Old Salem
Museums & Gardens a biannual magazine for friends and supporters | spring 2o13
tom gray | winston-salem centennial | summer camps
2o12 – 2o13 board of trustees
old salem museums & gardens 6oo south main street winston-salem, north carolina 271o1 oldsalem.org | phone 336-721-735o | fax 336-721-7335
Old Salem Museums & Gardens consists of three museums: The Historic Town of Salem is a restored Moravian congregation town dating back to 1766, with costumed interpreters bringing the late-18th and early-19th centuries to life. Restored original buildings, faithful reconstructions, and historically accurate gardens and landscapes make the Historic Town of Salem one of America’s most authentic historical attractions. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) collects, exhibits, researches, and educates the public about the decorative arts made and used by people living and working in Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, from the 17th century to the beginning of the Civil War. The Gardens of Old Salem consist of award-winning restorations that create a landscape reminiscent of early Salem where utility, practicality, and beauty are united. The gardens are authentically planted with open pollinated heirlooms that have been propagated from the museum’s heritage seed saving program.
Ms. Judy Lambeth, Chair Mr. Paul Fulton, Vice Chair Mr. F. Hudnall Christopher, Jr., Treasurer Mr. C. Edward Pleasants, Jr., Secretary Dr. Eugene W. Adcock, III Ms. Betsy J. Annese Dr. Anthony Atala Mr. Nicholas B. Bragg Mr. Robert J. Brown Mr. Craig D. Cannon Mr. J. Haywood Davis Mr. W. Ted Gossett Mr. Richard Gottlieb Mr. James A. Gray, III Mr. Robert A. Greene Dr. Edward G. Hill Mr. Michael Hough Mr. Henry H. Jordan, II Mr. Stanhope A. Kelly Ms. Christine Minter-Dowd Mr. Anthony Montag Count Christoph Nostitz Mr. L. Glenn Orr, Jr. Ms. Margaret Beck Pritchard Dr. Thomas H. Sears, Jr. Dr. Allston J. Stubbs, III Mrs. Margaret Townsend Mr. William R. Watson Mr. S. Hayes Wauford, Jr.
ex-officio members Mr. Franklin Kane Ms. Molly A. Leight Dr. Susan Pauly
senior staff
This publication is produced by Old Salem Museums & Gardens, which is operated by Old Salem, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit educational corporation organized in 1950 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Old Salem Museums & Gardens logo and name are registered trademarks, and may not be used by outside parties without permission. © 2013 Old Salem Museums & Gardens Produced by Capture Public Relations & Marketing Editorial Support by Tyler Cox
Ragan Folan President & CEO Eric Hoyle Vice President Administration & CFO Tom Connors Vice President Development John Larson Vice President Restoration Robert Leath Vice President Collections & Research Paula Locklair Vice President Education
Contents
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From the President Tom Gray: Lifetime of Devotion to MESDA The New Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center Summer Adventures at Old Salem Salem Moves Toward the Hyphen Winston-Salem Centennial Celebration On Common Ground: Preserving the American Story for Future Generations New to the Collections Kentucky Counterpane Finds Home at MESDA The FredericWilliam Marshall Society The Frank L. Horton Society Calendar of Events
On the cover: Lacinato Kale (Brassica oleracea) that has bolted and is flowering (“going to seed�) in the Levering Garden on Salt Street. The flowers will set seed that will be collected and saved. Kale is planted in the heat of August, grows throughout the winter and may be enjoyed fresh all winter long. When the weather warms in the spring, it flowers and sets seed. The photo was taken in late March of 2012 by Jay Sinclair.
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Letter from the President Dear Friends, I’ve now been in my position as President and CEO of Old Salem Museums & Gardens for a little over a year. I continue to be amazed and proud of all that the museum does to bring history to life for our visitors and friends. We’ve produced a remarkable number of events and programs in the last six months that brought old friends and new friends to Salem. In addition to perennial favorites like Harvest Day, Halloween weekend and Salem Christmas, we also initiated several new ventures including Saturdays with St. Nicholas and ChocolateDipped History, a collaboration with the Historic Division of Mars and the company’s line of American Heritage Chocolate®. As part of our mission, we are focused on bringing history to life for young people as well as adults. I am happy to report that we continue to enhance our programs for youth. We have expanded Old Salem’s school tour options for young people beyond our beloved Experience and Town Visit Tours. We now offer Science Alive and our new Arts Alive programs, which are dynamic, day-long experiences with handson activities and demonstrations that illuminate the intersection of Science and History and Art and History, respectively. The sciences and the arts were both interwoven into the daily life of Moravians and are a wonderful way to enhance the understanding of life for early Americans in the South.
The school year is not the only time that we engage with young people. During the summer we offer several camp options for grades 1 through 11. You’ll find an interesting article in this issue about our camps; some families have multiple generations who have attended Old Salem’s summer camps! In addition, we’ve included a fascinating article about the merger of Winston and Salem as well as a look at the substantial support that Tom Gray has given and continues to give our institution. His generosity has enabled us to do so many things over the years. A recent gift as part of the current capital campaign has allowed us to vastly improve our library and research center at MESDA, helping us move our facilities into the 21st century. I am pleased to say that the Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center will officially open on May 18.
The statistics on our school field trips are impressive. In 2012, more than 37,400 school children visited Old Salem. They traveled from 52 of the 100 counties in North Carolina, with Guilford and Wake Counties topping the list with the most students visiting our museum. More than 12,000 school children visited the museum from the Charlotte area alone!
There is much more to read about in the pages that follow. I hope you enjoy what you find. On behalf of the staff here at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, I want to thank you for your support and interest in our institution. Without it, we could not continue to grow and improve. I hope to see you soon here at Old Salem! With the gardens beginning to bloom and spring in the air, it’s a great time to come for a visit!
Although I love to examine and analyze the statistics, what is most heartening is the feedback we receive from our young visitors. We receive thank you letters from almost all the children who tour Old Salem and their comments keep us energized with their enthusiasm and appreciation.
Ragan Folan President & CEO Old Salem Museums & Gardens
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courtesy of Wrightsville Beach Magazine
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Tom Gray
lifetime of devotion to
by carroll leggett
mesda
Step out on the balcony of Tom Gray’s condominium at Carolina Beach and you think “aerie.” From his lofty perch eleven floors up, Gray can see water, docks, boats, wetlands and coastal shoreline for miles, both north and south. It’s a breathtaking view—one of the most spectacular on the North Carolina coast—and clearly one that he relishes. And just inside the sliding glass doors, as you would expect, are cozy, beautifully appointed rooms and precious objects from the American South accumulated over a lifetime. It is all very Tom Gray, a student of interior design and consummate collector. But is this comfortable aerie “home”? Not if you believe that home is where the heart is. All signs point to one conclusion—Tom Gray’s heart is in Winston-Salem and, more particularly, Old Salem where he restored houses, served on the staff and for decades lived squarely in the middle of the complex. old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13 | 3
The latest and most compelling evidence of this fact is the lead gift he made to Old Salem’s current Capital Campaign. The gift is in three parts.
The other part is the Thomas A. Gray Endowment for the Rare Book Room, Library and MESDA Research Center.
The first part equipped and renovated space in the Frank L. Horton Museum Center for a state-of-the-art research center and library, which is called The Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center and is officially opening in May. Although one of the nation’s premier resources for scholars of southern decorative arts, researchers at MESDA since its creation have had to work in uninspiring and dismal basement quarters. That is changing dramatically. Now when patrons visit the new Gray Library and MESDA Research Center, they can access all of the institution’s rich resources in a bright, airy, modern space, using state-of-the-art equipment. Literally and figuratively, the facility has moved out of the dark and into the light.
Old Salem and MESDA are in Tom Gray’s blood. His uncle James A. Gray, Jr. spearheaded the restoration of Old Salem. In 1965 his cousin Frank Horton, along with Horton’s mother Theo Taliaferro, founded MESDA. Both were passionate about acquiring, conserving, researching and exhibiting important examples of southern craftsmanship and decorative arts. Horton devoted a major portion of his life to MESDA. And he was a constant presence in Tom Gray’s life, at the Gray home for backgammon and gin rummy and a part of the family on Christmas morning.
