Ohio is My Dwelling Place: Schoolgirl Embroideries, 1800-1850One of the most intriguing cultural artifacts of our nation's past was made by young girls--the embroidery sampler. In Ohio Is My Dwelling Place, American decorative arts expert Sue Studebaker documents the samplers created in Ohio prior to 1850, the girls who made them, their families, and the teachers who taught them to stitch. In this lavishly illustrated book, these now highly prized works are coupled with the stories behind their creations and the circumstances under which they were sewn. Ohio Is My Dwelling Place also includes an extensive chart of known pioneer teachers and schools in Ohio, as well as maps depicting the counties where the samplers were made. These samplers serve as a tangible and enduring legacy of Ohio's history, and readers will be intrigued and fascinated by the stories presented in this extraordinary keepsake volume. |
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... numbers of abolitionists came to this area of Ohio , especially the Quakers of Clinton and Warren Counties . These Quakers were quick to establish meeting houses and schools , and a significant number of samplers were produced in the ...
... numbers , completing only the 1 and the 2. Perhaps that is why she made sure her daughter's canvas had room for all of the numbers . John W. and Caroline Oliver Seymour were not Quakers , but they were strong abolitionists and very ...
... numbers of Old Order Amish in America . The settlement of Holmes County began early in the nineteenth century , and among the first pioneers to come to the area were the Amish of German and Swiss descent . Other “ plain people , " like ...
Contents
Part One Southern Ohio I | 1 |
Hamilton County I | 12 |
Warren County | 27 |
Copyright | |
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Ohio is My Dwelling Place: Schoolgirl Embroideries, 1800-1850 Sue Studebaker No preview available - 2002 |