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Barbourville Home Guard Flag

August 21, 2026 By Julia Brennan 5 Comments

The Stewardship of a Cherished Civil War Artifact Barbourville, KY What began as a general textile conservation inquiry, evolved into a moving and collaborative community project. Some of the descendants of the original women stitchers donated their time and talents to the conservation of 2026. Imagine! Caring for Textiles staff learned about southeast KY Knox […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American flag, Barbourville, Civil War, collaboration, community history, hand stitching, Home Guard flag, Kentucky, preservation, pressure framing, shattered silk, textile conservation, Union, women’s history

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