Transcontinental Railroad quilt raffle highlights Friends of NSM fundraising event
The annual fundraiser for the Friends of the Nevada State Museum is set for Saturday, August 3. Member Judi Miller has created another fabulous quilt to be raffled off at the Night with Notorious Nevadans – The Mint Edition fundraising event.
Miller, owner of Sew Fine, has designed and pieced together an original, one of a kind quilt depicting the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad through Northern Nevada. The quilt contains nine historic photographs transferred to material and a map depicting the route of the Union Pacific Railroad.
In presenting the quilt to the Friends group, Miller gave special thanks to the following individuals for their assistance with the project:
— Wendell Huffman, Curator of History – Nevada State Railroad Museum – Railroad Museum information and photographs
— Terry Hammons – machine embroidery
— Legacy Quilts – machine quilting
Raffle tickets are available for $5 each at the Nevada State Museum where the quilt is on display. The raffle drawing will be held at the Friends of the Nevada State Museum fundraiser on August 3. You do not have to be present to win and all proceeds go to the FNSM whose activities support the Nevada State Museum located in Carson City.
Tickets for A Night with Notorious Nevadans – The Mint Edition are also available at the Museum Store. This event has sold out for the past several years, so purchase tickets soon.
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