The second part is a rare book collection, named the Thomas A. Gray Rare Book and Manuscript Collection, which includes treasures such as one of the few extant volumes of John Smith’s The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles (1632) and important 17th-century pamphlets written in England about the remote colony of Carolina.
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“My gift is a way of fulfilling my cousin Frank Horton’s dream of a first class research library for MESDA,” Gray said.
Old Salem and MESDA are in Tom Gray’s blood. His uncle James A. Gray, Jr. spearheaded the restoration of Old Salem. In 1965 his cousin Frank Horton, along with Horton’s mother Theo Taliaferro, founded MESDA. facing page: tom gray in the new anne p. and thomas a. gray library and mesda research center above left: tom gray, 197os left: tom gray and frank l. horton at the dedication of the frank l. horton museum center in 1998 bottom: tom and anne gray, 2oo1
“My gift is a way of fulfilling my cousin Frank Horton’s dream of a first class research library for MESDA,” Gray said. “He died without that being realized and despite his best efforts research facilities bordered on deplorable. By reconfiguring the space previously occupied by the toy museum, we have been able to make the research library and the rare book room come to fruition.” Tom has high praise for Old Salem President and CEO Ragan Folan and Chief Curator and Vice-President, Collections and Research Robert Leath. “They brought me back to the party,” he said with a wry smile. The rare book and document room and the complimentary assembled historical books and scholarly resources will swell MESDA’s resources by some 1,500-2,000 top-drawer volumes and create a new dimension at MESDA. “The volumes there are intended to help researchers put into historical context the development of furniture making and the decorative arts that flourished in the seven southern states that the work at MESDA encompasses. They are not simply design books from England. They cover roughly three centuries of southern history – 1565–1865,” said Gray. Continued on page 7
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the anne p. and thomas a. gray library and mesda research center Opening May 18, 2013
Old Salem Museums & Gardens is delighted to announce the official opening of the new Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center. The new Library and MESDA Research Center were made possible by a generous gift by Thomas A. Gray to enhance the ability of Old Salem Museums & Gardens staff and visiting scholars to perform important scholarly research. The new, state-of-the-art facility contains a specialized collection of over 20,000 catalogued volumes including books, periodicals, vertical files, microforms, CDs, archival material, and rare books and manuscripts, which focus on southern history, southern artisans and their trades, Moravian history, and southern material culture and decorative arts. It is a non-circulating library except for staff and visiting scholars. However, scholars, genealogists and others are welcome to use the materials and further their research inside the facility. Scholars and visitors will have internet access as well as access to copier/scanners and state-of-the-art microfilm reader/scanners. tom gray and kim may, manager of the mesda research center, in the new library
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Specific Library Resources • Resources relating to early southern tradesmen, such as gunsmiths, potters, cabinetmakers and blacksmiths. The trades that were practiced by Salem craftsmen are especially well represented. • Resources covering North Carolina history, as well as those covering the histories of the six other southern states MESDA covers: Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Especially strong are collections relating to AfricanAmericans and Native Americans in the South, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War in North Carolina. • Moravian materials, including all volumes of the Moravian Records from 1752 to 1876; Wachovia area subject, family and resident files; Salem property files by lot number; diaries of Salem residents; Moravian music files; an historical photography collection and a strong collection of secondary sources pertaining to Moravians and the Moravian church. • Significant collection of books about architecture and decorative arts, including paintings, works on paper, textiles, silver and other metals, ceramics, longrifles and furniture. • Individual and complete runs of periodicals related to southern history, architecture and decorative arts, such as The Tennessee Quarterly and The Magazine Antiques. • Copies of early southern maps. • The Thomas A. Gray Rare Book Collection, including rare books and manuscripts dating from 1590 to 1865, that focuses on early North Carolina material, as well as Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Georgia.
Specific Research Center Resources • The Object Database comprised of photographs of approximately 20,000 decorative arts objects made in MESDA’s seven-state region, including furniture, paintings, needlework, ceramics, long rifles, silver and other metals. • The MESDA Craftsman Database comprised of over 84,000 artisans the museum has documented as having worked in the early South. This resource should be online by early summer. • Over 3,100 reels of microfilm of early southern newspapers, court records, wills and inventories, and other primary resources that contain references to artisans. • An extensive indexed subject file containing primary information taken mainly from period newspapers on a vast array of subjects ranging from foodways to education to social history.
Continued from page 5 The assimilation process for the MESDA collection, while thoughtful and strategic, has been rapid. Gray explained that searching out and putting together a significant collection book-by-book would have been the task of a lifetime. Instead, he was in the enviable financial position of taking advantage of years of collecting by others. Over a period of three or four years, he purchased and combined three major collections owned by recognized researchers and scholars. Gray gave a nod to the major collections at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. “They started collecting very early and are unmatched as to North Carolina.” But the MESDA collection wraps its arms around a seven-state region. Gray noted that Williamsburg is a mecca for historical information about Virginia and Maryland history has been heavily documented, also. The newly assembled MESDA collection, in addition to being strong on the historic setting for the blooming of southern decorative arts in North Carolina, also contains some of the earliest historical writings about Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia. Gray has put in his time at Old Salem. He was the restoration’s first Development Director and later served as Executive Director of MESDA for two years. He credits his mother for his interest in preservation, collecting, and the broader field of southern decorative arts. “She was a totally unusual character,” said Gray. “In my mind she was sort of a blend of Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis and had her own way of doing things. She would underwrite rooms anonymously for MESDA but didn’t mind going on site to work directly with the brick masons on a restoration project. Some of my earliest recollections as a child are sitting on the couch with her and looking at books on decorative arts and interiors. I was always fascinated.” It is appropriate that their names will jointly grace the Research Center and Library. old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13 | 7
Adventures at Old Salem Unplugging Kids for Generations!
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Old Salem Museums & Gardens has been offering summer camp programs for more than 30 years. This summer there are more options than ever from 3 Yesterdays, 5 Yesterdays and the Apprenticeship Program to a new Puppet Camp and Salem Sleuth.
some of myrtie davis’ grandchildren: above: will andrews (left), anna davis (right) and jane andrews (front). top right picture: zack davis. bottom right picture: myrtie davis (mimi) and grey andrews by ann urban
Participants in the camps have loved the unique experience that Old Salem offers, and many come back year after year. In some cases, their time at Old Salem’s summer camps has been so meaningful that they have encouraged the next generation to attend! The Davis family from Winston-Salem is one such family. Myrtie Davis sent two of her three children to the 5 Yesterdays camp years ago (they are now in their late 30s and early 40s) and currently is sending her grandchildren. Of her 9 grandchildren (so far), four—Anna Davis, Zack Davis, Will Andrews and Grey Andrews—attended 3 Yesterdays and/ or 5 Yesterdays. Two more, Elizabeth Davis and Jane Andrews, will be old enough next year to attend and can’t wait for their opportunity to experience an Old Salem summer adventure.
“My children loved summer camps at Old Salem,” Mrs. Davis said. “And they are thrilled that now their own children can attend. They love learning what life was like for children back in the late 1700s and early 1800s. We live in a world of high technology, and it has been so wonderful for my grandchildren to spend some time experiencing a lifestyle without all that. They learn so much about history all while having fun. I can’t tell you how excited they are each day after camp to tell me all that they experienced. I went to Salem College and just love everything about the town of Salem. It’s a magical place, and I really enjoy sharing it with my children and grandchildren.” old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13 | 9
2013 Summer Adventures Options Salem Sleuth (Grades K – 8) June 18 – August 2 Designed for groups (day camps, day cares, youth groups, etc.), this 3 hour tour is a fun, engaging, mystery solving experience that takes place throughout Old Salem.
Three Yesterdays (Grades 1 – 2) June 25 – 27 A three day camp full of fun and interactive experiences exploring how children worked, learned and played long ago. Full of hands-on activities including making and playing with 18th century toys, hearth cooking, gardening and more.
