The MHA Dandelion is the newsletter of the MHA and the MHA Docents. It comes out 5 times each year, in January, March, May, September and November and contains articles of interest to the history community, news of the Docents, and news of upcoming events at local historic sites.
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History Calendar - November 24 to December 31, 2021
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Due to the ongoing COVID crisis, the MHA Dinner Meetings have been canceled. We hope to be able to hold our next regular dinner meeting sometime in 2022. Watch for information on this in the MHA Dandelion newsletter and in the weekly emails.
MHA Docents
General Meeting and Christmas Tea Luncheon
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Sugaw Creek Presbyterian ChurchFellowship Hall
Following a short business meeting which will begin at 9:45 a.m., historic preservation advocate, Abigail Jennings will present her vision for a new park in North Mecklenburg County. The program will begin at 10:00, followed by our annual Christmas Tea and Luncheon. The new park will utilize the historic James Torrance Cedar Grove and the Hugh Torrance House and Store. This new concept promises to engage the public with a site that offers history and much more to attract visitors to return again and again. Jennings’ work in historic preservation includes landmarking many Mecklenburg County properties over the past twenty years, as well as successfully repurposing two historic landmarks in the National Register Historic Croft District for modern educational use. Most recently she spearheaded the landmarking of the Potts Barber Shop in Cornelius, NC. This building was the original business office for the Cornelius cotton mill, the site of the first known act of desegregation in the Town of Cornelius, and the oldest ongoing business continuously owned or operated by an African-American entrepreneur in Mecklenburg County. Jennings and her husband, Randolph Lewis, are currently restoring and rehabilitating the National Register William Speight McLean Davidson home, “Ingleside,” in Huntersville, NC.
Attendees: Please be aware that Mecklenburg County continues to be under a mask mandate which states: “Individuals must wear Face Coverings when indoors in all offices, businesses, establishments, and other public places.”
Docents: Please be at the church by 9:30 to arrange your dishes on the serving table. The board and hospitality committee will arrive at 9:00 to set up and decorate the tables. Everyone should bring a dish to share. We will be joined by our friends in the history community, so do be generous when planning your dish. You will be notified if anything changes.
We will again participate in the annual Toys for Tots program. If you would like to participate, please bring a new, unwrapped toy, and they will be donated to this worthy children’s charity.