On this day in 1946, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter marries Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at the Plains Methodist Church in Plains, Georgia. When the couple met, she was 18 and working in a hair salon. He was 21 and a recent graduate of the Annapolis Naval Academy…Since 1984, the Carters have given their time each year to build homes and raise awareness of homelessness with the international charitable organization Habitat for Humanity.
Excerpted from:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/future-president-jimmy-carter-marries
Mariah Davenport of Plains, Georgia hand pieced and hand quilted this Carpenter’s Wheel quilt between 1800 and 1849. It was documented during the Florida Quilt Project by the current owner who inherited the quilt.
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Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/future-president-jimmy-carter-marries
Posted by Amy E. Milne
Executive Director, Quilt Alliance
amy.milne@quiltalliance.org