Five Yesterdays (Grades 3 – 8) July 8 – 26 Five day camp that provides unique, hands-on experiences combining history and fun. Through interactive activities, including textiles, pottery and hearthside cooking, campers learn about the crafts, trades and lifestyles of the Moravians who lived in Salem in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Apprenticeship Program (Grades 9 – 11) July 1 – 24 Old Salem offers a remarkable program for high school aged youth that gives them an in-depth, interactive look at what life was like for the early Moravians in Salem. This hands-on experience offers young people the unique opportunity to work closely with the Old Salem Historic Trades staff.
Puppet Camp (Grades 5 and up) July 8 – 12 Create puppets, learn the art of puppetry and perform three acts from Shakespeare’s plays. Camp is hosted by Old Salem’s Heirloom Puppet Theater.
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some of beverly jarrell’s grandchildren: from left: parker, graham, hannah and lydia allen cole jarrell, ethan jarrell
Another grandmother who loves Old Salem’s summer camps is Beverly Jarrell, whose grandchildren come from Georgia and West Virginia to attend. She has four grandchildren from Georgia. The oldest, Parker, is now 18, and attended 5 Yesterdays for six years. The next oldest, Hannah, 17, and Graham, 15, also attended for six years. The youngest from that group of siblings, Lydia, is just starting this year and is beside herself with anticipation. Cole, 13, and Ethan, 10, live in West Virginia and have been coming to Old Salem for a couple years. Their younger brother, Caden, is not quite old enough yet but can’t wait to attend. Mrs. Jarrell’s grandchildren come and stay with her in Winston-Salem while they attend the camp, which is something she treasures. “I love sharing Old Salem with my grandchildren,” she said. “Watching them learn about life in early America is wonderful. They all love history and love learning from the Sisters and Brothers. They learn things that children no longer get to experience and that is so important to understanding where we came from and where we are going.”
Parker and Hannah loved 5 Yesterdays so much that they came back to work as staff members and help out with the camp after they aged out of the program. “I was a part of 5 Yesterdays for all six years, and I enjoyed it so much that I went back and worked on staff for a week for several summers,” said Parker. “While it was hard work, I enjoyed simply being in Old Salem. I will always remember the 5 Yesterdays program and how much I enjoyed learning about the Moravians who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries—history in action!” Both grandparents highly recommend Old Salem’s Summer Adventures for anyone looking for summer enrichment for their children or grandchildren. “Where else can children learn while having fun?” said Mrs. Davis. “They take a break from the hustle and bustle of the 21st century world and take a step back in time. I love what they learn in that process.”
“Where else can children learn while having fun? They take a break from the hustle and bustle of the 21st century world and take a step back in time.”
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photos in this article from the wachovia historical society collection, old salem museums & gardens
winston town hall, 1892
Salem Moves Toward
the hyphen
the history behind the merger of winston and salem by john larson
In January 1857, the citizens of Salem awoke to a town that looked the same; neighbors, friends and family were all in place; the church bell rang out its familiar chime on the quarter hour but Salem had undergone a momentous change. The previous January, exactly to the month and 90 years from the time the first trees were felled for the construction of Salem, the community leaders of Salem recorded“that for a number of years now the state of affairs in regard to the continued preservation of the congregational settlement or—what might in some sense have the same significance—of the lease system had become, if not entirely impractical, at least so involved in difficulties and deficiencies that under the present state of affairs it would be delusional to consider this still a true congregational settlement. This development had been brought about by regulations being rescinded due to the force of circumstances at the time e.g. the regulation regarding negroes and the abolition of monopolies; also by the expansion and extension of trade and commerce; also as a result of the construction of a whole list of buildings; some of them being of considerable size; and also by allocating a great many town lots during the past 25 to 30 years.” So was written the obituary on the congregational consensus that had undergirded the theocracy since the formation of the town. It had given way to the desire for personal freedom and enterprise. With that, Salem gave up the land lease system, which had been its primary mechanism for social control, and began selling the land. The lease system had allowed the removal of those who failed to follow congregational rules by canceling their lot lease and thus forcing them to leave town. Now the town would need to build a jail and engage the county court system to enforce its laws. 12 | old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13
In January of 1857, a secular government with Charles Brietz elected as Salem’s first Mayor and a town Council took over many of the responsibilities that had previously been the purview of the church’s Aufseher Collegium. The boundaries of this newly incorporated town extended north to First Street, south to Salem Creek and one half mile east and west from Main Street. The new town occupied only 545 acres (.85 square miles) of the original 3159 acres that comprised the 18th century Salem Town Lot. Thus the Moravians continued to own large tracts of land both within the town limits and in the surrounding area thereby controlling land use and development. Only seven years earlier, in 1849, the Moravians had sold off 51¼ acres at the north end of Main Street to create a courthouse town for the newly formed Forsyth County. It seems unlikely that much if any thought was given in 1857 to a merger of the expanding Salem with that fledgling courthouse town. Although named Winston by the state legislature, it would not receive its own town charter until 1859—two years after Salem was incorporated. Even then it only covered .4 of a square mile or about half the size of Salem. Thus began a 56 year period of Salem and Winston growing up side by side. Although the form of governance had changed, the Moravian imprint remained strong as familiar Moravian leaders took the political reins. For example, the first Council was composed of R. L. Patterson, Adam Butner, R. J. Christ, Francis Fries, T. F. Keehln, Edward Belo and Solomon Mickey. The Council concerned itself with all the health and safety needs common to any growing southern town and also with municipal efforts to support commerce. Whereas Winston’s early economy rested on court and governmental functions, Salem’s was diversified and built on decades of trades and industries such as textile mills, pottery, grist mills, brewery, tannery, paper mill and wagon builders. Further, Salem enjoyed cultural depth rooted in educational institutions, music and arts. On the eve of the Civil War, Salem clearly had the upper hand.
Although the population of Winston boomed in the late 19th century, Salem’s growth was slower but steady. Salem added 2,304 people between 1880 and 1900 and another 2,858 by 1913. Perhaps the difference in population growth between the two towns was because the Moravians maintained the policy that a lot would be sold only to someone committed to building a house. The goal was to prevent speculation. One does not have to look far to see that prosperity did not pass Salem by during the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th. Elegant homes, designed by nationally acclaimed architects in the latest style, appeared south of First Street. For example the 1884 “Hylehyrst” designed by New York architect Henry Hudson Holly for J.W. Fries or the 1895 Gothic Revival “Cederhyrst” designed by New York architect Max Schroff for Dr. Nathaniel Siewers and the 1873 Second Empire home of John F. Shaffner designed by Salem’s own E. A. Vogler, survive today as a testament of Salem’s prosperity. Industrial growth expanded as well, particularly under the leadership of Henry Elias Fries, who was Salem’s Mayor from 1889 to 1891 and was regularly elected to the Council. During his three year tenure, Salem added telephones, electric street cars and lights; a Department of Health was created and a sanitary sewer outfall service was constructed. In 1890 Salem undertook a complete repaving of Main Street from First Street down to Salem Creek with Belgian Block. This put in place the grades and granite curbing still visible today. As an indicator of the continuing influence of the Moravian Church, in order to expedite the construction, the majority of the funding came in the form of a loan from the trustees until a bond referendum could be authorized by the state legislature.
