Saturday, August 23, 2014

Pennsylvania Merchant

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Stacy Nash
Whaling Ship
35 count Dove linen by Weeks Dye Works
With every needlework market there is always that one piece which catches my eye.   Regardless of what I am stitching at the time, I want to start that piece.  This year it is Stacy Nash's Whaling Ship.  I love the ship and the whale and the color of the linen and the sweet simple border.  This piece also gives me an opportunity to stitch another element of my family history.  Pennsylvania Merchant is the name of the ship which brought Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather Valentine Shultz from the old country (Germany) to the new country (America). 
Valentine and Elizabeth, his wife arrived in Philadelphia on September 10, 1731.  Once off the ship, they took the oath of allegiance to the province of Pennsylvania and became naturalized citizens.  Shortly after their arrival, Valentine and Elizabeth traveled to the "frontier" and made their home on the west bank of the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County.  Sadly, Elizabeth died and Valentine remarried Maria Eva Stocker.  Valentine and Maria were members of Christ Lutheran Church in York County. 




8 comments:

  1. How wonderful that you know so much of your history! The whaling ship piece is beautiful.

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  2. No wonder this caught your eye. It is beautiful!

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  3. What a lovely piece; may need to get that one for my Navy Girl :) As always, love hearing your family history.

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  4. What a wonderful piece for you to do with your family history. My DH does lots of genealogy and I find it fascinating to hear family history!

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  5. It is a beautiful piece!! That blue is heavenly and I love the way it is finished.

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  6. I wish I knew that much about my family. It's so wonderful to know where and who you came from. Did you stitch that already? How did you make it into a box? Very nice and practical as after awhile you start wanting more than just pictures on the wall. Although, I have lots of those too! LOL! thanks for stopping by!
    Miss Callie Mae is so sweet and what a beautiful area you live in.

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  7. That is just the perfect piece for you with your family history--and such a lovely design!

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  8. That's a great piece! What a neat connection to your family. That's not too far from where I live. :-)

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