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Win a hand-made replica of Emma Giesy's Aurora quilt! Emma Wagner Giesy was the only woman sent west in 1853 with her husband and nine other men to find a new site for their Utopian Christian community that moved to the Northwest. Sadly, Christian Giesy, Emma’s husband, drowned in 1857, leaving her with two small children and pregnant with a third. She quilted her husband’s initials into the 81”x 77” quilt she made. A replica of Emma Wagner Giesy’s Running Squares pieced quilt will be produced and quilted by volunteers of the Aurora Colony Museum and the Aurora Quilters, a long-time quilting group, many of whose members are descendants of the original colonists. To enter the drawing for the Aurora quilt, send a post card with your name, address, phone number, and email address to: Aurora Quilt Giveaway Entries must be received by March 16, 2009. One entry per person. No purchase necessary. Must be 18 years of age or older to accept prize. Sponsors provide services with no guarantee. Winners and their guests assume all risk and danger incidental to the use and acceptance of prize and agree that Sponsors are not liable for injuries arising there from. Prize is nontransferable, cannot be cashed, and must be accepted as awarded, or another winner will be selected. Contest winners agree that his/her name, film or photographic image, or voice recording may be used in any future publicity without remuneration. Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. Failure to respond within the applicable time period will result in forfeiting of prize and Sponsors shall have the option to award the prize to an alternative winner. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries. This sweepstakes is not valid where prohibited. For questions regarding the contest details, e-mail giveaway@waterbrookpress.com. To read more about Emma Giesy in Jane Kirkpatrick’s
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