On Saturday, August 15, a ribbon cutting ceremony took place at the S. W. Lowry Weaver Shop and Jacqurd Loom Interpretive Centre at Lang Pioneer Village Museum.

 

 

 

 

The ceremonial “stomp” by assistant warden of Peterborough County and member of the Lang board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members of the Jacquard team – Audrey Caryi, Faye Jacobs, Wendy Cooper, Lois Watson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lois Watson speaking on the life of Samuel Wallace Lowry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faye Jacobs explaining how the loom was rigged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punched pattern cards at top of loom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Cooper explains how the Jacquard works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peterborough Guild members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visitors listening to explanations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judy Bryan and Delores Rutherford, great-granddaughters of Samuel Lowry’s sister, Mary