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FRIENDS OF SOUTHWESTERN ART (FOSA) ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Hazlewood Lecture Hall
May 5, 2007
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
An opportunity for FOSA members to come together for their annual meeting and to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to the museum for the year.
CORNELIA ADAIR AT HOME - Glenveagh Castle and the Texas Panhandle
Hazlewood Lecture Hall
May 17, 2007
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Sean O’Gaoithin, head gardener at Glenveagh Castle in Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal, Ireland will join PPHM Curator of History Bill Green to explore the significance of Cornelia Adair’s contributions to both her homes at Glenveagh and the Texas Panhandle.
Free admission; reservations required. Reply to Elaina Cunningham at 806-651-2258 or email ecunningham@pphm.wtamu.edu.
OLD-FASHIONED FAMILY PICNIC
North Grounds of the museum
May 19, 2007
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Bring your family and your picnic food to the museum grounds for an afternoon of fun and games. The museum will provide lemonade and ice cream. For family fun there will be old-fashioned games such as the 3-legged race, the sack race, horseshoes, and croquet. The event is free to attned. For information call Millie Vanover at 806-651-2249.
Quilts and the Underground Railroad
May 24, 2007
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Length: 45 – 60 minutes
Grades: 3rd – 12th
Retired Amarillo educator, Helen Neal, grew up in Oklahoma in the 1930s. Her grandmother, Katie Island Rentie (1851-1941), always had sewing projects in progress. Mrs. Neal remembers playing under the quilting frame while quilters shared news and gossip. This is how she learned much about her family’s history. She will discuss the part quilting played during the time of slavery in America from 1641 through 1865.
Teachers can prepare their students for the program by going to http://www.nps.gov/underground
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