Record #:

9031

Author(s):

Conway, Bob

Abstract:

The Village of Yesteryear at the State Fair first appeared in 1951 led by Mary Cornwell. Each year, a group of mountain craftsman travel to the fair to showcase their handcrafts. The artists have received recognition at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and have been invited to national demonstrations held there. A former home economics teacher, Cornwell now serves at chairman of the Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts in Waynesville.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 4, Sept 1978, p12-13, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina State Fair (Raleigh)