Stitching Together History - Kentucky Monthly
The story of slave quilts begins with words passed from mouth to ear, from ear to heart, from heart to hand until, finally, the words are captured on paper…
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Posts From: November 2016
Paducah CVB Honored with Traverse Awards
The Kentucky Travel Industry Association (KTIA) recognized Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) destination marketing efforts with three 2016 Traverse Awards at the KTIA Traverse Awards Gala in Lexington, Kentucky on November 2…
Read MorePaducah Kentucky, A UNESCO Creative City - GoUNESCO
Every year when I was a kid, my family and I took the drive from Florida to Missouri during the holidays. That 18 hour road trip was forever engrained in my head as an annual marathon of potty breaks every 2 hours, staring at the tv screen in the back of our mini van and the occasional pit stop to pick up a quick bite before we get back on the road. One city in particular we always seemed to pass through, Paducah Kentucky. I remember stopping here for food every other year, or maybe I just remember the odd name and the location we seemed to always get gasoline prior to crossing the state border (Gasoline was always more expensive in Illinois) In every case I never once would have imagined this city to be one I would be writing about in the future about its cultural craft that is apparently world famous. Two years ago I managed to drive through this city (The last time I drove through here was probably 10 years ago) and something caught my eye…
Read MoreQuilt to Last: Folk Art Flourished in Paducah, Kentucky - Indianapolis Monthly
The charming Ohio River city excels at old-timey arts. But this is not your grandma’s quilting bee…
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