KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The 57th quilt block to be installed on the Lake County Quilt trail is located at 2905 Park Drive in Kelseyville, just off Soda Bay Road.

This quilt block, “Tess in the Garden,” is on the barn and property owned by Mike DeGregorio.

The quilt block is named after DeGregorio's dog, Tess.

This property has a unique history. DeGregori’s great, great, great, great grandfather William Kelsey, and great, great, great grandparents James Ethan Allen and Elizabeth Ann Kelsey-Allen were the owners of this property dating back to the 1860s when Kelseyville was still named Uncle Sam.

After deeds and records were burned in a courthouse fire in Lakeport a dispute was settled between father-in-law and son-in-law.

The site of the current barn became the property of James Ethan Allen. Daughter of William Kelsey, Elizabeth Ann Kelsey Allen, became the rightful heir of the property when her husband, James Ethan Allen died of unknown causes in 1870.

The only daughter of James and Elizabeth, Nancy Allen, married Paul Shirley in 1867. Mother-in-law, Elizabeth, designated Paul Shirley to oversee the farm’s function.

Relative James Shirley, was one of the first instructors in the nearby Hells Bend Schoolhouse which was built approximately at the same time as the farm of the Kelsey/Allen/DeGregorios.

The Lake County Quilt Trail is an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote community pride.

The 8-foot by 8-foot quilt block was drawn and painted by the Lake County Quilt Trail team, a group of dedicated quilters, graphic artists, painters, writers, carpenters and a videographer.

For more information about the Lake County Quilt Trail visit www.lakecountyquilttrail.com or go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-Quilt-Trail/187014251326163 .