Melville Memo-ries

• January 3, 2019
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• Posted By: Abby Redding

The Scott Family Collection’s  exhibit, based on the Melville Memos, opened November  2018 and continued through Spring 2019. The exhibit focused on the memos (a company newsletter) printed by Melville Dairy for their employees and producers. Please let us know if you have any photos, stories, or special Melville memories to share with us.

Oh Rue The Flu

• November 7, 2018
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• Posted By: Abby Redding

Oh Rue the Flu! World War 1 and the Influenza Epidemic in Alamance County, NC The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 infected more than 500 million people, world-wide. Here, in Alamance County, this devastation was keenly felt by the Scott family, who lost their beloved son, James Edwin, at the age of 28, just as he was preparing to fight for his country in World War 1. This exhibit brings together the combined devastation of war and disease as they affected Alamance County early in the twentieth century.

Held over until October 31, 2018

Little Scotties

• November 1, 2017
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• Posted By: Peggy Boswell

We entered the nostalgic world of childhood with the exhibit on “Little Scotties.” This display brought together in one nursery setting items of furniture, clothing, toys and dolls from our own collection as well as items on loan from the Haw River Museum and the Alamance County Historical Museum. Was opened on October 19, 2017 through January 2018

Elections from the Collection

• September 20, 2017
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• Posted By: Peggy Boswell

This exhibit featured family tidbits from previous campaigns, including campaign posters, buttons, and photographs as well as inaugural photos, programs, and stories dating back to “Farmer Bob” (Robert W. Scott) and coming full circle to County Commissioner Amy Scott Galey! We’ll even have Gov. Bob Scott’s inaugural tuxedo and First Lady Jessie Rae Scott’s cape that they wore to the 1969 Inaugural Ball.

November 1st, 2016 – January 31, 2017