Phone: 336-270-6374
Email: textileheritagemuseum@gmail.com
Throughout the year, the Textile Heritage Museum hosts a variety of cultural and historical related special events to share the heritage of textiles within the village of Glencoe for public enjoyment. All proceeds of these special events goes toward the funding of the operations and preservation of the museum and its artifacts.
Current Events
Founder's Day Celebration
Founder’s Day Celebration • Saturday, April 27, 2024:
Living History Demonstrations
Artisans & Craft Sales
Live Music
Scavenger Hunt and Games for Children\
Food Truck
Tours of the Museum and Superintendent House
History & Culture of the Old North State Lecture & Learn Series
2024 Lecture & Learn Series
Join us for our lecture series at the Textile Heritage Museum in Historic Glencoe. All programs are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30pm. All presentations are accompanied by delicious themed refreshments.
Sponsored by the Textile Heritage Museum, Inc. and Alamance Parks.
Textile Heritage Museum • Special Events 2023-2024
Textile Heritage Museum Special Events for 2023-2024 Include:
- Textiles & Tar Heels Heritage Celebration: October 21, 2023 (10am-4pm)
- Tour of Homes in Historic Glencoe: November 4, 2023 (10am-4pm)
- A Wartime Christmas in Glencoe: December 7, 2023 (5:30-8:30pm)
- Founder’s Day, 20th Anniversary of the Museum: April 27, 2024 (10am-4pm)
- History & Culture of the Old North State: Lecture Series: May-October 2024 (7-8:30pm)
Click Here to download a printable PDF sheet of upcoming events.
Past Events
A Wartime Christmas in Historic Glencoe
A Wartime Christmas in Historic Glencoe
Thursday, December 7, 2023 5:30pm-8:30pm
Visit the Textile Heritage Museum during the beginning of World War II as citizens in textile mills across America celebrated Christmas in a much different environment.
This event features a museum open house with Christmas décor, holiday refreshments, living history, and tours of the museum and Superintendent House
Tour of Historic Homes - Featuring Historic Glencoe Mill Village
Tour of Historic Homes – Featuring Historic Glencoe Mill Village
This will be a wonderful opportunity for visitors to view the interior of some of these historic homes and enjoy the Historic Glencoe Mill Village for the day. Exact times and Ticket pricing are on the way, but SAVE THE DATE!
All proceeds will continue to go toward helping preserve the heritage of Alamance County, North Carolina.
Sponsored by Preservation Burlington and the Textile Heritage Museum, Inc.
Textiles & Tar Heels Heritage Celebration
Textiles & Tar Heels Heritage Celebration
Special Guest: Mrs. Lynn Gorges, renowned quilt and textile preservationist, will provide a presentation/workshop on the history of plaid quilts. Living history demonstrations, special exhibits celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Burlington Industries, and Student Scavenger Hunt are some of the activities we will celebrate our textile heritage in Historic Glencoe.
Co-Sponsored by:Alamance Piecemakers Quilt Guild & Burlington Carousel Quilt Guild
2023 Lecture & Learn Series
History & Culture of the Old North State 2023 Lecture Series
Join us for our lecture series in Historic Glencoe at the Textile Heritage Museum. All programs are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30pm. All presentations are accompanied with delicious themed refreshments.
Sponsored by the Textile Heritage Museum, Inc. and Alamance Parks.
Founder's Day Celebration
Saturday, April 22, 2023 • 10am-4pm
- Living History Demonstrations
- Artisans & Craft Sales
- Scavenger Hunt and Games for Children
- Live Music & Food Truck
- Tours of the Museum and Superintendent House
In April 1882, Glencoe Mills began production and sales of its first beautiful plaid fabrics. The mill operated for more than 70 years closing in 1954.
On March 24, 2004, the Textile Heritage Museum opened celebrating the preservation and education of early textile heritage of North Carolina.
Christmas by Candlelight in Historic Glencoe
December 15, 2022 • 5:30-8:30pm
Visit North Carolina’s premiere museum of early textile history in Historic Glencoe, North Carolina. Join us for Holiday Refreshments, Caroling, Museum & House Tours.
History and Culture of the Old North State • 2022 Lecture Series
2nd Tuesdays of the Month, May – October • 7-8:30pm
Join us for our new lecture series in Historic Glencoe at the Textile Heritage Museum. All programs are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30pm.
Sponsored by the Textile Heritage Museum, Inc. and Alamance Parks.