In 1870s, after the dust had settled from the chaos of the war, a discussion about unification began. At that point, Salem’s population of 905 was more than twice the size of Winston’s 443. In 1870, however, Hamilton Scales opened a plug factory and launched the tobacco industry. By 1896 there were forty-nine tobacco manufacturers north of First Street in Winston. With that the world changed for Salem. The result was a radical shift in the population of the two towns as workers poured into Winston to take jobs in the tobacco and textile factories. In the period of ten short years, by 1880, Winston went from a population that was less than half the size of Salem to one that was more than twice its size (Winston 2,854 to Salem 1,340 ) and there was to be no reversal. By 1878 Winston was identified as a tobacco center while Salem continued to enjoy its more diversified manufacturing economy but it was clear that north of First Street was a boomtown. In 1879 a committee to study the possibility of consolidation was created by both towns. Their recommendation was a merger under the name of the “City of Salem.” The state legislature approved an Act of Consolidation and the proposed city charter with the requirement that unification be put to a vote in each town on April 19th. Although approved by Salem 138 to 18, it was soundly rejected by Winston 128 for and 329 against. No doubt part of the objection was the proposed name change and the perceived loss of Winston’s identity. The topic would not be put to a vote again for the next 34 years.
above left: cederhyrst house, 1895 above right: hylehyrst house, 1884 bottom: john f. shaffner house, 1873
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Certainly one of H. E. Fries’ crowning achievements and a symbol of Salem’s industrial activity was the construction of the Idol’s Hydroelectric Station to harness electrical power generated by the Yadkin River. In 1898 Idols became the first power station in North Carolina to use long distance (13 ¼ miles) lines to bring electricity into Salem— a truly remarkable accomplishment at multiple engineering levels. The Town of Salem expanded its physical boundaries as well. The first addition came in 1889 in the town’s northwest corner with a .05 square mile parcel. The second expansion came in 1907, adding a combined 1.65 square miles on the east and west sides. Salem was still bound to the south by Salem Creek (see map below showing expansions). Although the Moravians continued to be the leading denomination in the Town of Salem, outside of Salem the growth of Winston’s population brought a proliferation of denominations and churches. By 1900 approximately only one in four churches in the area were Moravian. That ratio had slipped to one in six by 1915 and the Moravians had fallen into third place behind the Methodists and the Baptists. In 1891, Salem deflected a move by the postal authorities to close Salem’s Post Office and combine it with Winston’s under the name of “Winston Station.” Again in 1899, the Postmaster General summarily announced “the consolidated post offices [for Winston and Salem] for the present will have the hyphenated name of Winston-Salem. This is against the policy of the post office department and is done in deference to local sentiment. It will not be continued any longer than necessary when the consolidated post office will be known as Winston.” An alarmed Salem citizenry dispatched a special lobbying delegation to Washington to argue that this policy was designed to “deprive our town of its name and our people of present Post Office facilities.” The compromise they won was that the postal authorities would continue to
hyphenate the name indefinitely. It was a victory, but it was now clear that Salem was destined for second billing. One of the remaining symbols of the Town of Salem’s autonomy is its last Town Hall constructed on the corner of Liberty and Cemetery Streets. The first Salem Town Council meetings were held in the home of Edward Belo on the corner of Main and Bank Streets. The construction of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad in 1912 forced the abandonment of a subsequent town hall that had been constructed on the east side of Liberty Street. It is ironic that the contract for construction of the new Town Hall was signed in July of 1912 only 10 months before the unification. As an icon of the town, its architectural significance was short lived and diminutive compared to Winston’s Town Hall. It did provide, however, a signature architectural element. On this building the Moravian arched hooded doorway reappears after a 100year architectural hiatus. Most likely its revival can be attributed to the architect Willard Northup since he used the motif on the 1913 addition to Home Moravian Church. But the idea may have originated with the contractor, Fogle Brothers or the Mayor, Fred A. Fogle. With the hyphenated name having been put in place by the postal service in 1899, the issue of town identity was resolved. Things moved quickly toward consolidation in 1913. The NC Legislature approved a consolidation act and charter on January 27th. The vote was held March 18th and this time both sides of First Street approved the union (Winston 800 to 260 and Salem 385 to 224). On Monday, May 6th the former mayor of Winston, Oscar B. Eaton was elected as the first mayor of the consolidated town. Salem’s last mayor, Fred A. Fogle and H. F. Shaffner were elected to the newly formed Board of Aldermen to represent Salem, which now constituted only one of the city’s four wards. On Friday, May 9th the consolidation went into effect and on Monday the newly constituted Board of Aldermen met for the first time in Winston’s grand city hall.
town of salem 1857
this page left: map showing expansion right: vogler map, showing salem page 15 top: salem town hall, 1912 bottom: idols hydroelectric station
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Today it is not hard to find the lingering presence of the Town of Salem in the 21st century city of Winston-Salem. Long before there was Old Salem Museums and Gardens there were Moravian stars hung at Christmas, Easter Sunrise services held on Salem Square and God’s Acre and Love Feasts. One can still drive across the bridges they constructed on Brookstown, Academy and Wachovia Streets in the 1880s and 1890s. The value placed on education, music and history are still reflected in Salem Academy and College, the Moravian Music Foundation and Moravian Archives. And of course there is the ubiquitous arched hooded doorway, the shelter for many a modern Moravian star. Winston-Salem remains uniquely imprinted by the Moravian heritage that defined Salem. The 1913 unification of the towns of Winston and Salem created more than a uniquely hyphenated town name in America. Salem brought to the union 147 years of trades, commerce, and Moravian arts and culture. Winston brought 67 years of entrepreneurial and industrial development. Together they created a culturally complex and diverse town that has retained its unique character as a successful combination of arts and industry, culture and commerce with heavy value placed on education into the 21st century. It was a union that created this wonderful balance resting across the 1913 hyphen.
May 9 – 12, 2o13 Join in the Centennial Celebration Fun! If you want to participate in the City of Winston-Salem’s Centennial celebration, here is a schedule of events:
Thursday, May 9 • Centennial Opening Events at City Hall, 5:30 – 7:45 p.m. Historic marker unveiled; theatrical “Shaking of the Hands” by Winston and Salem; and public reception with historic displays, hosted by the Historic Resources Commission. • Free premiere of the new documentary, “Merger: Making the Twin City,” at Aperture Cinemas, 311 W. 4th Street. (Some Old Salem staff appear in the documentary.) Advance tickets required. Contact Michelle McCullough, (336) 747-7063.
Friday, May 10 • Winston-Salem residents who are—or will be—100 years old in 2013 are invited to a Centenarian Luncheon as part of the Centennial celebration. On program: Snappy Tappers tap dancers, the Dixieland Jazz Band and remarks by attorney Mike Wells. The oldest centenarian will be recognized, and all centenarians will receive a personalized proclamation from Mayor Allen Joines. Admission by invitation only. Each centenarian may bring up to three guests. Citizens who know a Winston-Salem centenarian should contact Nancy Hall at nancappy@msn.com or (336) 765-2215 to request an invitation. • Blue Moon Gallery Hop (downtown), 5 – 10 p.m.; Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County School student musicians perform, 6th and Cherry Streets; Community Toast with Foothills’ Centennial Brew and Primo’s Centennial Water, 7 p.m., 6th and Cherry Streets; and music by Vagabond Saints Society, 7 – 10 p.m., 6th and Cherry Streets.
Saturday, May 11 • Community Day at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, with free admission and a variety of historical hands-on activities, such as touring exhibit buildings, making marbles and quill-pen writing, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Centennial Parade, beginning in Old Salem and ending at Corpening Plaza, 2 – 3 p.m. • Corpening Plaza Party, with great music, food, Centennial Brew and local vendors, 3 – 8 p.m. • Scavenger Hunt, 4 – 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 12 • Winston-Salem Symphony performs the world premiere of “Hail the Coming Day,” the commissioned work by Winston-Salem composer, Dr. Dan Locklair, to commemorate the centennial anniversary, 3 – 5 p.m. Tickets: $15 – $62. • Worship service at the May Dell, Salem College, with lovefeast and community choirs, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
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We invite you to re-imagine a wonderful piece of American history – Yours.
on common ground:
Preserving the American Story for Future Generations
boys’ school by g. scott carpenter
Our mission at Old Salem is to tell vibrant stories that inspire people to learn from history and then think constructively about their future. To bolster the museum’s connection to the community – now and for coming generations – Old Salem Museums & Gardens will broaden its story and connect to the American experience. In spring 2013, Old Salem, Inc. will introduce the public phase of On Common Ground – a comprehensive campaign to revitalize and re-imagine the potential of Old Salem Museums & Gardens, including the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). For decades, Old Salem, Inc. has been a trusted steward of limited resources in an increasingly competitive marketplace through its role as the umbrella nonprofit organization that preserves, interprets and advocates for Old Salem Museums & Gardens. Now more than ever, Old Salem needs help to grow and sustain this one-of-a-kind national treasure. While visitors value immensely the experience of going back in time as they walk the streets, study valued collections or step inside historic buildings, On Common Ground will enable the Town of Salem and MESDA to go beyond being simply a window to the past. This historic 16 | old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13
community must become a trusted path to what lies ahead for America as much as serving as an authentic reflection of what came before. With an open-minded and proactive response to pressing economic and social realities, Old Salem’s Board of Trustees initiated On Common Ground to serve as a comprehensive campaign to revitalize the historic beauty, values and potential of Old Salem Museums & Gardens in order to ensure that the celebration of early America remains relevant and exciting in 21st Century America. “The name for our campaign – On Common Ground – arose from our firm belief that the past serves to inform the present and the future,” Old Salem Museums & Gardens President and CEO Ragan Folan said. “Our founders were visionary pioneers, and now the Old Salem Board of Trustees and all the campaign supporters are acting as visionary pioneers of Old Salem for decades to come.”
