Each May 1st through Oct. 15th, women of the Grater Bear Lake Valley bring their quilts in to be displayed and/or sold. Many of the women in our valley are expert quilters. Many are beginners and some of us are in the middle.
We choose to highlight the ladies quilts as many women quilted on the Oregon Trail. But more importantly, the gathered to quilt and to share their lives with each other. Many women in history have been able to cope with death, poverty and hard times through their quilting groups.
We are blessed with mondern technology however we don't always take time to connect with one another face to face.
It is our mission to help modern women form those connections again as the pioneers did in history.
The National Oregon/California Trail Center offers bi-annualy a quilting retreat on the Oregon Trail Details and informaiton can be found on our website: www.oregontrailcenter.org. Also found on our website are the women's quilts that are for sale, should anyone want to purchse them.
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