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| Keywords: fort william women's patriotic society fortwilliamwomenspatrioticsociety fort william fortwilliam thunder bay thunderbay war home front homefront quilts women women's history womenshistory first world war firstworldwar wwi hand crafts handcrafts sewing ontario canada history sketch monochrome blackandwhite drawing text document writing map black and white Date: c. 1914-1918 Description: Photograph of a quilt made by members of the Fort William Women's Patriotic Auxiliary during the First World War. This quilt, which was sent to one of the army hospitals in Europe, represents one of the many ways that Canadian women on the home front supported the war effort. The largest square on the quilt reads, "We wish you a speedy recovery and a happy homecoming. Women's Patriotic Auxiliary. Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. George Graham, President". Smaller quilt squares contain the signatures of Auxiliary members and similar positive sentiments in a variety of languages. Some of the English messages include (top, left to right) "There is a limit to our achievement, but none to our attempt," "A Merry heart kills more microbes than any medicine," "Behind the Dark Cloud The Sun Still Shines", and "Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle". There is even a sketch of a car and a limerick on one square (second row from the top, far right). Accession No.: 972.5.1 B Date: c. 1914-1918 Description: Photograph of a quilt made by members of the Fort William Women's Patriotic Auxiliary during the First World War. This quilt, which was sent to one of the army hospitals in Europe, represents one of the many ways that Canadian women on the home front supported the war effort. The largest square on the quilt reads, "We wish you a speedy recovery and a happy homecoming. Women's Patriotic Auxiliary. Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. George Graham, President". Smaller quilt squares contain the signatures of Auxiliary members and similar positive sentiments in a variety of languages. Some of the English messages include (top, left to right) "There is a limit to our achievement, but none to our attempt," "A Merry heart kills more microbes than any medicine," "Behind the Dark Cloud The Sun Still Shines", and "Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle". There is even a sketch of a car and a limerick on one square (second row from the top, far right). Accession No.: 972.5.1 B | ||||
