| ==================== Places To Visit - - Weaving Related ==================== INDIANA Indianapolis, IN Conner Prairie -Living History Museum http://www.connerprairie.org/ North & East of Indianapolis Conner Prairie is a large, open-air living history museum, in the 1800's time period. Among the many things to see is the weaving house. Set aside a minimum of 3 or 4 hours to visit Conner Prairie. On site resturant, etc. See website for more information. Rod, t.f.c. --------------------- New Harmony, IN (south western Indiana) New Harmony http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/newharmony/ Connie Weinzapfel, Director P.O. Box 579, New Harmony, IN 47631 For information: 1-800-231-2168 E-mail: harmony@usi.edu Hours: March 15-December 30, daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Other times, call for hours. New Harmony is the site of two of America's great utopian communities. The first, Harmonie on the Wabash (1814-1824), was founded by the Harmony Society, a group of Separatists from the German Lutheran Church. In 1814, led by their charismatic leader Johann Georg Rapp, they left their first American home, Harmonie, PA. This is a very interesting place, however it may not be strictly weaving related. I visited it a few years ago, before I started weaving, and I don't remember if they had looms set up or not. Rod --------------------- Mitchell, IN (southern Indiana) Spring Mill State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/parks/springmill.html Box 376 Mitchell, IN 47446 812-849-4129 Pioneer Village and Grist Mill. The mill is water powered and functioning. The village has a working weavers' cabin. Plenty to keep you busy. Resturant, rental cabins, camping, etc. etc... Rod --------------------- ================================================ Iowa Decorah, IA Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum http://www.vesterheim.org/ E-mail: vesterheim@vesterheim.org 523 W. Water Street P.O. Box 379 Decorah, IA 52101 Phone: (563) 382-9681 I have been to a weaving conference held at the museum and the museum alone is worth a visit. There are many looms, weaving equipment and displays as well as woven items on display. Joanne Hall --------------- ================================================ Kentucky Louisville, Ky Tate Little Loom House http://www.littleloomhouse.org/ Little Loom House P.O. 9124 Louisville, Kentucky 40209 USA PH: 502/367-4792 Email: info@LittleLoomHouse.org !! When I was there a few years ago, it was staffed by volunteers. So, contact them ahead of time to confirm hours of operation. If you've never been to the Little Loomhouse in Louisville's South End, you need to go. And if you have been, it's always worth a second trip. The house is at the historic site on Kenwood Hill, the former home of master weaver and textile historian Lou Tate. There are historic loom displays, weavers at work and a history exhibition about Tate. Rod ------------ Berea, Ky Berea College and Numerous Weaving shops Craft shops, Resturants, (everything!) http://bereacc.site.yahoo.net/index.html http://www.berea.com/ Churchill Weavers (Don't miss this self guided tour !!) http://www.churchillweavers.com/ P.O. Box 39 • Berea,KY 859-986-3127 Located 35 miles south of Lexington on I-75, where the bluegrass meets the mountains. Plan to spend several hours to a full day. Lots to see. !! Also close to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. -See Below- Rod ------------- Harrodsburg, Ky Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill http://www.shakervillageky.org/ 3501 Lexington Road Harrodsburg, KY 40330 Phone: (800) 734-5611 Email: info@shakervillageky.org Located 25 miles southwest of Lexington and seven miles east of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on US-68, ShakerVillage is open to the public every day of the year except December 24-25. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is the largest historic community of its kind in America. Visitors to this National Historic Landmark enjoy a wide variety of activities, including self-guided tours, riverboat excursions and special events. The village also offers two craft stores, meeting facilities, as well as fine dining and overnight accommodations in restored 19th-century buildings. Rod ================================================= MASSACHUSETTS Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell National Historical Park (National Park Service) http://www.nps.gov/lowe/ The textile museum complex in Lowell, Massachusetts, is incredible. There's a textile history museum plus an old cotton mill with looms and exhibits of the history and technology of the textile industry in Lowell. There's a exhibit at the textile history museum going on now that profiles important textile artists. Also the town of Lowell itself has been refurbished (beautiful old Victorian architecture) plus six miles of water canals that drove the turbines that drove the looms. Meredith ---------------- The ATHM American Textile History Museum http://www.athm.org/ 491 Dutton Street Lowell, MA 01854 Tel: 978-441-0400 I love to see a weaver's (or spinner's) jaw drop when s/he walks into the foyer! Dawn ================================================== MISSOURI St. Louis, MO Area Myers House http://www.explorestlouis.com/factSheetsMedia/fact_myers.htm Start early and get to the north side of St Louis around noon. The Weaving Department at Myers House is at I-270 and Hanley Rd. Lovely yarns, lovely people (just good friends<gg>) Then in back of the historic Myers House is the Barn restaurant. Soups, salads, sandwiches, teas--just a really nice place. Cynthia in Alton, IL -------------------- ================================================== PENNSYLVANIA Rome, PA Home Textile Tool Museum http://www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org For more information write to: The Home Textile Tool Museum PO Box 153 Rome, PA 18837 Phone: 570.247.7175 E-Mail httm@gwe.net Located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, in Bradford County, in the village of Orwell: - Two miles off Rt. 187, between North Orwell and Rome, on State Route 1036. - 12 miles south of Exit 62 to Nichols, N.Y., on Route 17 in New York State. (future I-86) - Ten miles north of Scenic Route 6 at Wysox, Pa, off Route 187. If you love the old looms and wheels this is worth the trip. It took us 5.5 hours to get there, but we were not disappointed. On hand were at least seven looms, five of which were barn looms of various styles, a Newcomb fly shuttle loom (which I have only heard about until now) and a Union Special....ditto. A German loom of grand style beyond your imagination with hand forged iron appointments. Kathryn...Long Island -------------------- ================================================== Washington DC The Textile Museum http://www.textilemuseum.org/ The Textile Museum in Washington DC is well known for its rugs, but also has great exhibits. Peter Collingwood was there a few years ago. It's near DuPont Circle for the Metro. (Parking there is terrible). Meredith ================================================== |
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| (Conner Prairie is a large, open-air living history museum, in the 1800's time period.) |