The overarching mission of On Common Ground is to enhance the visitor experience at Old Salem and supporting the future sustainability of Old Salem Museums & Gardens. “With support from the capital campaign, the Town of Salem’s visitor experience will expand to include costumed interpreter presentations at the Boys’ School and a completely new experience at the Vierling House,” Folan said. “The Boys’ School originally served as a school for young men in the early days of Salem and later contained the Wachovia Historical Society Collection but has never been interpreted as the school for boys as part of the Old Salem visitor tour.” “As a result of On Common Ground, the Boys’ School will become a fresh part of our unique visitor experience that will be particularly attractive to school groups,” she added. “Similarly, the re-imagined Vierling House, which will be called the “Doctor’s House,” will bring the historic Salem scientific and medical experiences to life for our visitors. It’s going to be incredible and relevant.” “MESDA will undergo needed renovations in addition to the new Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center. Galleries are being updated and renovated, a new auditorium is planned as well as the addition of more classrooms and meeting spaces for MESDA’s growing number of highly successful lectures and seminars,” Folan said.
“In addition, by nurturing and furthering the many relationships Old Salem already has, as well as making new ones, we will establish Old Salem as an appealing ‘third place’ for our community,” she said. “Old Salem as a ‘third place’ will provide visitors comfort, entertainment and satisfaction in a location outside of work and their own homes.” “I believe those who want to see Old Salem have a bright, sustainable future will value the goals of the On Common Ground campaign,” Folan said. “In many ways, the cherished American story is reflective of the Moravian story that we at Old Salem hold so dear to our hearts. This campaign is to celebrate our shared history and to preserve our wonderful slice of American and Moravian history for generations to come.”
Old Salem is facing one of the most critical junctures in its 60-year history. Your generous support is essential to the success of On Common Ground. Please learn more, ask questions and become involved. If you want to help secure the future sustainability of Old Salem Museums & Gardens and your own part of American history, please contact us at 1-888-OLD-SALEM (653-7253) or 336-721-7300, or visit oldsalem.org.
proposed design of “doctor’s house” (currently vierling house)
primary campaign goals • Endowed Positions • Endowed Activities • Boys’ School • Dr. Samuel Benjamin Vierling “Doctor’s” House • Frank L. Horton Museum Center Auditorium • Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center • Old Salem Visitor Center • Third Place • T. Bagge Complex old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13 | 17
New to the old
by johanna m. brown | photography by wes stewart
Figure 1
crayfish bottle 1801 – 1840 Salem, North Carolina lead glazed earthenware
Length 6 ½” Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Moravian Decorative Arts Purchase Fund
Figure 2
sketchbook 1856 – 1860 Alexander Meinung Salem, North Carolina cardboard, paper, graphite, and ink Length 9 ¼” Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Moravian Decorative Arts Purchase Fund
One of the great pleasures of working with the artifact collection of Old Salem Museums & Gardens is getting to know interesting people. Many of the fascinating people we learn about are the eighteenth and nineteenth century residents of Salem and their associates who made and used the objects we seek for the collection. As we become acquainted with the artifacts in our care, we invariably gain new insight into the lives and skills of the makers and users of those objects. Getting to know collectors and donors who willingly part with these treasures for the benefit of the Old Salem collection can be equally gratifying. 18 | old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13
Old Salem’s Moravian earthenware collection is the most comprehensive in the country, but we still have a few holes to fill. Our work with collectors of North Carolina earthenware in conjunction with the Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware exhibition made us aware of the earthenware crayfish bottle in figure 1. The opportunity to purchase the bottle enabled us to eliminate one of those object deficits. Although crayfish bottles are not specifically listed on the annual inventories of the Moravian Pottery, “Fish” do appear beginning in 1801. Since the shape of the crayfish mimics the profile of fish bottles, they may have been included in the tally of “Fish” listed on the inventories. The Wachovia Historical Society collection includes the plaster mold that may have been used in the shaping of this bottle, the only extant example of its kind.
salem collection Figure 3
berlin work patterns 1830 – 1860 One is marked L.W. Wittich (others unknown) Berlin, Germany ink on paper and cardboard Various sizes Gift of Mr. Cleve Harris
In March 2012, Old Salem purchased the wonderful little sketchbook in figure 2 compiled by Salem artist Alexander Meinung ca. 1856 – 1860. The book documents Meinung’s travels in North Carolina and elsewhere including Niagra Falls through pencil drawings. It is one of at least three such sketchbooks created by Meinung in the mid nineteenth century. Alexander Meinung (1823 – 1908) was the son of Salem surveyor Frederic Christian Meinung, and grandson to Carl Ludwig Meinung (Frederic’s father and also a surveyor in Salem). Although in 1837 Alexander worked in the shop of cabinetmaker Edward Belo as an apprentice, the 1850 census lists him as a portrait painter. After the Civil War, he apparently also worked as a music teacher and church organist. The sketchbook includes 35 pencil drawings, many of which are inscribed with dates, locations, and subjects. We were delighted to have the opportunity to acquire this collection of drawings by Meinung as representative of the artist’s work.
Therefore, imagine our delight when, upon hearing that we had purchased this sketchbook, a good friend to Old Salem and MESDA and an avid collector, Cleve Harris, walked into my office one day and said, “If you like that sketchbook, I might have a few other things you’d like to have.” He then presented me with a small collection of Berlin work patterns (figure 3) inscribed with the name of Alexander Meinung’s sister, Lisetta Carolina Meinung (1812 – 1855). Berlin work was one form of needlework taught to the students at the Salem Girls Boarding School. Lisetta Meinung attended the Salem Girls School as a young girl and later went on to teach there between 1830 and 1844. On that visit Cleve told me he had a couple of other things that he needed to track down for me.
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Figure 4
bethabara gemein haus 1853 Alexander Meinung Bethabara, North Carolina ink and watercolor on paper Width 13 1/4” Gift of Mr. Cleve Harris
Figure 6
sampler 1830 Mary Eliza Jones Oxford, North Carolina silk on linen Height: 17 ¼” Gift of Carol and Frank Holcomb in memory of Charles and Rebecca Sherman
True to his word, just a few months later, Mr. Harris came to visit me again. This time he presented Old Salem with yet another of Alexander Meinung’s sketchbooks, a pattern book that includes patterns for embroidery, punch work, and Berlin work and a remarkable watercolor sketch by Alexander Meinung depicting the Bethabara Gemein Haus in 1853 (figure 4), all of which descended in the Meinung family. The painting is not only signed and dated by the artist, it also includes marginalia describing the lighting of the scene the day the artist captured it in ink and watercolor. Just a few decades earlier, another young artist, Mary Speed (1796 – 1826), a native Virginian and student at the Salem Girl’s Boarding School ca. 1811, chose to depict a very different architectural subject in her needlework. Using silk floss, chenille, silk ribbon, and watercolor 2o | old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13
on a silk ground, Mary displayed her skills with a needle to create the extraordinary image of Mount Vernon in figure 5, a gift of Carol and Frank Holcomb. Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb came to visit us last spring to see other needlework in the Old Salem collection and to visit the Salem College archives which includes documentary information about Mary’s time as a student at Salem. After a lovely afternoon of examining the work of other Salem students in the nineteenth century, Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb decided that Old Salem would provide a good home for not only Mary Speed’s needlework, but also a sampler made by her daughter, Mary Eliza Jones (1818 – 1883) in Oxford, North Carolina in 1830. With additional research, we hope to identify the school Mary Eliza was attending when she stitched the sampler in figure 6.
