Back this year by popular demand! On Thursday, Oct. 3, 4:30 p.m. at Boothbay Region Historical Society, Wendy Caton Reed will present fifty of her quilts and discuss historic styles of quilting in her popular History of Quilting Trunk Show. Wendy grew up on River Road in Edgecomb, Maine and was taught to quilt by her neighbor Arzetta Poole when she was nine years old. She has been quilting ever since and is well known for her original interpretations of traditional designs. Wendy’s quilts have been exhibited at the National Quilt Museum and the New England Quilt Museum, and have won awards including the Purchase Award from the American Museum of Folk Art.

Wendy Caton Reed is very active in historic preservation and is the co-coordinator of Maine Quilt Heritage, a special committee of the statewide Pine Tree Quilters Guild, established for the purpose of documenting the quilts and quiltmakers of Maine. She is a charter member of the American Quilter’s Society and has served on the board of the American Quilt Study Group, an organization dedicated to uncovering the accurate histories of quilts. Boothbay Region Historical Society is located at 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor. Programs start at 4:30 pm and doors open at 4:10. Seating is limited and reservations are not taken.

Boothbay Region Historical Society is open to the public throughout the year, from Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information contact the museum at 633-0820, email brhs@gwi.net, or check the website at www.boothbayhistorical.org