Weaverville Museum musings
By Jan Lawrence Te free Primrose concert Saturday
(June 26) at the library (see more in- formation on page 17) will be an in- troduction to the traveling Smithso- nian exhibit that will come to the area in September at Mars Hill College. You won’t want to miss this spe-
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cial exhibit because it is fabulous and is coming to only six sites in North Carolina. In the museum we have free copies of the Our State magazine issue telling all about the exhibit. Several weeks ago we had the plea-
sure of hosting the Weaverville Study Club with a program on the pottery of the Reems Creek area. What a de- lightful group of interesting ladies! Te special treat was Diane Fortsch,
the great-great niece of George Ben- ton Donkel. She delighted us all with
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interesting and amusing stories about her family and its talents in the field of pottery. Her father was George and Da-
vid’s oldest brother, Lloyd Hammond Donkel. George Donkel married Hannah Brank, daughter of George Donkel’s landlord. Te Donkel brothers trained S.L.
Yoder in the Catawba Valley before all three came to Buncombe Coun- ty. Te Donkels initially worked at the McClure-Yoder Jug Factory on Church Street. In 1897 they opened their own pottery business on Reems Creek Road. In 1899 David Donkel left his
brother’s business to pursue farming. George Benton Donkel died in 1956 but left a powerful legacy of Reems Creek pottery. Perhaps you have a piece of Donkel pottery. Consider yourself very fortunate.
P ROFES SIONAL T HE ATRE
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a Sondheim Musical “SEND IN THE CLOWNS” June 9- 27
produced by Weaverville Eye Associates
“Isn’t it bliss?” Affairs of the heart spend a weekend in the country at a Swedish estate, early 20th century, where style and sophistication mix with romance, wit and charm.
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Diane and Bill Fortsch stand by the grave of an ancestor. Who is this girl? This picture
was found in a box at the Dry Ridge Museum in
Weaverville. Do any of
our readers know who is the girl in this picture? If so, contact
Jan Lawrence at 658-3934.
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