Photos from Denim & Diamonds, November 6, 2010

 

 

Pumpkin Fest, October 23, 2010

 

 

Everyone had a great time at Pumpkin Fest. The Society provided carnival style games for the children, Sam Morales designed an incredible diorama, and his Pinata was a hit - just slightly less popular than the pumpkin roll itself. Click on the photo to see all of the photos from Pumpkin Fest.

 

 

The Society is the recipient of a grant awarded by Megan Smolenyak of Honoring Our Ancestors in the amount of $450.00 for the purchase of a sheet-fed scanner. Volunteers are in the process of scanning the Lawrence Wood Collection and will be making it available on the website. This project will take many volunteers hours. After scanning and verifying the scans additional volunteers are needed to assist in indexing the documents. Click here if you'd like to see a "raw" sample of the project.

 

The winner of the quilt drawing with director Steve Rice

 

Heritage Day Photos

 

 

Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 235 dug over 80 holes in the memory garden.
Hostas, day lillies, irises and more were planted.
The scouts were assisted by Bob & Joann Poindexter.

 

 

 

Ancient Artifacts on Display at the Museum

Read the article in the Macon News

Plaque given to David & Debbie Patterson by the Society
for all the work they did in Civil War Letters of Macon County DVD.

Quilt Winner - Judi

Mosaic Star Quilt
Circa 1830-1860

Made in Otto, NC February 2008

I was custom crafted by Nancilee Kathryn Brown Dills (President of Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild) to honor the memory of Macon County's quilters of the past. Among other titles, I am known as a Mosaic Star Quilt . A mosaic quilt is actually any quilt formed by piecing cloth into a pleasing design much like in a stained glass window pattern. The style was very popular in the America of the mid 1800's. My particular pattern is redrawn from a quilt made in 1831. I consist of 2000 individual pieces of cotton cloth arranged in twenty squares; I may be machine washed and dried.(medium settings) . The material is a reproduction of the fabric available during the war between the states. Quilting provided a home necessity and, particularly in that tragic time, provided a venue for artistic expression. Enjoy...

Photos from Window Wonderland 2009

Civil War Letters
Photos from the premier November 21, 2009 at the
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts

DVDs may be ordered on line.

Jim Brooks and the Burnt Bean Band performed at the museum on October 31, 2009 at 1:00.

Annual Pumpkin Cooking Contest
October 24, 2009
...and the winners are:
1st Place: Jeffrey Berry - Pumpkin Bread Pudding
2nd Place: Pamela Fife - Pumpkin Roll
3rd Place: Joey Gibson - Pumpkin Roll

Photos from Pumpkin Fest - 2009

Photos from the Diamond & Denim Gala - 2009

 

"Civil War saga being filmed in Macon"
News Coverage in Macon News

Photo published in the Macon News, May 14, 2009

The Civil War Letters

A committee has to been formed to work on the publishing of an in-depth book that will contain letters and photos of artifacts from the Civil War era in Macon County. In collaboration with local artist Michael Rogers a documentary DVD will also be produced. Anyone wishing to share items for either of these projects may take them to Michael Roger's in Franklin for same day scanning.

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