A 100-year-old quilt created by the Ardgowan-Weston Red Cross group to fundraise for the war effort is on show until May 14.
North Otago Museum curator Chloe Searle said the 92-panel quilt, made between 1915 and 1917, was one of many created in New Zealand, but what made it special was being sent overseas for use in New Zealand military hospitals.
She thought the quilt's use would have been decorative and used to boost morale.
``It would have restored people's spirits ... and a chance of a small mention for a soldier from North Otago.''
The quilt was given to the museum when Oamaru's Red Cross buildings closed, Ms Searle said.
``It's one of the items in our collection the community has a real connection with.''
The quilt display was about remembrance, especially so close to Anzac Day, but it was not just about the soldiers, she said.
``It's the people back at home and their experience of the war.''
The quilt marks how the community responded to a war.
