ROCKBRIDGE WEAVERS: Local History Exhibit

Event Description

Rockbridge Weavers: New Local History Exhibit

Rockbridge Historical Society Museum (101 E. Washington St.)

Saturdays and Sundays, 12-4 PM

On June 29, the Rockbridge Historical Society Museum opens a new exhibit, “Rockbridge Weavers: Families & Fabrics in the 19th Century” (12-4 PM, Saturdays & Sundays through 2024; 101 E. Washington St.; FREE)

Visitors can see live demonstrations on the 6-foot historic loom, local textiles from the period alongside, as well as some of the original, handwritten weaving patterns shared by a circle of families in Panther Gap, near Goshen, before the Civil War. Other newly displayed items from RHS collections complement the exhibit, to echo and extend some of these themes and patterns in Rockbridge history.

For more, see facebook.com/rockbridgehistory or contact Director@RocbkridgeHistory.org.