Mark your calendars!

I’ve just heard about two cool events, and I thought I’d pass them along.

1.  A Tribute to the Piedmont Textile Industry:  An assemblage of weavings by Lynn Pownell with the helping hands of more than 250 local residents and area visitors.  March 5-14, 2009.

Details: Reception on Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Captain White House, Sun Trust Gallery

213 S. Main Street, Graham, NC 27253

*I’d just like to make note that I am one of those helping hands, unless, that is, Lynn had to tear out my work as part of quality control…  Oh, who am I kidding?  I bet my rows were outstanding!*

2. Haw River Clean Up, March 14, 2009, 9:30 a.m. – Noon

Every year, volunteers come out to clean up the garbage along the banks of the Haw River.  There will be a team of folks out at Glencoe, so hopefully, we’ll see you out there!  There’s more info at the Haw River Assembly website, or you can contact me for more info.

Then and now – a view from the island

Frank and I were out at Glencoe on Saturday (hooray for gorgeous North Carolina weather!), and I had the time to walk around and get take some photos.  I was able to get back on the island behind the Mill buildings.  Since the foliage hasn’t yet grown in, I could see the backs of the Picker House, the Cotton Warehouse, the Cotton Sheds, and the Napper House.  I remembered that I’d seen an old photo of the back of the Napper House taken from the island, so I tried to take a photo from a similar angle.  Based on Sanborn and other fire insurance maps, I date the photo close to 1949 (if you know better, please correct me).  How neat to have a new photo 60 years later!

View of the race side of the Napper House (c. 1949)

View of race side of Napper House, 2009

Mill Race, toward the Napper House

The Mill Race as it runs to the Hydroelectric Plant

The race as it leaves the Hydroelectric Plant

Here are a couple other photos you might enjoy.  The other photos were taken while I was on the island.  I took a photo up the race toward the Napper House, down the race as it runs into the Hyrdoelectric Plant, and down past the Hydro where the race goes to rejoin the Haw River.