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Image of the red cover of the scrapbook album containing project documentation of the 1976 quilt

Image of the red scrapbook album and visual quilt square identification card

A visual guide with labels for each of the 42 quilt squares

Image of the Bicentennial Quilt at Essex Library Association

Birds eye view map of Essex, Connecticut as depicted in 1881

This document includes the contents of the red photo album that accompanies the handsewn quilt. Album pages include typewritten descriptions of each of the quilt squares, plus press clippings, correspondence, invitations, and other memorabilia…

The first public library in Essex was established about 1889. An Essex resident, Dr. Russell, gave the use of a room at his offices, rent free, and donated 50 books. In 1895 a fair was held by the Library Association and sufficient money was…

What is now known as the Ivoryton Store on Main Street in the village of Ivoryton, began as a partnership between Franklin M. Rose and Theodore F. Rose, under the firm name of Rose Brothers. This partnership was formed in March 1878 when they bought…

"For about seventy-five years, our forefathers in this vicinity traveled to the southern part of Saybrook for religious worship. Saybrook, first settled by the English in 1635, was bounded on the south by Long Island Sound, on the north by Haddam,…

Those who live in Essex, and visitors, who find their way to the foot of Main Street, know the joy of the webfooted, feathered friends who inhabit the small area of the waterfront between the Dickinson boathouse and the town dock. The large group of…