Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA
History & Culture of the Old North State Lecture Series
Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA 2300 Glencoe St, United StatesMay 13 Childrenand Labor Laws Have you ever wondered how tough thework place was back during the beginnings of America’s industrial era? Ms. Abigail Shimmer will share insight on the early yearsof industrial America when women and children were part of the main work forcein these dangerous and unhealthy work environments.
History & Culture of the Old North State Lecture Series
Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA 2300 Glencoe St, United StatesMedical Advances inIndustrial America EarlyAmerica used many experimental medical practices for curing illness andinjuries especially with all of the injuries occurring in the mills. Ms. Sarah Bernstein, a PhD candidate of North CarolinaState University, will discuss home remedies to formalized medical practicesduring the early to mid-1900’s.
History & Culture of the Old North State Lecture Series
Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA 2300 Glencoe St, United StatesMay 13 Childrenand Labor Laws Have you ever wondered how tough thework place was back during the beginnings of America’s industrial era? Ms. Abigail Shimmer will share insight on the early yearsof industrial America when women and children were part of the main work forcein these dangerous and unhealthy work environments.
Parks Board Meeting
Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA 2300 Glencoe St, United StatesJuly8 Trade & Commerce Along The Haw River Mr. Tom Magnuson, area historian who has researched the18th and 19th century roads of North Carolina, willdiscuss the trading paths established by the American Indians including thosealong the Haw River through Alamance County.
History & Culture of the Old North State Lecture Series
Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA 2300 Glencoe St, United StatesGraham, The County Seat of Alamance County Mr.Russell Compton, professional business owner of Compton Furnitureand current president of the Graham Historical Museum, will share the intriguinghistory of the city of Graham, the local seat of county government and the interestingpeople who established the community and the surrounding areas of AlamanceCounty.
History & Culture of the Old North State Lecture Series
Textile Heritage Museum, 2406 Glencoe St, Burlington, NC 27217, USA 2300 Glencoe St, United StatesSeptember9 Glen Raven Mills: The Evolution Ms. Kelly May, executive of Glen Raven Logistics, will takeus on a historical journey of one of the first riverfront textile mills ofAlamance County known as Altamahaw Mills to what is now one of the moreprominent textile corporations worldwide known as Glen Raven Logistics locatedin Alamance County.