Tuesday February 02nd, 2010
Old Aurora Colony Quilters - Fun with a Purpose
Tuesday mornings
Old Aurora Colony Museum
Come join the fun, and put a purpose to that fun. Take part in many quilt related projects and utilize your expertise, energy and time to benefit ACHS.
- Hand Quilting and other projects, each Tuesday at the museum
- Participate in Quilting demonstrations at museum events
- Completion of annual Raffle Quilt, Auction Quilts and items made from Quilt Block Contest entries
- Join the Quilt Show Committee
- Preservation - construct muslin bags to store colony quilts and textiles
- Outreach to other quilters
- ______________________ this space blank for YOUR ideas
The Old Aurora Colony Quilters have raised many thousands of dollars to benefit the Historical Society and it’s programs.
Call or Contact us today and see how you can be involved, or better yet stop by on Tuesday morning and see what’s new!
Kraus Family Exhibit Opens
February 2 - May 30, 2010
Michael and Elizabeth Kunz Kraus became devoted followers of Dr. William Keil in the early 1840’s. The couple brought their children to Bethel to live in the new Christian communal society and held them closely to the society’s highest ideals. The family’s commitment was tested severely in 1855 when Michael was killed in a freak accident. True to the colony word, however, the rest of the family was cared for and embraced. Elizabeth and eight of her children (five girls and three boys) eventually came West while Louisa stayed at Bethel where she married into the Bauer family. We are fortunate that the Kraus children were letter writers as they provide some genuine insight into the personal sacrifices made in order to remain true to the colony. Because most of the children married additional attention will be paid to the Bauer, Ehlen, Giesy, Grob, Rapps, Scholl and Smith families. You may have toured the Kraus House on the museum grounds but you have never met the totality of the Kraus family until you visit this exhibit.
Elizabeth Kunz Kraus