Museum News, Announcements,
and Press Releases
Featuring news from New England museums, and other museums who cater to the preservation of textiles and hold textile-related events.
A Public Service by Quilter's Muse Publications
To send your news, contact pat@quiltersmuse.com
This is an ever changing page to which we will add news sent to us from New England museums, as time permits us to add them. Short announcements are preferred, as each one has to be re-typed into this format. Photos are welcome.
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AMERICAN TEXTILE HISTORY MUSEUM
This museum is closed until Fall while undergoing major changes and the installation of new exhibits. They have just set up a new website and a blog to keep interested parties informed. http://www.athm.org/
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
This institution holds 13,000 textiles and more than 66,000 sample swatches from many cultures and dating from 300 B.C. to the present.
Contact information: 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603
312 443-3600
www.artic.edu
CURRIER MUSEUM OF ART, Manchester, NH
The museum has opened again, after being closed for more than a year while undergoing a major expansion project. For the latest updates on art classes, the availability of Zimmerman House tours of a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, in Manchester, and more, please visit their website: http://www.currier.org/
MANCHESTER HISTORIC ASSOCIATION/ MILLYARD MUSEUM
The collection of the Manchester Historic Association represents 110 years of assembling a wide range of artifacts. That includes 660,000 objects and information about 11,000 years of history.
For more information visit: www.manchesterhistoric.org
or call: (603) 622-7531.
REMICK MUSEUM
Museum Interpreter, Virginia Taylor, pictured here, has begun compiling recipes for a Remick Museum cookbook, due out in summer 2008. The publications will contain traditional New England homestead recipes, and will be a culinary guide for those who pursue a self-sustained lifestyle.
2008 Workshops at Remick Museum
Beginning Oxen Workshop, May 2-4
Mozzarella Cheese, May 10
Rhubarb, June 7
Ketchup, Mustard & Mayo, July 5
Preserving, August 2
Butter, Yogurt & Ice Cream Workshop for Families, August 9
Dinner Rolls, September 6
Apples Workshop for families, September 13
Wood Stove Cooking, October 11
Turkey Processing, November 1
Boxwood Trees, December 6
2008 Special Events at Remick Museum
Fishing Derby, May 18, 10am- 12 noon
Captain Enoch Remick House Victorian Tea, June 7, 3pm
Ox & Rocks, June 14, 10am- 2pm
Captain Enoch Remick Open House, August 9, 1-4pm
Harvest Festival, September 13, 1-4pm
Captain Enoch Remick House Victorian Tea, September 20, 3pm
Blessing of the Animals, October 4, 10am (four members of the MWV clergy will lead a multi-denominational service)
NH Plein Air Paint Out & Wet Paint Sale, October 4, 10am-4pm
Historic Thanksgiving, November 15, 1-4pm
Victorian Christmas, December 7, 1-4pm
Robin M. Tagliaferri Ferreira, Development
Officer
Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm
58 Cleveland Hill Rd, P. O.
Box 250
Tamworth, NH 03886
toll free - 800-686-6117, or 603-323-7591
pr@remickmuseum.org
www.remickmuseum.org
Madison Historical Society
This new historic marker will be dedicated on June 14, 2008. The marker is located on the front lawn of Madison Historical Society, a gift from the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society.
MHS 2008 Program Schedule
The Madison Historical Society offers monthly programs from May to September at the MHS building at the corner of Village Rd. (Route 113) and East Madison Rd., unless otherwise specified. Programs are free and open to the public. They all begin at 7 p.m. Donations are gratefully accepted.
May 15, 2008, Madison Library
"Remember When," a video presentation, with Lee Drew
June 19, 2008
Laconia State School, 1901-1991, Understanding Our Past to Create a Better Future for People with Disabilities, by Gordon DuBois
July 17, 2008
Dressing a Colonial Lady, a program with historical re-enactors, Adam & Marty Spencer
August 21, 2008
Dolly Copp, presented by Carol Foord
September 18, 2008
Madison Public Library, Chick Room, Village Rd.
Military Collectibles: Sweetheart Pillows from the Early 20th Century, presented by Patricia Cummings
Additional Calendar of Events - 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008, 9 a.m.- noon: Museum Clean-Up
Saturday, June 14, 2008: Dedication of the Granville Historical Marker by the NHAHS
Sunday, August 3, 2008, 6-7 p.m.: Blueberry Fest, an Old Home Week event
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2-4 p.m.: MHS Open House, an Old Home Week activity
New Hampshire Historical Society/ Museum of New Hampshire History
http://www.nhhistory.org/store/
Bobblehead dolls of Franklin Pierce are now available, as well as books about the former president's life, and much more!
