The cloudy wintertime days are good opportunities for the Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum to share some of its quilts that represent over a century of quilt-making.

The oldest on display is a silk quilt given to Isaac Ketler, the founder and President of Grove City College, whose life of service spanned from 1853 to 1913. Hand-stitched onto the patches are the names of military leaders and battles in which they served, according to a news release from Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum.

Family names abound on the “Crazy Quilt” made in 1902 by Burton Walters’ sister.

In the doll baby carriage owned around 1931 by local historian Lillian Millsop, you will find a child’s quilt fashioned from sample linens sourced from the nationally-known Grove City linen manufacturer, Palmer-Smith Linens.

Advancing to the 1950s, you can view a basket weave quilt made by Elsie Jane Bennett.

During the fall of 1996, community residents were invited to make and submit blocks for the Grove City Bicentennial Quilt. After the blocks were submitted and put together, many ladies from Grace Methodist Church quilted to complete the project. The quilt was subsequently raffled off during the celebration of Grove City’s Bicentennial in 1998.

The final quilt on display is one made and signed by residents of College View Towers and given to their manager, Jan Kopnisky, upon her retirement.

The Hotel Room in Grove City’s museum, 111 College Ave., Grove City, will open in mid-April, where more quilts will be on display.