George
Washington Cobb of Richand, Georgia, died at age 89 this month.
Mr. Cobb and his brother W.C. Cobb started up the shop at Westville in
1969. He was a founding member of ABANA, the Artist Blacksmiths Association
of North America, which was founded in the Westville Shop in 1973. At
the time of the founding of ABANA, it was estimated that America had only
fifty practicing blacksmiths, of which Mr. Cobb was one. ABANA now has
a membership of about 5,000 smiths.
His contribution to the trade of blacksmithing is greatly appreciated
by a grateful community of modern smiths.
Wiese
Family
We’re
very pleased to have David, Veronica, Ashley, Rebecca and Victoria Wiese
as a volunteer family. Thanks to Veronica we now have the Doctors Office
interpreted for visitors. Veronica has researched period medicine and
treatments and has collected many examples of plants used in medicine
in the 1850’s. Her husband David works in the Climax Church telling
about the history of the church and Preys. denomination in this area.
Daughter Ashley is learning to weave rag rugs and has worked as an interpreter
with Jeanette in the Bryan Worthington and Singer House. The two youngest
daughters Rebecca and Victoria work in the Stewart Academy telling visitors
about the building and can be seen on the streets of Westville demonstrating
some of the children’s games from 1850.
(Right
to Left) Victoria, Ashley, Veronica, Rebecca
Lonnie
Bennett brings in decorative greenery for the Burning of the Greens on
Dec. 29
George
Washington Cobb of Richand, Georgia, died at age 89 this month.
We’re
very pleased to have David, Veronica, Ashley, Rebecca and Victoria Wiese
as a volunteer family. Thanks to Veronica we now have the Doctors Office
interpreted for visitors. Veronica has researched period medicine and
treatments and has collected many examples of plants used in medicine
in the 1850’s. Her husband David works in the Climax Church telling
about the history of the church and Preys. denomination in this area.
Daughter Ashley is learning to weave rag rugs and has worked as an interpreter
with Jeanette in the Bryan Worthington and Singer House. The two youngest
daughters Rebecca and Victoria work in the Stewart Academy telling visitors
about the building and can be seen on the streets of Westville demonstrating
some of the children’s games from 1850.
