CANTON -- Folklorist and TAUNY Executive Director Jill Breit and historian Hallie Bond will speak about their travels around the North Country to study more than 1,000 quilts and interview quilters about their work.

They will present highlights of their quilt research and discuss how they brought their disciplines together for this project at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the TAUNY Center, 53 Main St.

Mohawk quilter Sheree Bonaparte will speak about her quilt A Flight for Peace, made in 2001. The quilt was made at a time when Sheree's home community Akwesasne was experiencing strife and conflict. She made the quilt to focus attention back on the core values of the Kanienkehaka/Mohawk people. A Flight for Peace will be on display at The TAUNY Center for the day.

The talks will be followed by a Q&A and refreshments.

This lecture is part of TAUNY's current focus on quilting in the North Country. "Warmth, Remembrance, and Art: 200 Years of Quilts and Comforters in Northern New York" is an exhibition including more than 70 quilts, covering many topics including history, uses, techniques, community, art, and more.

More information is available at tauny.org.