North Star Quilters Guild Records

Collection — Box: 6(Quilts)

Identifier: OGLMC-1638

Scope and Contents

The North Star Quilters Guild Records consist of nine scrapbooks primarily containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and newsletters; three photograph albums and six slide albums with images of quilts and related activities; and five folders with recent newsletters and general information on the Guild. The scrapbooks and albums are numbered consecutively according to the date ranges of their contents.

Dates

created: 1981-2022
Other: Date acquired: 05/07/2015

Creator

North Star Quilters Guild (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the Rules and Regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

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The North Star Quilters Guild was founded in 1981 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Its main goal is to promote the art of quilting by participating in area forums, introducing new ideas and methods, bringing area quilters together, exchanging ideas with regional quilting guilds, offering classes by quilting professionals, educating the general public, sharing in the appreciation of quilt-making history, and by making and donating quilts through an outreach program. The Guild has grown in ranks since its founding to over 200 active members. Members meet monthly (excluding July) at the University Lutheran Church. Besides monthly meetings, members also participate in different quilting shows such as the Columbia Mall Annual Quilt Show, the Indian Summer Quilt Show, and the St. Paul's Quilting By The River Event. The Guild fabricates not only quilts, but other quilted items as well. Source: North Star Quilters Guild homepage, http://northstarquilters.org/ (accessed October 6, 2015)

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Full Extent

12.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Scrapbooks, photograph albums, and slide albums documenting the activities of the organization.

Source of Acquisition

North Star Quilters Guild, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Method of Acquisition

Donation; 2015-3273

Accruals and Additions

Additions were received from: Mary Urbanski, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in August 2016 (2016-3325) and February 2018 (2018-3378). Jolene Mikkelson donated the 1997 flood quilts in May 2018 (2018-3386) and the handprint quilt, the gingerbread cookie cutout quilt, and the apron in September 2018 (2018-3389 and 2018-3390). Sally Dockter in November (2024-3531) and April 2025 (2025-3546).