First Saturday in August

The first Saturday in August is always lovely in Eureka as hundreds of quilts grace downtown including the Historical Village and Memorial Park.  Quilts are hung on buildings on both sides of the main street as well as on every possible surface (and then some) at the Historical Village.  Over six hundred quilts will be on display this year.

Besides making sure the Historical Village grounds are in tip-top shape for this Saturday’s event, the Village volunteers will also work to have the museum open and to sell raffle tickets.  There is the annual quilt raffle for one of the lovely quilts we made last winter. The drawing for that will be on August 26th at the Lincoln County Fair although raffle tickets can be purchased at the museum anytime between now and the fair.  A very special quilt made from small pieces of silk back in the early 1900s will be raffled this Saturday.  The Victorian era quilt will be on display at the Village museum all day Saturday and the winning ticket drawn at 4:00pm. Take time on Saturday to stop by the Historical Village museum (Fewkes Store) to see both the Victorian quilt and our other raffle quilt.  All proceeds from both raffles go to maintain the Historical Village.

And very special thanks to the Eureka Montana Quilt Show Foundation for their generous gift which helped to cover the expense for renovating the old caboose.  Donations from Town Pump and the Tobacco Valley Community Foundation were also received this summer and greatly appreciated.  As always, summer is a challenging time with grounds maintenance as well as repairs to roofs and out buildings at the Historical Village.  Donations from community members and local businesses and organizations help the Tobacco Valley Board of History continue to provide a pleasant setting for the public and archives of our valley’s history.

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