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Students across the United States responded with cards, letters, drawings, and other messages of support following the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Many school groups chose to create quilts as symbols of comfort and compassion.
A sixth grade class at West Shore Middle School, Milford, Connecticut, sent this 79" x 42" quilt to the Mayor’s Office. Pieced block quilts allow for many voices to be included in the making of the quilt. Not only does the quilt reflect the spirit of the community that creates it, but the individual spirit of the different quilters comes across in the finished work. The message of this quilt is, "Our Thoughts Are With You Oklahoma City."
Children participating in the Amico Society Program of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City created this pieced quilt, made of 20 blocks with colored images on each: ten hearts five faces, two bridges, one car and two buildings. It is signed on the reverse side, “From the Heart of NYC to the Heart of OKC, made by Hands in Action, JHS 56 NYC, NY.”
The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is the official repository for all artifacts and documents related to the bombing and its aftermath. Using these artifacts, documents, photos and personal stories, the Museum tells the remarkable story of what happened, how people responded, and what we learned.
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