The Mooresville Museum http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog Illuminating our past, interpreting the present, envisioning our future. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Museum Scheduled Openings http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2010/04/museum-opening-schedule/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2010/04/museum-opening-schedule/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:48:38 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=269 The museum is open  on the first and third Saturday of each month from 1 pm until 4 pm.  On Saturday, September 18, 2010, the museum will be open from 10 am until 4 pm for a gigantic media sale.  Come by to see our exhibits and   pick up some used books and videos.

]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2010/04/museum-opening-schedule/feed/ 0 Donations http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/12/donations/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/12/donations/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:28:36 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=257 The Mooresville Museum welcomes your donations of pictures, artifacts or any items related to the history of our town.  We are a non-profit organization so your donations are tax-deductible. To donate, please contact Andy Poore at the Mooresville Public Library, 704-664-2927    Cell: 704-913-4084   apoore@ci.mooresville.nc.us. , John Sparrow   704-660-0145   johnsparrow@roadrunner.com , Wayne [...]]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/12/donations/feed/ 0 The Mooresville Museum building http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/05/228/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/05/228/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:40:28 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=228 The former home of Charles Mack and Sons Wholesale is now the location of  The Mooresville Museum.  The building was donated to the Town of Mooresville by John and Christy Mack in 2005.

]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/05/228/feed/ 0 McNeely Livery http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/mcneely-livery/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/mcneely-livery/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:14:05 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=203

McNeely Livery Advertisement

Captain Carmi Kilpatrick McNeely, moved into town around the time of incorporation.

Capt. McNeely was a school teacher. He also had a business with his brother Burgess Wilson McNeely, a livery stable on the site where the Gabriel building is now. He lived down the street in a home that Misses Mary Jane [...]]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/mcneely-livery/feed/ 0 The DK McNeely & Son Store http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/the-dk-mcneely-son-store/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/the-dk-mcneely-son-store/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:10:51 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=199 This is the DK McNeely & Son store, circa 1919 or so. The building was originally the Harris & Sherrill Store Building. This is where H & R Block is now.

Harris & Sherrill Building in Downtown Mooresville

David Kilpatrick McNeely is to the Left & Cyrus Carmi McNeely is to the Right.

The building is probably [...]]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/the-dk-mcneely-son-store/feed/ 0 The Gracy Family Tree http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/the-gracy-family-tree/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/the-gracy-family-tree/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:57:51 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=193 This interesting artifact showing the interconnections of turn-of-the-century Mooresville families was provided by Dr. Clay Sholar.

The Gracy Family Tree

]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/the-gracy-family-tree/feed/ 0 Eleanor McNeely Letter http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/eleanor-mcneely-letter/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/eleanor-mcneely-letter/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:46:45 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=185 “One of the most interesting stories of the Scottish McPherson clan was a letter written by Eleanor McNeely when she was twenty-five years old. The letter was written before she married Robert McPherson that she writes about in her letter. Eleanor had the fascinating idea of writing a letter to her great-granddaughter. The following letter gives a good [...]]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/eleanor-mcneely-letter/feed/ 1 Dr. Selma Burke http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/dr-selma-burke/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/dr-selma-burke/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:42:58 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=180 The Franklin Roosevelt plaque in the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington

Reach in your pocket. There… find a dime & look at the face of it. On it you will find the likeness of the Great Democratic and only 3 term President of The United States of America, Franklin D. Roosevelt (He died shortly [...]]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/dr-selma-burke/feed/ 0 Old Buildings Here and Gone http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/176/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/176/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:40:07 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=176 http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/176/feed/ 0 Mooresville’s First Family http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/mooresvilles-first-family/ http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/mooresvilles-first-family/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:37:41 +0000 admin http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/?p=172 Esther Jane “Jennie” Moore (22 Nov 1848-17 Aug 1881) John Robert McNeely (20 Jan 1840-17 Nov 1902)

On March 3rd 1873, the small village known as “Moore’s Siding” was Incorporated by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly into the Town of Mooresville. The Charter had been organized by Mr. John F. Moore, his [...]]]> http://www.themooresvillemuseum.org/blog/2009/04/mooresvilles-first-family/feed/ 0