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Ellen's Story

A quilt, like a family, is rich with stories. Lacey's great-grandmother has a trunkful of family quilts, and stories, she loves to share with Lacey.

Daniel's story

2001
Great-grandmother Tandy tells Lacey about a quilt given to their ancestor, Daniel, who, upset by the changes after his grandfather's death, leaves Illinois for South Dakota in 1891 to find his father, and learns about the Sioux Ghost Dance first-hand.

Hattie's story

2000
Lacey learns about her great-great-great-grandmother, Hattie, who lived in a small Illinois town in 1856 when tensions were high between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.

Ida Lou's story

2001
In 1918 Illinois, Ida Lou dreams of finding her estranged father by becoming an aerialist in the circus, but her plans may be sidetracked by a terrible accident.

Ellen's story

2000
The story of Ellen who lives on an Illinois farm in 1830 and who gets a new stepmother and brother.
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