**SOLD OUT** 2012 MESDA Textile Seminar

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March 14 - 17, 2012

“This work of mine will a long time last”:
Needlework and Textiles of the Shenandoah Valley

For the first time, MESDA’s biennial Textile Seminar goes “On the Road” in 2012, bringing this event to the colorful and culturally rich Valley of Virginia. Speakers will discuss the decorative arts, material culture, and textile heritage of the Shenandoah Valley.  Seminar participants will have the opportunity to visit and examine major public and private collections of Valley textiles, quilts, coverlets, and samplers. The Seminar begins with a reception and keynote lecture on Wednesday, March 14, and continues through Saturday morning, March 17.

Seminar Location

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
2177 Green Valley Lane
Mt. Crawford, Virginia 

Topics and Speakers

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Opening Keynote Lecture: “A Great Mixt Multitude”: The Germanic and British Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania 
Lisa Minardi, Assistant Curator of Furniture for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Furniture Project, Winterthur Museum, Library & Gardens

Thursdsay, March 15, 2012

The Material Culture of the Shenandoah Valley
Jeffrey S. Evans, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Quaker Quilts of the Shenandoah Valley: Selected Stories
Mary Holton Robare, Independent Researcher, Writer and Lecturer

A Virginia Sampler Collection: Anna Marie Witmer
Kathleen Staples, Independent Scholar, Spartanburg, SC

A Virginia Quilt Collection
Beverley A. Evans, Director of Operations, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Exhibition and Quilt Turning at the Virginia Quilt Museum

Friday, March 16, 2012

Quilt Turning and Collection Study  
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, VA

Collection Study
David and Jenny Powers, Cherry Row Farm

Collection Study and Buffet Supper  
Jeff and Beverley Evans, The Sites House 

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Quilt Turning and Collection Study  
Rockingham Historical Society, Dayton, VA

Collection Study
Fort Harrison, Dayton, VA

Cost

$350 for non-members, $300 for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem (Includes all sessions, evening reception, dinner, two lunches, admissions, study trip transportation and object studies)  Registration is limited.  Registration deadline: March 7, 2012

Seminar Hotel

Courtyard by Marriot
1890 Evelyn Byrd Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 432-3031

For conference rates, indicate that you are attending the MESDA Textile Seminar

Registration

Download and print the registration form here or contact MESDA at 336-721-7360 or email MESDAPrograms@oldsalem.org