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SUMMARY:Sunday Afternoon Lecture: "Laying the Past to Rest: A History of Funeral Traditions" by Jarred Marlowe. Admission is free.
DESCRIPTION:Jarred Marlowe takes us on a fascinating journey through how we care for the dead\, from ancient mummification and early American burial customs to the rise of embalming\, hearses\, cremation\, and the modern funeral home. Along the way he answers questions like the difference between a coffin and a casket\, why cemeteries and graveyards aren’t the same thing\, and how funeral traditions in Martinsville and Henry County evolved over the last century. \nMarlowe is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute\, a member of the Col. George Waller Chapter Sons of the American Revolution\, a consultant for the Blue & Gray Education Society\, and the chairman of the local Virginia 250 Anniversary Committee. He writes the “Community Chronicles” column for the Henry County Enterprise and\, with Andy Doss\, runs the YouTube video channel “Doss-Marlowe: History in Sight.”
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sunday-afternoon-lecture-laying-the-past-to-rest-a-history-of-funeral-traditions-by-jarred-marlowe-admission-is-free/
LOCATION:MHC Heritage Museum\, 1 East Main St\, Martinsville\, Virginia\, 24112
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ORGANIZER;CN="MHC Historical Society":MAILTO:mhchistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sunday Afternoon Lecture: “The Right Place\, The Right Time - The Story of Ridgeway Clocks\, division of Gravely Furniture Co.\, Inc.”
DESCRIPTION:There is no grander statement for the home\, nor more coveted prize at a NASCAR race\, than a Ridgeway Grandfather Clock. Will Gravely will talk about his family’s unique space in the furniture industry during his program at 3 p.m. Sunday\, May 17\, at the MHC Heritage Museum. \nThe history of Ridgeway Clocks started exactly 100 years ago when Mr. R.P. Gravely and other local businessmen subscribed to $100\,000 in stock to start a company to make furniture in the building in uptown Martinsville that at the time was that of B.F. and R.P. Gravely\, being used for the manufacture of pins and brackets\, etc.\, for telegraph and telephone companies. Gravely Furniture Company made household furniture until the early 1960’s when they started manufacturing grandfather clocks. The Martinsville Speedway has been giving a Ridgeway Clock grandfather clock as its race prize since 1964. In 1985\, the Gravely Furniture Company was sold to Pulaski Furniture Corporation. In November 2004\, Pulaski sold Ridgeway Clock to Howard Miller Clock Company in Zeeland\, Michigan. Howard Miller announced they would shut down in 2025.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sunday-afternoon-lecture-the-right-place-the-right-time-the-story-of-ridgeway-clocks-division-of-gravely-furniture-co-inc/
LOCATION:MHC Heritage Museum\, 1 East Main St\, Martinsville\, Virginia\, 24112
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,History,Lecture
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