Figure 5
needlework picture c. 1811 Mary Speed Salem, North Carolina silk floss, chenille, ribbon, and watercolor on silk Width 19” Gift of Carol and Frank Holcomb in memory of Charles and Rebecca Sherman
Master gunsmith Blake Stevenson has studied the history and form of rifles made in Salem extensively. Naturally, when Jeff McGee wanted help identifying the rifle that had descended through generations of the Berrier-McGee family, he sought Blake’s expertise and brought the rifle to Old Salem for Blake to examine. Through careful research and analysis, Blake has studied the evolution of characteristics associated with the Salem school of rifle making. He believes the rifle in figure 7 was made ca. 1790 and represents a previously undocumented stage in the development of the design of rifles created by artisans working in what is known as the Vogler School, the progenitor of which was Christoph Vogler (1765 – 1827). The longrifle’s original owner is believed to have been George Berrier (1759 –1810) of Davidson County, one of Jeff McGee’s ancestors. Converted from flint-lock to percussion, the rifle shows evidence of generations of use. Mr. McGee wanted to ensure that this important piece of his family’s history could be studied and preserved for future generations. With this in mind, he generously made a partial gift of the rifle to Old Salem just as 2012 came to a close.
Figure 7
longrifle ca. 1790 Salem, North Carolina Curly maple, iron, brass, silver Length: 58 11/16” Partial Gift of the McGee Family in Memory of Janet Berrier McGee and Ray Ellis Berrier and the Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Moravian Decorative Arts Purchase Fund
Each of the objects added to the Old Salem collection in the past year adds to our understanding of the artists and artisans working and learning in Salem in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and to the distinctive artifacts resulting from their labors. It is truly through the support of collectors and donors who recognize the importance of preserving the artwork of the Moravians that our collections thrive and flourish. The past year has been one in which we have been richly blessed with both great objects and great friends. old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13 | 21
‘High Style’
kentucky counterpane Finds a new home at MESDA
by tyler cox | photography by wes stewart
Stories of good fortune often make the news. Somebody finds a valuable painting at a flea market, or some other rare object in a thrift shop or the donation bin at Goodwill. These lucky discoveries leave most people shaking their heads, asking themselves, “Why can’t I ever find something like that?” 22 | old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13
“Traditionally, needlework coverlets such as these were a way for a young woman to show her skills and talents.” “I don’t necessarily consider it a vernacular piece,” she continued. “It’s very complicated in terms of its composition and construction and the stitches. She was an accomplished needle woman.”
One of those lucky stories played out last year at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). A volunteer at Sunnyside Ministry, an emergency-assistance agency established by the Moravian Church, was sorting clothing and blankets in the donation bin and came across an old white bedspread that obviously was not appropriate for their homeless clients in Winston-Salem. Sunnyside’s assistant director, Susan Roediger, called MESDA and asked Johanna Brown, curator of Moravian decorative arts, if the museum would be interested in the textile. “I told Susan, ‘Let me do some research and try to figure out where these people (who originally owned the object) were from, because our collection focuses on the South,’” Brown said. “And sure enough, I learned that the family lived in Kentucky at the time that this coverlet would have been made.” Brown then drove to Sunnyside Ministry to see the object in person. She discovered that it is a handmade, 19th-century candlewick counterpane that bears the initials “A.H.” and likely was made ca. 1825– 30. It features floral motifs (tulips), grapes, vines, pea pods and bowties, surrounded by a fringed border. “It is quite a lovely piece,” she said. “I would say it’s very important; it’s very high style. I was very excited to see it. It’s an embroidered single layer textile in very fine condition. It’s hard to find something in such fine condition.” Susan Roediger told Brown that Sunnyside Ministry would be pleased to donate the textile to MESDA, and Brown gratefully accepted it because “it dovetails with our mission closely.” Soon afterwards, the piece arrived at 924 South Main Street for further study and photography and officially became a part of the museum’s collection. “Traditionally, needlework coverlets such as these were a way for a young woman to show her skills and talents,” Brown said. “This would not be a particularly warm bedcover (as a blanket or quilt would be), so it would be a show cover. It would have been brought out for show, if guests were expected. And the fact that it has survived in such good condition implies that it was considered special.
While examining the counterpane, Brown said she found its provenance pinned to it: a little typewritten note. It states that the maker was Ann Hutchison, of Woodford County, Kentucky. The note also shared a family story that Ann “raised a little patch of cotton, spun the yarn and wove and embroidered the counterpane entirely through her own efforts.” Could this story about Ann Hutchison growing her own cotton be true? “That part sounds a little mythical to me,” Brown says. “That’s not the first time we’ve heard that story. But last summer, Laurel Horton, a student in MESDA’s 2012 Summer Institute, did her paper on this coverlet, and she thinks there is some merit to girls actually being actively involved in the processing of the materials to create something like this. But it sounds a little too Colonial Revival to me.” While researching the counterpane, Brown said she learned that Ann Hutchison was born in 1811 in Woodford County, Kentucky, the fourth of seven children born to Andrew James and Mary McPheeters Hutchison. Ann’s parents were born in Virginia and moved to Kentucky in 1795. Brown said the Collections staff has not done any special cleaning on the counterpane. “It’s fairly clean,” she said. “We do not do any wet cleaning here. If we were to decide that it needs wet cleaning, we would have a textile conservator do that. The most we would do is possibly vacuum it.” In her 22 years as a curator, Brown said this is the first time that an object has found its way into the collection via a public donation bin. “I think we’re very fortunate that the volunteer (at Sunnyside Ministry) sorting through things recognized how important the counterpane is, and that she should pursue somewhere else for it to go. And had it not been for the typed note attached to it at some point, we would never have been able to make the connections that we were able to make.” Will visitors ever be able to see Ann Hutchison’s counterpane displayed at MESDA? Brown says it will be exhibited either in the Textile Gallery or another gallery, on a rotating basis, some day. “We rotate textiles on a regular basis because of their fragility,” she said, “and so at some point, it will become a part of that rotation.” To show their thanks and appreciation to Sunnyside Ministry for donating the counterpane, the MESDA staff collected blankets at their holiday luncheon last December and delivered them to the agency. old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13 | 23
Frederic William Marshall Society Donors who make unrestricted annual gifts of $1,000 or more are members of the Frederic William Marshall Society. In 1763, Frederic William Marshall began overseeing the planning, financing and building of the new town of Salem. Marshall’s vision for Salem included a town square (Salem Square), one main street, other streets and lots assembled in a grid pattern and key buildings like the Boys’ and Girls’ Schools.
president’s level · $15,ooo and above Mr. Harold J. Bowen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton L. McMichael, Jr.
