THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, September 15, 1994 TAG: 9409140169
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: COURTLAND LENGTH: Medium: 57 lines
Southampton County seems to spend more time than most areas honoring its roots. The county's museums, libraries and art galleries often exhibit the area's treasures of the past.
Once again, the county is ready.
The third annual Heritage Day is scheduled Saturday at the Rochelle-Prince House on Main Street and the Southampton Agriculture and Forestry Museum on the appropriately named Heritage Lane.
The locales, about a fourth of a mile apart, will be connected by hay. A tractor-pulled wagon filled with it will take visitors back and forth - for free.
There is plenty of reason to visit both places.
Craftspeople from Virginia and North Carolina, many in period costumes, will demonstrate their artistic talents. The end results will be for sale.
The event, sponsored by the Southampton County Historical Society, also will feature a variety of gasoline engines, antique cars and tractors.
Diesel engines will run at 10:30 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
A working 1920s sawmill at the agriculture museum will be run by members of the museum committee under the direction of Will Holt, a retired sawmill worker, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The fire tower at the agriculture museum will be open every hour on the hour.
Entertainment will be provided by The Franklin Line Dancers, who will perform at noon.
The youngsters can roam around the museum's pig sty which, for the occasion, will feature other animals as well, part of a petting zoo.
When they finish petting, they can ride. Free pony rides will be provided from 10 a.m. to noon.
Heritage Day also offers duck carvings from Sebrell elm wood, old-fashioned rug hooking, lye soap making, chair caning, hominy making, lace making, quilting, pine needle weaving, whittling and wood carving.
Rug weaving will be done on a circa 1900 loom, and there will be leatherworking, paper making, broom making, candle dipping and dulcimer making.
Also on hand will be Indian crafters, a jeweler, a flutist, harpist, singer, town crier and a player piano.
When hunger pangs strike, head for the hot dogs and soft drinks booth. MEMO: The Southampton County Historical Society presents its third annual
Heritage Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Southampton
Agriculture & Forestry Museum and the Rochelle-Prince House, both in
Courtland. Tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for children 6 and older, free
for others. For information, call 654-6785. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by MICHAEL KESTNER
Raymond Cobb will show his decoys, carved from Sebrell elm.
by CNB