Lecture: “Franklin Roosevelt’s Postage Stamp Quilt: The Story of Estella Weaver Nukes’ Presidential Gift”

The Virginia Quilt Museum kicks off the 2016 Christopher Columbus Grandle Lecture series with an event on March 12, 2016. Kyra Hicks, an African American quilter, historian, and author, will present a lecture entitled, “The Roosevelt Postage Stamp Quilt: The Story of Estella Weaver Nukes’ Presidential Gift.” The lecture will take place at St. Stephen’s Church (358 S. Main Street) with a book signing and exhibit tour following at the Virginia Quilt Museum (301 S. Main Street).

You may order tickets via the link provided or mail a check to the museum with “Kyra Hicks” in the memo line and with ticket holders’ names.

The Virginia Quilt Museum was founded in 1995 and exists to celebrate and nurture quilting in Virginia.  The Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization funded solely through private donations, memberships, and revenue from admissions and museum shop sales.  The Virginia Quilt Museum receives no federal or state funding.