benefactors level · $1o,ooo – $14,999 Drs. Katherine and Tony Atala Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hanes, Sr. Mrs. Helen C. Hanes Mr. and Mrs. William R. Watson
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collectors level · $5,ooo – $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M. Baker, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Burnett Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burress, III Mr. and Mrs. Craig D. Cannon Mr. and Mrs. F. Hudnall Christopher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Haywood Davis Mr. and Mrs. McDara P. Folan, III Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Furr Mr. and Mrs. J. Kirk Glenn, Jr. Mr. W. Ted Gossett Mr. and Mrs. F. Borden Hanes, Jr. Count and Countess Christoph Nostitz Mr. and Mrs. L. Glenn Orr, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Allston J. Stubbs, III Col. and Mrs. Charles H. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Thompson
curators level $2,5oo – $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Connors Mr. and Mrs. David L. Cotterill Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Lee L. French Ms. Linda A. Hobbs Dr. and Mrs. Richard Janeway Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Jordan, II Mr. and Mrs. Stan Kelly Ms. Judy Lambeth and Mr. Jerry L. McAfee Ms. Christine D. Minter-Dowd and Mr. Daniel V. Dowd Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Schindler Mr. and Mrs. Everette C. Sherrill
society level $1,ooo – $2,499 Anonymous (1) Dr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Adcock, III Ms. Mary A. Alspaugh Mrs. Louise Z. Austell Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Babcock Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Beach Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Blixt Mr. Nicholas B. Bragg Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Royall R. Brown, Jr. Mrs. Stewart T. Butler Mr. William S. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Carter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart G. Cawood Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Chaden Mr. and Mrs. W. Kendall Chalk Bishop and Mrs. Ray W. Chamberlain, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Cross Mr. and Mrs. C. Wayne Dodson Mr. and Mrs. James W. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Douglas, III Mr. Noel L. Dunn Mrs. Phyllis H. Dunning Mr. and Mrs. David C. Eagan Mrs. Mary M. Eagan
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Ewing Ms. Cynthia J. Skaar and Mr. Ernest J. Fackelman Mr. and Mrs. Victor I. Flow, Jr. Ms. Nella Purrington Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Gallo Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gray Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gray, III Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Gregory Dr. Caryl J. Guth Mr. and Mrs. Travis F. Hanes Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henning Dr. and Mrs. Edward G. Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric N. Hoyle Mr. and Mrs. David A. Irvin Dr. and Mrs. Francis M. James, III Mr. and Mrs. Jerome D. Keyser Mr. Linwood R. King, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilmour Lake Mr. John C. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Little Ms. Adrienne Amos Livengood Dr. and Mrs. Dan Locklair Mr. Joseph P. Logan Mrs. Sara R. Long Dr. Stephan B. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lucas Mr. and Mrs. William C. Mariner Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mayville Dr. and Mrs. William McCall, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John D. McConnell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McKinney Mr. and Mrs. John B. McKinnon Mrs. Martha Fowler McNair Mr. and Mrs. John W. Millican Mr. Richard W. Murgas Mr. William J. Murgas Mr. and Mrs. R. Frank Murphy Ms. Lynn Barefoot Najaka Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Neely Mr. and Mrs. T. David Neill Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Ogburn, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Gordon Pfefferkorn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Pleasants, Jr.
Dr. F. Edward Pollock, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John W. Reed Mr. Clay V. Ring, Jr. Mr. E. Norwood Robinson Ms. Wynn Tanner and Mr. Michael L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Tanner G. Robinson Mr. R. Gary Rohrer Mr. Dalton D. Ruffin, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Sears, Jr. Ms. Kelly Green Sowers and Mr. Jeffrey Sowers Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Spach Mrs. Ann Lewallen Spencer Robert Strickland Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Stubbs Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Taylor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Townsend Dr. and Mrs. William W. Truslow Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Tuttle Dr. and Mrs. James M. Walter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. S. Hayes Wauford, Jr. Dr. Catherine A. Rolih and Dr. Richard B. Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Whaling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Whitaker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Willingham Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wilson, III Mr. and Mrs. William F. Womble, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Young
lifetime fwm society members Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Barron Mr. and Mrs. David E. Doss Mrs. James A. Gray, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Borden Hanes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hanes, Sr. Mrs. Helen C. Hanes Mr. Clay V. Ring, Jr. Dr. Roy E. Truslow
As of April 15, 2013
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Frank L. Horton Society In 1965, Frank L. Horton and his mother Theo Taliaferro founded the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA). Because of their passion for acquiring internationally, conserving, researching, and exhibiting important examples of southern craftsmanship, MESDA is known today for its contributions to the study and understanding of southern history, decorative arts, and material culture. The Frank L. Horton Society recognizes friends of MESDA who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more.
$1o,ooo and above Mrs. Sara A. Hoyt Dr. and Mrs. James W. Lester, Jr.
$5,ooo – $9,999 Mr. W. Ted Gossett Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Montag
$2,5oo – $4,999 Ms. Christine D. Minter-Dowd and Mr. Daniel V. Dowd Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr.
$1,ooo – $2,499 Anonymous (2) Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales 26 | old salem museums & gardens | spring 2o13
Dr. Gloria S. Allen and Mr. Vincent J. Hovanec Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Anderson Ms. Sara Lee Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Beck Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Boone, III Mr. Christopher Caracci and Mr. James Boswell Dr. Benjamin C. Clark, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Comstock Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Connors Mr. and Mrs. Macklin Cox Ms. Elizabeth A. Davison and Mr. Brian Jacoby Ms. Deanne Deavours Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Evans Mr. and Mrs. McDara P. Folan, III Dr. and Mrs. Henry F. Frierson, Jr.
Mrs. Mary E. Hanahan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Jones Mrs. Gail B. Kahn Mrs. Linda Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Knowles Mr. Robert A. Leath Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Gregory May Mr. Richard I. McHenry Mr. and Mrs. James R. McNab, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. McNamara Dr. and Mrs. John H. Monroe Mr. Elbert H. Parsons, Jr. Ms. Margaret Beck Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rittenmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Ritter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David F. Rowe Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Sears, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Barry R. Sidden Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bland Smith Mrs. Susan U. Stallings Ms. Kathleen A. Staples and Mr. Joe Ashley Mrs. Susan M. Townsend Dr. and Mrs. James M. Walter, Jr. Ms. Mary S. Hoffschwelle and Dr. Carroll V. West Mr. and Mrs. D. Anderson Williams Mr. and Mrs. David A. Williams Dr. and Mrs. David S. Witmer
lifetime friends of mesda members Lexington Road James G. Hanes Memorial Fund Kaufman Americana Foundation R.T. Vanderbilt Trust Mr. and Mrs. William C. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Arnette Mr. and Mrs. Alban K. Barrus Mrs. Whaley Batson Mrs. George Bell Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Cheshire, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Comstock Mr. James Craig Mrs. Elizabeth W. Crockett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Douglas, III Mr. and Mrs. James W. Douglas
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert W. Duemling Mr. Edward Durell Mrs. Jean Ebert Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gray Mr. C. Boyden Gray Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gray, Jr. Mr. Thomas A. Gray Mr. and Mrs. William L. Gray Mr. Charles N. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay C. Grigsby Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge C. Hanes Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hanes, Sr. Mrs. Helen C. Hanes Mr. and Mrs. James G. Hanes, III Mrs. Judith E. Hanes Mr. and Mrs. Cleve G. Harris Mr. Robert B. Hicks, III Mrs. Linda Kaufman Mrs. Jan M. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Frank Liggett, III Mrs. Barbara Mason Ms. Anne McPherson Mr. and Mrs. A. Hewson Michie, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Montgomery Count and Countess Christoph Nostitz Mrs. Mildred W. Paden Ms. Judy Aanstad and Mr. Bradford L. Rauschenberg Mrs. Margaret Pollard Rea Mr. E. Norwood Robinson Mr. and Mrs. James M. Robinson Mrs. Charles E. Russell Mrs. Emyl Jenkins Sexton and Mr. Robert Sexton Mrs. Leland S. Short, Jr. Mrs. V. O. Stark Mr. Henry G. Taliaferro Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt Mr. Edward J. Wannamaker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Warmath Mrs. William Wilkins Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams, II Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Willis Ms. Rosalind Willis and Mr. Gregory J. Olson
As of April 15, 2013
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calendar may – august 2o13
may May 1, 3, 8, 10, 22, 24, 29, 31 “Cherokee Folktales” Puppet Show Hear the magical and mystical tales of the Cherokees. Shows at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m., Heirloom Puppet Theater, Frank L. Horton Museum Center. Included with an Allin-One ticket or $2 per person.
May 11 Centennial Celebration Community Day To celebrate the Winston-Salem Centennial, Old Salem Museums & Gardens will host a Community Day with free admission and a variety of special hands-on activities, such as quill-pen writing and making marbles, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. It also is a Friends of Old Salem shopping day, during which Friends receive a 20% discount on retail and online purchases.
May 2 63rd Annual Meeting The public is invited to attend Old Salem’s Annual Meeting, beginning at 5 p.m. in the James A. Gray Jr. Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center.
May 11 Winston-Salem Centennial Celebration Parade The City of Winston-Salem’s Centennial Parade will begin in Old Salem and end at Corpening Plaza downtown. Free. 2 – 3 p.m.
May 4 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® This charity fundraiser, which begins and ends at Salem Academy and College, will delay the opening of Old Salem Museums & Gardens (until late morning) because of temporary street closures. Visit oldsalem.org for details.
May 15 Preservation Month Seminar “Electrifying History of Winston-Salem” by David Bergstone, part of National Preservation Month. Noon – 1 p.m. (bring lunch). FREE. James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center.
