On Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m, the China Grove Roller Mill Museum will feature a display of wedding dresses worn by ladies in the community from all generations. The exhibit will include dresses from several mothers and daughters. Many of the brides will be on hand to show their dress and tell their wedding story. The public is invited to attend the free exhibit as well as tour the museum. Wedding refreshments will be served.
The China Grove Roller Mill tells the story of the South Rowan area from China Grove’s beginnings as a commercial center for the agricultural community surrounding it. For one hundred years, the China Grove Roller Mill was in continuous operation and was a meeting place for the agricultural community surrounding the town of China Grove. Farmers came to sell their grain for flour and corn meal production, to purchase farm necessities and to socialize.
When visitors enter the Roller Mill, they are transported to an earlier time, where wheat and corn were turned into flour and corn meal. The story of the community and the Roller Mill are told in pictorial exhibits, artifact displays and video.
The Roller Mill Museum is also available for receptions, meetings and public events. A catering kitchen near two all-purpose rooms supports these uses. For more information or to reserve the museum, call Barbara Doby at 704-433-3912.