maybe miss nancy was a hangin that ole quilt in the winder once a month as a come hither for massa james. wink wink! --- [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 11/17/05, Mark Janzen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > As a historical topic, there may yet be some secret diary written by a > > literate slave somewhere who sets out the secret of her quilts for us. > > Seems a little unlikely, but then they changed what happened at the Alamo > > after more than a hundred years. Who knew? > > I've also thought that if illiterate slaves could read the "codes" in > quilts, wouldn't non-slaves have caught on or figured it out sooner or > later? "Gee, Miss Nancy has been hanging that quilt out on her porch > every month right around the full moon. Wonder why?" > > Plus. many other signals and signs have survived from the Underground > Railroad, you'd think that there would be more information on the > quilts as well. > > Deb > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).