In a message dated 1/28/2004 8:27:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I am pleased that IOLI has received another very lovely antique lace > collection, and hope it fares well under present more tightly-organized > direction. > (It always depends on whom is in charge, doesn't it?) > > The explanations I received about the earlier collection were so confusing, > that any thoughts I might have had to donate laces to IOLI evaporated. I am > > now taking steps to instruct the executor of my estate to just send my > collection plus a substantial cash donation to a secure facility of my > choosing in > Europe, or (if that becomes too cumbersome) to auction the collection. > > This is NOT what I hoped for, but alternatives are not to my liking. Others > > before me have envisioned a substantial museum research facility devoted to > lace and embroidery in the U.S., but they received inadequate interest and > support, also. > > My plans are solidifying. I learned there was more interest in such a > facility coming from Arachnes overseas, than from within the U.S. People in > other > nations realized the U.S. is a melting pot, and that bringing together laces > > and embroideries from all nations would prove to be a wonderful and > efficient > way to help scholars study this aspect of what is mostly women's history. > Much > could be done with a centralized data facility, and there could also be > galleries, classrooms, a library, conservation lab, etc. > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center Dear Jeri, Might you consider helping us? I assure you that we are hard working and very responsible. What we lack is adequate money for our own facility. ( we rent our current location) We now have about $25,000 in our building fund. But of course, that's not nearly enough. However, it grows slowly, year by year. I believe that our current president will be at IOLI and if you are going to be there, I am sure she would be very appreciative of any time you might have to spend with her. All best wishes, Elaine Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel. (408) 730 4695 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
