Monthly Archives: June 2015
Museums share ‘passion for preserving’
By SAM PAINE Jan. 28, 2014 Volunteers from the Rylstone District Historical Society have been visiting museums around the region, picking up ideas to revitalise the society’s Cottage Museum. The cottage museum is positioned at the rear of the Bridge View Inn grounds, a property which belongs to the Historical Society and also includes an … Continue reading
Soldiers and local families linked to Rylstone Autograph Quilt
In September during History Week, Rylstone and District Historical Society will present an exhibition at the Rylstone Memorial Hall celebrating the stories of soldiers and local families linked to the Rylstone Autograph Quilt. The Rylstone WWI Autograph Quilt was the result of efforts by Mrs James Dawson, supported by Mrs Fletcher, wife of the Rylstone … Continue reading
Autograph Quilt comes to light at War Memorial
Rylstone and District Historical Society (RDHS) members are researching information on a fascinating quilt that has come to light at the War Memorial Memorial museum in Canberra. The quilt contains around 1000 embroidered names, many of them from the Rylstone district. The quilt is at the Australian War Memorial because it contains the names of … Continue reading
Athol Goodwin KIRKLAND and the Rylstone Autograph Quilt
Recently the final resting place of Corporal Athol Goodwin KIRKLAND, killed in WW1, was identified in Crucifix Corner Cemetery, near Villers-Bretonneux in the Somme. There is a signature on the Rylstone Autograph Quilt, namely ‘A. Kirkland’, which could be Athol Goodwin KIRKLAND although there were other A. KIRKLANDs in the area at the time. The … Continue reading