My friend and high school class mate spoke at my homemakers club. He has done mega amount of research on the history of Becida. He has written one book on the subject. He also has taken all the people that are buried in the cemetery and has collected 90% of the obituaries for them. He told the history of the formation of the government, the businesses in Becida, the people of Becida, and the transportation of that area. The quilt that he is showing is a signature quilt that was stitched originally in 1933. It was from the Ladies Aide Society of Becida. Only one of the ladies named on the quilt is still living. But that night of his presentation she died. It was his aunt. I had the honor and pleasure of restoring that quilt for him. I had to stabilize the edges, replace the batting and back. I quilted it by hand to keep its integrity. All the fabrics on the front are either flour sacks, or grain sacks.
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