Memory & Meaning in Southern Silver

September 20-21, 2024 Winston-Salem, NC

Memory & Meaning

in Southern Silver

September 20-21, 2024

Silver and memory are deeply linked as individuals often commission pieces to mark significant moments in their lives and then pass those objects along to future generations. Please plan to join us on September 20th and 21st as we delve into the lives of southern silver makers and patrons who used silver to create memory and meaning in the early American South. 

Featured speakers include Ben Miller of Shrubsole and the Magazine ANTIQUE’s Curious Objects podcast, author and scholar Catherine Hollan, and Colonial Williamsburg’s Erik Goldstein.

In addition to an opening keynote and a day of dynamic lectures, attendees will also have an opportunity to examine MESDA’s silver collection up close during an open house in the MESDA study rooms.

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REGISTRATION 

Please register online below or call Melissa Bertram at (336) 721-7328 to register over the phone.

Individual Ticket		$325.00 ($315.00 for Society Members)
In-Person Registration includes the keynote lecture and reception, one pastry breakfast, one coffee break, one lunch, all lectures proposed on the agenda, and an admission ticket to Old Salem Museums & Gardens.  Attendees will also receive exclusive access to the recordings of the lectures for a limited period of time after the program concludes.
Virtual Registration		Suggested Donation
Virtual registration includes live virtual access to all lectures via zoom, and exclusive access to the recorded lectures for a limited period of time after the program concludes.

Please note that members of the Frank L. Horton Society receive priority registration privileges, as well as a discount on their tickets.  To receive your Frank L. Horton Society discount, please be sure you register and/or sign in with your Old Salem Museums & Gardens username and password.  If you would like to join the Frank L. Horton Society, or if you would like to learn more, please click here.

 

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PROGRAM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

5:00 pm

Opening Reception and Keynote by Ben Miller (Curious Objects) Keynote lecture sponsored by Catherine Hollan

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

8:30 am		Doors open at the Old Salem Visitors Center
9:15 am		Welcome
9:30 am		Catherine Hollan – Why Reassess Southern Silver Scholarship Sponsored by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
10:15 am		Alexandra MacDonald – “To brighten every painful hour:” The Follet Family Sampler
10:35 am		Coffee Break
11:00 am		Erik Goldstein – A Silver Cupp Won by Madison Sponsored by Catherine Hollan
11:30 am		Cynthia Jenkins – Captain Hamar’s Silver Cup and the Gentlemen of Port Royal: A Beaufort, SC Mystery
12:00 pm		Lunch
1:00 pm		Charlotte Crabtree – Put the Lime in the Coconut: Silver and Coconut Drinking Vessels in the South Sponsored by Leland Little Auctions
1:45 pm		Emily Whitted – Wealth from the Water: Murky Metal in the Shadow of the Santee River
2:10 pm		Emily Campbell – “To Please the Most Tasty:” Thomas B. Campbell and Silver for an Evolving American Economy
3:00 pm		Collection Open House in the MESDA Galleries
4:00 pm		Closing Reception at MESDA

 

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GENEROUS SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:

 

Henry and Melinda Frierson

Catherine Hollan

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