i heard the textile people say it has been a quilt city. there are family photos, old family photos. lots of paper. we have a certificate and a graduation diploma from the 1800's. so, lots of interesting things. >> he collected a souvenir, a baseball signed by satchel paige and josh gibson. it is hard to read that. souvenirs come out of all ballgames. the negro leagues were famous for players signing autographs with fans, just as they do today. the balls would go up into the stands and people would get them signed. the key is her satchel paige and josh gibson r. you know who they are. satchel paige is probably the most famous picture in the negro leagues who did join the american league. he pitched in the major leagues for a few games. he is the premier pitcher in the negro leagues. josh gibson is exactly the opposite. he is the premier hitter. he is the babe ruth and hank aaron of the negro leagues. so, you have got a baseball signed by these two premier players of the negro leagues. and it is a great personal souvenir. something that you

city what people have brought in. probably one of the things we see with more frequency are quilts. and that might not sound exciting but we think it is exciting because they come in and people have a lot of connection with them for generations. they will be worn out. when they get saved we are excited about it. yesterday, we saw a whole array of different quilts in different parts of the country. when we are looking at them, we are looking at what the materials are that go into it because that helps us. we look for differences in the pattern or technique. one of the things i'm always looking at is the edges. because you can put on a separate binding, but you can also pick the front of the quilts and move it to the back. [indiscernible] in quilting, sometimes something is made by completely by one person. but often time women are finishing the quilt as a group. so, you see the different stitching. you get a sense of the community that it came from, beyond just the individual. so, yesterday, i think we saw what they call a signature quilt. this would have been made as a gift for some

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