This hand-crafted quilt made by local residents hangs in a place of prominence within the library, at the entrance to the McCarthy Meeting Room.
Each block on the quilt represents something unique from Chelmsford’s history. The following descriptions for the quilt blocks were written in 1976 by the Bicentennial Club of the McFarlin School under the direction of Ms. Janice Carragher and Ms. Virginia Blouin. They were assisted by sixth grade students Terry Cryts, Sirry Karlsson, Melissa Micol, Susan Burns, Judy Fahey, and Kim McBride.
View the Booklet
Names Behind the Quilt
The Chelmsford Revolutionary War Bicentennial Commission expresses its gratitude to all of the citizens who gave their time, talents, and skills to create the Town of Chelmsford Bicentennial Quilt.
Chelmsford Bicentennial Quilt Committee
Mary J. Guaraldi – Chairman
Sally Palmer Field – Advisor
Margie Moler – Design Chairman
Irene Pouliot – Fabric Selection Chairman
Prue McBride – Fabric Selection Co-Chairman
Mrs. Malcolm Weeks – General Assistant
Elizabeth A. McCarthy – Publicity Chairman
The following is a list of names from the original booklet of those people who were involved in the Bicentennial Quilt Project:
Margaret E. Adams
John Alden
Joanne Allard
Janice Baird
Helen Barris
Robert Barris
Betty Belanger
Eleanor Bragdon
Audrey Carragher
John Carragher
Mrs. Francis L. Clancy
Lorraine Clark
Val Clark
Jane Drury
Brenda Dudley
Mrs. Henry Emmons
Eleanor Ferreira
Virginia Fielding
Nancy Fiske
Eustace Fiske
Julia Fogg
Irene Foster
Louise Fulton
James Geary
Robert Geary
Jeanne Glenfield
Catherine Goodwin
George L. Guaraldi, Jr.
Walter Hedlund
Mrs. William C. Hinckley
Burt Hood
Mary Hubbard
Bill Hynes
Judy Hass
Natalie Jones
Vincent Kehoe
Carol Kennealy
Mrs. Jean E. Kilburn
Mrs. Richard O. Lahue, Sr.
Richard O. Lahue, Sr.
Elizabeth Ann Lombard
Janet Lombard
Sandra Ludwig
Charles Maderosian
Jean Mansfield
J. Michael McBride
Joyce McKenzie
Ann Meeker
Helen Monahan
Dr. Howard Moore
Fran Murphy
Ann Normand
Mrs. Edward Norton
David Panciera
Eleanor Parkhurst
George A. Parkhurst
Mrs. Ralph S. Parlee
Mary Partridge
Robert Picken
Mrs. Helen Poland
Ernest Pouliot
J. Perry Richardson
Betty Ripsom
Marjorie Sargent
Connie Scarth
James Scarth
Judy Seredynski
Clara Sills
Mary Slattery
Chris Stavros
Hazel Stevens
Marilyn Supple
Mrs. Charles E. Watt
Dot Webb
Linda Webb
Roger Welch
Barbara Willman
Kathy Willman
Hedy Zaberick
Special Thanks To…
The library wishes to thank the Chelmsford Cultural Council for its part in having the quilt cleaned and preserved by the Textile Conservation Center at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell so that future generations may view it in the new library.
Thanks to the
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Thanks also to the Chelmsford Historical Society which supported this project.