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Contact: Cynthia Cox Walsh For Immediate Release News Release
The Charlotte Museum of History, to premiere new WTVI documentary, Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Museum of History will host the premiere of a new WTVI documentary, Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression, on Saturday, April 14. The preview showing will be offered at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. The Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression project began as an oral history project, became an exhibit at the Museum and a CPCC Press publication, and has now become a WTVI documentary. Interviewing almost 100 people for the project, local author and reminiscence-writing facilitator, Robin Edgar found that, in spite of the dismal economy and people struggling to make ends meet, many Charlotteans survived. They even thrived. The prevailing key to survival during those lean times was not the accumulation of wealth, but rather the act of sharing. Edgar and the Museum’s Kris Carmichael, recently worked with WTVI to create a thirty-minute documentary based on those heartwarming personal accounts. Replete with historic images, the film follows the same central themes found in the book and exhibit: “Standing Together,” “Working Through,” “Having Faith” and “Making Do.” The exhibit will be at the Museum through August 12, 2007. WTVI, Charlotte’s Public Television station (Channel 42) Time Warner Cable 5, will broadcast Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression Thursday, April 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 22 at 7 p.m. DVD copies of Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression are available through WTVI at 704-372-2442. “This event would be a great time to bring the family and enjoy a sneak preview of WTVI’s documentary and to see the Museum’s exhibit,” said Carmichael, Interim Museum President. “Partnering with WTVI on this project has been a wonderful experience. It allows us to share the stories collected for the exhibit and book with an even wider audience.” Visit http://www.charlottemuseum.org/currentexhibits.htm to learn more. Details Regular Museum admission will apply for this event. Admission includes the documentary premiere and access to the Museum’s exhibits and to the Hezekiah Alexander Homesite. Regular admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, $3 for children ages 6-12 and children under 6 are free. Museum Members free. Group discounts are available; call the Museum at 704-568-1774 for details. Light refreshments, including popcorn, will be served. ### General Information
The Charlotte Museum of History is Where History Has A Home. The Museum, with its core and visiting exhibitions, explores Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s rich history during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The Museum is home to the oldest surviving structure in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Hezekiah Alexander House (circa 1774). Set on eight acres of park like grounds, the Museum is also home to the American Freedom Bell, the Backcountry Patriot Statue and historic gardens. In addition, the Museum offers: rental space for events and weddings, education programs for adults, schools and families, and membership benefits and opportunities. The Charlotte Museum of History is supported, in part, with a Basic Operating Grant form the Arts & Science Council. The Charlotte Museum of History is located at 3500 Shamrock Drive (between Eastway and Sharon Amity). Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Free every Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Open Mondays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Guided tours of the Hezekiah Alexander Homesite given daily at 1:15 and 3:15 p.m. For more information call 704-568-1774, email info@charlottemuseum.org or visit www.charlottemuseum.org. |
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The Charlotte
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