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Charlotte's new Mint Museum of Craft + Design, located in the 1953 Montaldo's Building, opened in January 1999. The 82,000-square-foot structure was renovated through a $9.5 million grant from Bank of America. The museum features the state's craft traditions in furniture, ceramics, textiles, and studio glass through permanent collections and galleries housing changing exhibitions.
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A fire-gutted Presbyterian church in downtown Charlotte is under restoration to provide space for the Tryon Center for Visual Art. Bank of America provided a $7 million grant for restoration funding, and when completed, the center will house sixteen studios, all Internet wired; space for exhibitions; a library; common areas; and meeting rooms.
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The North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recognizes those individuals whose work preserves the cultural traditions of families and communities. Among the 1998 winners are Bessie Killens Eldreth, traditional mountain singer; Louise Bigmeat Maney, Cherokee potter; Arliss Watford, woodcarver; and Ossie Clark Phillips, quilter.
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In May 1998, Jean McLaughlin became director of the Penland School of Crafts, the nationally known center for craft education. McLaughlin is the sixty-nine-year-old center's sixth director. Previously she was with the NC Arts Council for sixteen years, director of Visual Arts for thirteen years, and director of Statewide Initiatives for three.
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In 1996, Ward Purrington, president of the Raleigh-based Carolina Ballet, started from scratch to organize the company. Two years later, under artistic director Robert Weiss, the company debuted to rave reviews. The New York Times recently compared the troupe favorably to companies in larger cities, and internationally known dance critic Francis Mason gave the company high praise.
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North Carolina gave over 125,000 troops to the Confederate Army. Almost 20,000 were killed, and another 20,000 died of disease. Thousands more suffered crippling wounds. The harsh life of a soldier is revealed through letters of Jeremiah Glover, Rowan County; Bryan Grimes, Pitt County; and Samuel H. Walkup, Union County.
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North Carolina's population is increasing, with 104,961 added in 1999. Most are settling in counties surrounding large metropolitan areas. Over the past ten years the fastest growing counties were Wake and Brunswick, respectively. However, population growth is not reaching everywhere. Twenty-nine rural counties had growth rates from zero to eleven percent over the same ten-year period.
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Princeville, home to 2,100 people, was devastated by Hurricane Floyd's flooding. Chartered in 1885, the town was one of the first in the United States founded by former slaves. An executive order issued by President William J. Clinton creates a special council to help preserve and protect Princeville during its rebuilding phase. Presidential executive orders rarely target one municipality for federal assistance.
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9.Expedition New Museum by Sharpe, Bill North Carolina Naturalist Vol. 8 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2000
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4537
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Floor plans and photographs describe the features visitors will see on each of the four floors in the new North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, which opened April 1, 2000, in Raleigh.
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Restoration architect Paul E. Stephens of New Bern received the 1999 Robert E. Stipe Professional Award. The award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. In his fifteen years of preservation work, Stephens has earned a reputation for finding creative design solutions that preserve the historic detail of a structure and also meet the requirement of modern building codes.
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in North Carolina. Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. received the 1999 award for donating the Loray Mill in Gastonia to Preservation North Carolina. Built in 1902, the 600,000 square-foot mill is the state's most significant industrial property.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in their efforts to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Sandy Level Community Council in Surry County received the 1999 award for saving the 1885 Satterfield House. The council had to resolve problems in the African-American community, where the house is located, and deal with resistance from Mount Airy over extending sewer lines to the house. Proposed users for the house include a center for neighborhood meetings and a police sub-station.
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. The Richmond County Historical Society for the Wall Garden received the 1999 award for restoration of the garden. The Wall Garden is on the east side of the Leak-Wall House, which was built in Rockingham in 1853. The garden was designed and built by E.S. Draper in 1918, on a commission by Mrs. H.C. Wall to honor her son and his new bride.
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historical preservation. The 1999 Award of Merit winners include Elva Thompson Gheen; John Vining; First Baptist Church, Wilmington; The Crossland Group; Walnut Cove Colored School, Inc.; and the Society for the Historic Preservation of Oakwood.
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Elizabeth Norris first became interested in tablecloths for handbell tables thirty years ago, when she attended a handbell festival and saw that many groups covered their tables with old sheets. It was not until 1985 that she started Custom Coverings out of her home in Waynesville. Today the company is still the world's only commercial maker of handbell table coverings. In 1999, her 12-employee company processed over 1,800 orders with revenues of $600,000.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 5, May 2000,
p69-70, por
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