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SURVEYING THE QUILTS OF OLMSTED COUNTY
DATE: AUGUST 20, 2007 – APRIL 30, 2008

In Minnesota and Olmsted County history, quilting and surveying played key roles.  Quilters subdivided fabric into fascinating designs, while surveyors subdivided the land, eventually leading to the patterned landscape we see today.

The exhibit features several quilts from the History Center's collections, including crazy quilts and an 1899 red work signature quilt from Grace Universalist Church (whose stones went into the construction of Mayowood.)  In addition the surveying equipment of Col. George Healy and early pioneer furniture reveals home life more than a century ago.

ED FISCHER: 25 YEARS OF CARTOONING

JANUARY 2008 – NOVEMBER 2008

Coming this fall will be a retrospective of Rochester Post-Bulletin’s editorial cartoonist Ed Fischer.  Over 50 of his original cartoons will be on exhibit.

OLMSTED ELEGANCE: DECORATIVE ARTS & DESIGN FROM THE ANTEBELLUM TO THE SPACE AGE

COMING SOON

The decorative arts collection and technology collection will be featured.  Typewriters made in the early days of IBM and the Tattersall Piano will be special artifacts on exhibit.

Stay connected with the Olmsted County History Center to learn more about upcoming exhibits and events.

NOTE:  Dates may be subject to change without notice.  Please call ahead.