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Lecture: Stitches in Learning – A Look at North Carolina Schoolgirl Needlework

when: Apr. 7, 2011

Susan Stallings presented a lecture on “Stitches in Learning – A Look at North Carolina Schoolgirl Needlework” on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 7 pm in the Visitors Center to a full house. Admission was $15 for the public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments were served. Seating was limited, and advanced purchase was required. You could call 919-833-3431 with your MasterCard or Visa, or mail a check to P O Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605. It was necessary to include the names of all in your party; nametags served as tickets.

Susan Stallings is a North Carolina native. Raised in a rural area of southern Chatham County, Susan graduated from Duke University with a degree in Economics. Her interest in schoolgirl needlework grew out of her own passion for needlework. She has been a stitcher since age 6 and continues to enjoy handwork today. Susan frequently attends and participates in seminars and workshops on schoolgirl needlework at MESDA, Winterthur, Colonial Williamsburg and even the Whaling Museum in New Bedford, CT. She has conducted some original research on the topic and plans to tie in some needlework done by Joel Lane’s daughters. 


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What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie