tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post2467192434925038174..comments2024-03-28T22:11:05.593-05:00Comments on Civil War Quilts: Freedom's Friends #10: Elijah Shaw Birds of a FeatherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-46540597546434718672022-12-28T16:40:30.038-06:002022-12-28T16:40:30.038-06:00It was interesting to learn about a quilt from Har...It was interesting to learn about a quilt from Harford County, Maryland. I lived there briefly from 1978-1979 and have fond memories of my time there.Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568979605298586013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-72097717844052074672022-12-28T08:38:37.367-06:002022-12-28T08:38:37.367-06:00I grew up a quarter-mile from Hollingsworth Road i...I grew up a quarter-mile from Hollingsworth Road in Harford County, Maryland, and grew up near the Friends House in Fallston. Another family name on the quilt, Benson, is also the name of a community close to these two places. The Maryland State Police have a barracks there, known locally as the Benson Barracks.<br /><br />Harford County is adjacent to Baltimore County, to the east. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, borders Harford County to the north.<br /><br />It was great to learn there's a quilt associated with places I grew up with!<br /><br />Mary Says Sew!noreply@blogger.com