Frances Bettinger, Dora Edwards, Winnie Mansfield, Mrs. G B Freeborn, Jo Petreikis, Bobbie, Elsie Mather, Ruth Ryder, Helen E Shepherd, Marjorie Mather, Lura Rathbun, Helen J Merriam, Grace Goodfellow, Helen Havens, Ruth Cook, Pauline Butler, Phyllis H Clark, Florence Reidy, Vivian Fuller, Blodwen Anderson, and Hilda Magee. After some initial research into the quilt’s origin, Bullmore discovered, via the Cazenovia Republican archives, that it was made in Cazenovia to celebrate Hyatt’s marriage to Harold Greene on Feb. 23, 1935. “This was an exciting breakthrough in the story of the quilt, as I hadn’t dared hope that I would discover why it was made,” she said. Bullmore’s research also revealed that the women were all part of the “R. and T. Class of the Baptist church” in Cazenovia; however, what “R. and T.” stands for remains a Quilt l Page 12
Gillian Bullmore, a resident of London, England, has been researching the lives of a group of women who made a friendship quilt in Cazenovia in 1935. Bullmore, who has no personal ties to Cazenovia, plans to visit the community for the first time in July. Submitted photo
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