Middle Tennessee Sampler Symposium * 25-26 February 2011

Here is a fabulous opportunity to see the Middle Tennessee Sampler exhibition: This My Name Shall Ever Have in the James K Polk Home with curator Janet Hannson, stitch a miniature sampler with Annelle Ferguson, attend a lecture and ornament class with co-curator Jennifer Core AND tour the Polk Home with curator Tom Price - all for $115. But you have to be sharp off the mark if you are not to be disappointed as the registration deadline is 15 February (next Tuesday). To register just email jamespolk@bellsouth.net
A gallery guide has been published in conjunction with the exhibit and is available through the Polk Home. To order, call (931) 388-2354 or email jameskpolk@bellsouth.net. The total mail order cost is $5.00 for international orders, $4.50 within the United States, or $4.76 for Tennessee residents. Price includes shipping and handling and applicable taxes (TN residents only). Wholesale inquiries should contact Janet Hasson at janet@tennesseesamplers.com.
The exhibition runs until 10 April, 2011 and there are a number of other hosted events:
Sunday 13 March 2011 2:00 pm
Noted historian Rick Warwick will present his research on Williamson County samplers and material culture. Free admission.
Saturday 19 March 2011 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Parents and children of all ages are invited to a beginning counted needlework class with co-curator Jennifer Core. Registration is required for this event. Cost is $20 for each parent-child pair and $15 for each additional person.
Sunday 3 April 2011 2:00 pm
Co-curators Jennifer Core and Janet Hasson will speak on Middle Tennessee samplers and female education in the 19th Century. Free admission.