Historic Rosedale

We are honored and very fortunate to be the recipient of this year’s Angels Project!

The CSA Angels Project began in 2006, and as a part of this year’s 52nd National Symposium, we will be working with the Historic Rosedale in Charlotte, North Carolina. It blends deep regional history with an active commitment to preservation and education.

Centered around a 1815 house and historic grounds, Rosedale serves as a “museum, an educational center, and an urban retreat,” and its staff is eager for guidance as they work to strengthen the care of their costume and textile collection.

CSA volunteers will assist the staff at Historic Rosedale with collections preservation work, while learning more about this important historic house and its collections.

Volunteers at this year’s National Symposium will assist with photographing, inventorying, folding, rehousing, and preparing items for improved storage and, in some cases, future exhibitions.

🔗 Learn more about this project & information on how to volunteer at the link: https://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/csa-angels-project

Spring has fully sprung, and Rosedale is in full bloom!  Among the historic plants and trees on our grounds are these red mulberries, thought to be descended from those planted by Dr. David Caldwell in the mid-1800s.  It was Dr. Caldwell's thought to tap into the lucrative silk trade by raising silkworms on the site, and to that end, planted numerous mulberry trees to feed them.  Unfortunately for Dr Caldwell, however, silkworms prefer white mulberries, and those he planted turned out to be red.  The silk experiment failed, but the mulberry trees are still here, producing beautiful red berries every spring that are greatly enjoyed by Rosedale's resident birds!  Visit us for a garden or guided house tour (tickets can be purchased at https://www.historicrosedale.org/), and come see these and many others of our historic trees!

 

Schedule Update from Historic Rosedale! We will be closed on Saturday, May 30th for a special event, but will reopen Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:00, with regular house tours resuming at 11:30 and 1:30. Visit our website at
https://www.historicrosedale.org/ for information on our upcoming events and to purchase tour tickets--we look forward to seeing you here soon!