Winterthur Museum - Delaware
In the book, Quilts in a Material World by Linda Eaton, a quilt called the "Old Otterbein Church Quilt" is shown on page 44. The museum is offering a pattern for this 1854 quilt.
For more information, e-mail the store at: museumstore@winterthur.org or call (800) 448-3883 or (302) 888-4822. The cost of the pattern is $49.00 plus $10.00 for shipping. Visit the museum online to see a lovely, little exhibit of some quilts. Click on the thumbnail photos, for a larger view.
Wright Museum Activities 2008
Memorial Day Dedication, Monday, May 26, Noon
Rev. David Lindsay, Harold Chamberlin, American Legion Post 18, and Congressman Jeb Bradley will lead a ceremony to honor the contributions of all WWII veterans and those of all American Wars.
2008 Summer Lecture Series
Tuesday Nights at the Wright - 7 p.m.
Free to Members; Non-Members $5.00.
Tuesday, June 24
"The Story of Moxie, 1885-1945"
Merrill Lewis, New England Moxie Congress President
The speaker will discuss Moxie as one of the most popular drinks of the early twentieth century. "Moxie continues to thrive as a niche product with a devoted following throughout New England."
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Tuesday, July 1
"Ernie Pyle: The Story of a Lost Photograph"
Richard Pyle, Associated Press Writer and author of Schwarzkopf and Lost over Laos.
A discussion of Ernie Pyle and how he personalized The War for millions of Americans. When he was killed in 1948, the U.S. government ordered the photo of his body destroyed, lest it demoralize those on the homefront.
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Tuesday, July 8
"The Other Navy: The Fleet Auxilaries of WWII
Richard Berg, USN Motor Machinist 1st Class, ret
David Warren, Wright Museum Library
This will be a discussion of the fleet of support vessels that protected ships from submarines and other attacks. This talk will be followed by David Warren's explanation of his latest project: a WWII T-2 Tanker model.
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Tuesday, July 15
"Medical Care on the Battlefield during WWII"
Lt. Col. Eleanor Spiller, Army Nurse, ret.
The role of medical personnel during WWII, under the most adverse conditions, will be explored in this talk.
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Tuesday, July 22
"Curious George and the Flight from Nazi Germany"
Nat Schrimshaw, Curious George Cottage Director
The presenter was a frequent visitor the the Reys after they settled in Waterville Valley, having escaped the Nazi's by riding bicycles through France, during the war. Hans Rey, created of the Curious George cartoon series, crafted the first image of "George" in Europe, where it was published in 1941.
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Tuesday, July 29
"Making the Case for Sacrifice on the American Home Front"
James J. Kimble, Seton Hall University
"During WWII, the Office of Civilian Defense mounted an ambitious home front campaign intended to get Americans to make sacrifices in support of the war effort. One of the more graphic elements of the campaign depicted dead or dying soldiers, intended as a way for those back home to keep the privations they were asked to endure in the larger context of the sacrifices that Americans were making on the frontlines."
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Tuesday, August 5
"A Tale of Two Wars: Parallels between the Civil War and WWII"
Mike Pride, Co-Author of My Brave Boys: To War with Colonel Cross and the Fighting Fifth; and Too Dead to Die: A Memoir of Bataan and Beyond.
The speaker will explore the similarities between the Civil War and WWII, separated by eighty years and many miles.
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Tuesday, August 12
"They Sawed up a Storm: Concord's Women Sawmillers"
Sarah S. Smith, UNH Cooperative Extension
In 1942, a group of New Hampshire women operated a sawmill on the shores of Turkey Pond, Concord to saw up what was left of the logs stored in the water since the 1938 hurricane.
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Tuesday, August 19
"Love as Ever:" The Wartime Correspondence of New Hampshire's Rene Gagnon.
Rene Gagnon, Jr., and Joshua Gagnon
A recently discovered cache of letters between Manchester's Rene Gagnon, one of the six Americans who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, and his sweetheart, Pauline Harnois, offer a glimpse into how their relationship evolved and deepened during the war. Gagnon's son will share personal recollections while Joshua will discuss a theatrical adaptation he is writing, based on his grandparents' correspondence.
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Tuesday, August 26
"The Political Cartoons of WWII"
Lori Fisher, New Hampshire Political Library
The political cartoons of WWII were intended to boost morale during the war. The illustrated discussions will draw comparisons between the political cartoons of today.
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FAMIILY DAY - Sunday, July 13. Admission includes a day of special activities, gallery tours, a BBQ lunch, and two rides in vehicles from the museum's collection.
NOTE: Executive Mark Foynes is available to provide off-site lectures to groups. Please contact him directly at: mark.foynes@wrightmuseum.org
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