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The Ties that Bind
Gaston County Museum's new interactive Carolinas Textile
Exhibit tells the story of the communities and people who
transformed the Carolinas into one of the world's centers
of textile yarn manufacturing.
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Real objects - from baseball uniform
to spinning frame; ID badge to cotton bale; from company
script to cog-wheel wagon - will connect visitors to the
vibrant history associated with textile manufacturing
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Experience the
collection online
Exhibit Objects
Exhibit Photographs
Professionally produced videos
use archival film and authentic voices of today's Carolinas
textile people to recall manufacturing and mill village
life |
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Labels and text panels place
significant events of the past in the context of national
history; they will identify important questions, and
ask visitors to contemplate a variety of answers |
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A video booth will open regularly
to capture new recollections from visitors, and document
more of the changing story of textiles in the Caolinas |
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The Family Learning Area provides
in-depth learning resources, as well as hands-on activities
for all ages to enjoy together |
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