May 7 Garden Workshop: An Ark of Taste to Save the Universe of Flavors In this workshop, learn how seed saving from the past promotes a sustainable tomorrow through the perspective of the Seed Saving Program at Old Salem. Noon – 1 p.m. Free (bring lunch). Frank L. Horton Museum Center. Register by calling 336-721-7357.
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May 16 Slip Trail Plate Pottery Class Join Old Salem’s master potter, Mike Fox, to decorate two slip trailed plates. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. $35/$30 for Friends of Old Salem. Single Brothers’ Workshop. Pre-registration required, call 1-800-441-5305.
May 16 Pewter Spoon Museum Class Learn to make 2 spoons from molten pewter. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. $40/$36 Friends of Old Salem. Single Brothers’ House. Reservations required, call 1-800-441-5305. May 18 Grand Opening, Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and MESDA Research Center Join us for a ribbon cutting celebrating the grand opening of this new Library and Research Center in the Frank L. Horton Museum Center. For more details, visit mesda.org. May 18 3rd Annual Pottery Fair on the Square More than 30 North Carolina potters will sell their handmade pottery on Salem Square, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free admission to Fair shoppers. (In the event of heavy rain/winds, the event will move into the Old Salem Visitor Center concourse.) May 18 Bus Trip to N.C. Museum of History Join Old Salem on a trip to the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh to view the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation dated Sept. 22, 1862. The group also will visit the site of the proposed N.C. Freedom Monument Project and the N.C. Museum of Art. Cost: $30 per person/$28 for Friends of Old Salem (lunch not included). Pre-registration is required. Call 1-800-441-5305 to register by May 1, 2013 (or until the bus is full). May 18 Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market Begins Runs every Saturday through November 23. 9 a.m. to Noon. Located next to the Single Brothers’ Garden. May 23 Garden Workshop: How to Grow Herbs In this workshop, learn how to grow herbs in conjunction with vegetables. Noon – 1 p.m. Free (bring lunch). Frank L. Horton Museum Center. Register by calling 336-721-7357.
june June 1 Gardening Workshop: Gardening with Children In this workshop, you and your child will learn the basic needs of your garden plants and how to plan your garden. 10 – 11 a.m. Free (bring lunch). Single Brothers’ Workshop. Register by calling 336-721-7357. June 4 Garden Workshop: Local Air Pollution Impacts on Plants and Environment In this workshop, learn how certain plants react to air pollution and how it affects your agriculture and tourism. Also, learn what we can do about the problem. Noon – 1 p.m. Free (bring lunch). Frank L. Horton Museum Center. Register by calling 336-721-7357. June 14, 15 Shops at Old Salem Summer Sidewalk Sale Be a bargain hunter and stock up at the annual Sidewalk Sale at several of Old Salem’s stores. Discount prices on a number of gift items. These are also Friends of Old Salem Shopping days, during which Friends receive a 20% discount on retail and online purchases. June 19 Juneteenth Luncheon Celebrate Juneteenth, the country’s longest-running observance of the abolition of slavery. Noon – 1:30 p.m. $25. Pre-registration required, call 1-800-441-5305. James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center. June 19, 21, & 28 Puppet Show: The Greenest Green Tale of a special Salem visitor and the blue dyer’s dilemma in fulfilling his request. 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. Included with All-In-One ticket or $2 for puppet show only. Frank L. Horton Museum Center.
May 29 Preservation Month Seminar “The Hyphen and the Moravian Revival,” by John Larson, part of National Preservation Month. Noon – 1 p.m. (bring lunch). FREE. James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center.
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June 22 Federal Troops Encampment Re-enactment by the 38th North Carolina Troops, a civil war/living history group. Drills and the reading of General Orders 32. 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Included with All-In-One ticket. St. Philips Heritage Center. June 23 – July 19 Summer Institute, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) The 2013 Institute emphasizes the material culture of the Chesapeake, including coastal Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Tuition: $2,300. MESDA, Frank L. Horton Museum Center. Visit mesda.org for application and info. June 25 – 27 Three Yesterdays Summer Camp (Grades 1 – 2) One-of-a-kind summer learning experience involving textiles, pottery, fireplace cooking, leatherworking, woodworking. 9:00 a.m. – noon. $175/$140 for Friends of Old Salem. For more information and to register, visit oldsalem.org/summer-camps.
july July 1 – 5, 9 & 10 (2nd Year) and 15-19, 23 & 24 (1st Year) Summer Apprenticeship Program (Grades 9 – 11) A one week hands-on experience with the Old Salem Historic Trades staff. $250/$225 for Friends of Old Salem. July 3, 5, 17, 19, 24, 26, & 31 Puppet Show: The Greenest Green Tale of a special Salem visitor and the blue dyer’s dilemma in fulfilling his request. 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. Included with All-In-One ticket or $2 for puppet show only. Frank L. Horton Museum Center.
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July 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31 Wednesday Noon Tannenberg Organ Recitals Free organ recitals at noon. July 3: Katherine Meloan; July 10: Brandon Burns; July 17: Nathan Zullinger; July 24: Scott Hyslop; July 31: Brennan Szafron. James A Gray, Jr. Auditorium, Old Salem Visitor Center. July 4 Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony Enjoy hands-on activities, music, games, food and fun as well as a moving naturalization ceremony at 10 a.m. and a jazz concert at 2:30 p.m. at St. Philips African American Church. 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Included in All-in-One Ticket.
July 8 – 12 Five Yesterdays Summer Camp (Grades 6 – 8) One-of-a-kind summer learning experience involving textiles, pottery, fireplace cooking, leatherworking, woodworking. 9 a.m. – noon $175/$140 for Friends of Old Salem. For more information or to register, visit oldsalem.org/summer-camps. July 8 – 12 Puppet Camp: To Be or Not to Be (Grades 5 & up) Puppet-making workshop where children will construct puppets, paint scenery, and learn the art of puppetry. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. $175/$140 for Friends of Old Salem. Register at oldsalem.org/summer-camps. July 15 – 19 Five Yesterdays Summer Camp (Grades 3 – 5) One-of-a-kind summer learning experience involving textiles, pottery, fireplace cooking, leatherworking, woodworking. 9 a.m. – noon. $175/$140 for Friends of Old Salem. For more information or to register, visit oldsalem.org/summer-camps. July 15 – 20 Christmas in July in the Shops at Old Salem Preview new holiday merchandise, get inspired with gift ideas for the family, and enjoy daily discount specials! 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. FREE. Retail shops and stores.
July 19, 20 Friends of Old Salem Shopping Day Friends of Old Salem receive 20% off retail and online purchases. July 22 – 26 Five Yesterdays Summer Camp (Grades 3 – 5) One-of-a-kind summer learning experience involving textiles, pottery, fireplace cooking, leatherworking, woodworking. 9 a.m. – noon $175/$140 for Friends of Old Salem. For more information or to register, visit oldsalem.org/summer-camps.
august August 2 Puppet Show: The Greenest Green Tale of a special Salem visitor and the blue dyer’s dilemma in fulfilling his request. 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. Included with All-In-One ticket or $2 for puppet show only. Frank L. Horton Museum Center. August 8 Heirloom Tomatoes: Growing and Tasting Learn how to grow heirloom tomatoes, sample a selection, and take a short garden tour. 5 – 7 p.m. FREE. Single Brothers’ Workshop. To register call 336-721-7357. August 10 Garden Workshop: An Herb a Day Learn to grow your own herbs and how to prepare herbal infusions for sanitizing, cooking, and health. 10 – 11 a.m. FREE. Single Brothers’ Workshop. To register call 336-721-7357. August 13 – 18 Celebrating Our State Week at Old Salem Old Salem and Our State magazine team up for “all things North Carolina” including activities, programs, special tours and more. August 15 Garden Workshop: Seed Saving Explore the age-old tradition of saving seeds from your own plants – it’s easy, economical and satisfying. Noon – 1 p.m. (bring lunch). FREE. Frank L. Horton Museum Center. To register call 336-721-7357. August 17 Friends of Old Salem Shopping Day Friends of Old Salem receive 20% off retail and online purchases. August 24 War of 1812 Commemoration Commemorate the anniversary with a day of special including handson activities, demonstrations, music, and more. 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Included in All-in-One Ticket.
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