SAR Glencoe Exhibit of Patriotic Artwork
May 2-6, 2022 • 10am-5pm
Sons of the American Revolution Alamance Battleground Chapter presents: An Exhibit of Patriotic Artwork of Local Elementary School Students in the annual Statewide and National Competition. The exhibit will be displayed in the Textile Heritage Museum and Alamance Parks Visitor Lobby during business hours.
140th Anniversary of Glencoe Mills
Held Saturday, April 30, 2022 • 10am-5pm
Celebrate with us the beginnings of one of the early textile mills in North Carolina. We will have artisans (weavers, potters, painters and more), a variety of children’s games, museum and house tours, living historians, live music, and the Preservation Burlington Salvage Store will be open! Food will be available from Danny’s Cafe Food Truck. Special guests include the famed Tooth Fairy in Disguise and Socksquatch, the team mascot of the Burlington Sockpuppets. Join us!
Christmas Caroling in Historic Glencoe
Held December 2, 2021 • 6-8pm
Join us in Historic Glencoe at the Textile Heritage Museum as we celebrate Christmas with Caroling by students and faculty of Alamance Community College.
Hot Cocoa & Treats will be served! Coloring Books will be given to the first 100 children who stop by the museum.
For more information contact Sherri Singer at sherri.singer@alamancecc.edu
Textiles & Tar Heels Heritage Festival
Held October 23, 2021 • 10am-4pm
A celebration of the heritage of the textile industry!
Activities Include:
- Living History Demonstrations
- Quilters & Weavers
- Artisans
- Children’s Activities and Games
- Live Music
- Food Trucks
- Vintage Automobiles
Coloring Contest
Submit your entry by April 9, 2021
Calling all creatives, young and old!
Glencoe by Candlelight
Held December 18 & 19, 2020
Join us to celebrate Christmas in historic Glencoe!
Christmas in Glencoe 2020
Held December 8-23, 2020, Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm (Closed December 24-26)
Enjoy the Christmas holiday decorations inside the museum and throughout the village. Special exhibits will include early-mid 1900’s Christmas trees, wreaths, and other holiday décor with a special unique collection of antique metal toys from the Mike Harris Collection.
Burlington Industries, Inc.
Christmas at Glencoe
Held December 7-28, 2019, Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm (Closed December 24-26)
Experience Christmas in Historic Glencoe at the Textile Heritage Museum. Enjoy Christmas of different eras as well as a Vintage Toy Collection of the 1920’s-1950’s.
Textiles and Tar Heels Heritage Festival
Held October 26, 2019 • 10am-4pm
Join us for a celebration of the heritage of the textile industry!
Activities Include:
- The Triangle Weaver’s Guild
- Hawfields Jammers (Dulcimers)
- Minro Acres Alpacas
- Miss Kat Creates: Weaving and Crafts
- Big Dog Quilts/Sharon Spray
- Tessa of Winnie’s Pallet (Face Painting)
- Living History Demonstrations
- Children’s Activities and Games
- Special Burlington Industries Exhibition
- Open Houses in the Historic Glencoe Village
Textile Heritage Month
A Tribute to America's Military (Uniform & Memorabilia Exhibit)
In remembrance and honor of our American soldiers we had a splendid exhibit of original uniforms and equipment representing most of the wars the United States has been involved in throughout its military history. Combat and dress uniforms ranging from the American Revolution to World War II, and from the Korean War to our more modern conflicts in the Middle East were represented. We also had a unique American Red Cross uniform which belonged to Barbara Janet Smelker, a devoted humanitarian, who served with the Red Cross throughout her life following her support during the Korean War.
American Jazz in Glencoe
Held Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 3:00pm-4:00pm
The Alamance Jazz Band played a special concert at the Chairman’s Retreat Special Events Center in the Historic Glencoe Mill Village on Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 3:00pm-4:00pm.
A Tribute to The American Military
Held Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Reception and Speaking Engagement at the Textile Heritage Museum In Remembrance of Memorial Day & The 75th Anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944)
We pay tribute to the American Soldier with a new military exhibit (on exhibit through August 31, 2019) and a special guest:
Colonel Norman A. McDaniel, USAF (Retired). Colonel McDaniel served in the Vietnam War and was a prisoner of war for 7 years.
Textile Heritage Museum's 15th Anniversary
Held Saturday, March 30, 2019
- Living History Demonstrations
- Tours of the Museum
- Guest Speakers
- Live Music
- Anniversary Cake and Refreshments
2018 Glencoe Home Christmas Tour
Our annual Glencoe Home Christmas Tour allows visitors to see firsthand the renovations and work that went into restoring our mill village. Visitors are guided through the museum and village as homeowners tell the history of their homes as well as their own personal stories of coming to the village. Food and drink, antique cars, weaving demonstrations, and live music are also offered.