In a message dated 1/10/2014, [email protected] writes: (Trimmed for Avital) I am glad that an effort is being made to acquaint us with details of the 2015 convention in Coralville, Iowa. What is there to do? What is there to see? How do I present the idea of vacationing in Iowa to my spouse, who also gets to weigh in on decisions? At this point I need to know what activities might be available to him in Iowa. Devon -------------------------------------------------------
Dear Devon, Several years ago, you wrote a article for the IOLI Bulletin about the World War I laces in the Herbert Hoover collection at Stanford University in California. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum are in Iowa (his boyhood home), I think fairly close to the IOLI Convention. _www.hoover.archives.gov/_ (http://www.hoover.archives.gov/) There is a strong connection to World War I Belgian Lace in Hoover's history - from his base in London he headed the Commission for Relief in Belgium during the war years. This is explained in the 1917 out-of-print book by Charlotte Kellogg, "Women of Belgium - Turning Tragedy to Triumph", with an introduction by Herbert Hoover. In 1920, Kellogg wrote "Bobbins of Belgium", which is one book I might walk through fire to rescue. Tess has scanned this onto the University of Arizona site, so everyone may read it: http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/lace.html For more details from past Arachne memos, go to "Herbert Hoover" in our archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html Ice storm in Maine again, and automatic emergency town phone message has come in to stay off roads. I will be glued to NBC TV today and tomorrow, watching U.S. Figure Skating Championships. My sport for many years. Requires commitment and attention to details, just as lace does! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
