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I love museums, and although this museum in Parkersburg, West Virginia is designated as the Oil & Gas Museum, it is so much more. 
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Carpenter’s Hall, located in Independence National Park, Philadelphia is the official Birthplace of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The tiny simple hut in the left foreground housed six freezing, starving soldiers of the Continental Army.  We were at a museum in northwest Virginia for a few days last week, and I was surprised by what drew my attention the most: a "Contemporary Embroidery" exhibit.  In case you wanted to keep track, this is the fourth presidential library and museum we have visited and blogged about. Not that we like museums . . .  I had been looking at exhibits for several hours here before the first group of students arrived on a field trip.  The Virginia Quilt Museum has relocated to a former barn in the Silver Lake Historic District, near Harrisonburg, Virginia.   The Greer Heritage Museum - "We Make History Awesome" - is on Main Street, right next door to the police department.  I am always amazed when I visit the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, South Carolina.  Happy New Year to everyone! We decided to get in one last road trip of 2023, a short drive to Salisbury, NC.  If you have been following the blog for more than a year this title may look familiar. Last year I spent one day at the Museum and ended up with three separate posts.  I talked the other day about the 883 pieces of local art exhibited at the de Young Museum, now until January 7.  We came to San Francisco because we still have a timeshare here, and to visit a multi-day quilt exhibit in Santa Clara.  As I mentioned yesterday, the big draw of my trip yesterday was a joint presentation by the author Jan Karon and quilter Georgia Bonesteel in the town of Hudson, North Carolina.  Smithsonian Magazine! When I saw this month's cover article about quilt artist Bisa Butler, I couldn't wait . . .  Sharing a picture of my brothers, sister, Dad, and I as I think back to the last two weeks . . .  |
