Glenn White of Granite Falls with his collection of Egyptian artifacts at the Granite Falls Museum. Relics of ancient Egypt surface in Granite Falls By KRISTLO’HARRAN Herald Writer eople waited in line for hours to get tickets to see the Great Hall of Ramses H at Expo 86. They reserved tickets months in advance to tour the King Tut exhibit that reigned at the Seattle Center. Now amateur archaeologists, history butts and the just plain curious can view equally fascinating Egyptian artifacts at the Granite Falls Museum — for free. See alabaster beads, a funerary cone from a tomb in the Valley of Kings, a Hoot inscribed section from a mummy’s coffin, and a piece of tektite that may have catapulted to Earth in a biblically described “fire and brimstone" storm. The exterior of the museum doesn’t foretell priceless relics within. Without the museum sign, the quaint yellow home would go unnoticed in the small-town neighborhood. Inside, nostalgic collectibles weave through rooms with a tum-of-the-century equipped kitchen to a bedroom with a flapper mannequin and delicate crocheted baby bonnes. But the transition from old logging photos to carved Egyptian artifacts is an easy, pleasant experience. The exhibit is owned by Glenn White of Granite Falls. White was raised in Machias, graduated from Granite Falls High School, then traveled the world in the US. Air Force. He returned to Granite FalLs because of the mountains and his love of hiking. “I’m an obsessive possessive," he says. Once an item joins his collections of classi- cal records, Air Force One souvenirs, books or Egyptian items, it stays put. Lillian Goodrich, president of the Granite Falls Historical Society, is appreci- ative of the White display at the museum. Her small group asks $3 per individual or $5 per family yearly for membership in the museum Rummage sales raise money for electricity bills and property taxes. White asks a visitor to pick out the most boring item in the display case. It was a hard choice, but a cylindrical brown rock- like item is selected. “Great,” White exclaims. “That's one of the nicest items in the couection.” He gently removes the object and begins the tale of the funerary cone which he said decorated an ancient tomb. He can point to the-cone in a book. To date the various pieces, he has hundreds of reference books, some written in hieroglyphs. White points to symbols on the cone and deciphers the message. “I don't read hieroglyphs," he says. “I read at them" Along the ceiling of the museum, White has a Hoot—long pencil-shaped piece of paper representing the history of the United States. From the edge of this paper, all the way around the room stretches another long sheet of paper comparing the time his relics depict — some date back 6,000 years — to the brief history of this country. The various items in the display case are numbered to correspond to the graph so visitors can visualize the mind- boggling time span. White is present from 1 to 4 pm. every Sunday to describe his objects. He also will offer a tree lecture at 2 pm Saturday. Visitors may view a fingemail-size ring stone that may have belonged to King Tut’s older brother. White says the piece was overlooked when it was sold and should be in the Cairo Museum. I he Herald/JIM LEO Museum shows artifacts collected on travels of resident Glenn White On a tour of Egpyt, White journeyed on donkey to the Valley of Kings. While» walking up a hillside, he found the piece of tektite he believes showered to earth during a fire and brimstone storm He has studied the Old Testament extensively and has discovered several parallel historical events that compare with his Egyptian studies. He finds it hard to pinpoint his favorite piece, but eventually he palms a nondes. cript, heavy stone mallet. Though it isn't the prettiest item, nor the oldest item, it holds special significance. He pounds it into his free hand. is from the temple of Queen Hatchapsut," White says. The powerful ruler held forth over upper and lower Egypt around 1580 B.C. She even declared herself King. “I like it because it was used," he says. Jokingly, he says he’d like to build a pyramid and take his possessions with him someday. Seriously, he has plans to donate the collection to a gifted student Meanwhile, White continues to study the history of nearby Granite Falls mountain footpaths he loves and searches for more collectibles. “I haven’t learned all of anything, yet.” , Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.219.1, Object Name: Article, Title: , Description: Article on Glenn White's Egyptian artifacts, OCR Text: Glenn White of Granite Falls with his collection of Egyptian artifacts at the Granite Falls Museum. Relics of ancient Egypt surface in Granite Falls By KRISTLO’HARRAN Herald Writer eople waited in line for hours to get tickets to see the Great Hall of Ramses H at Expo 86. They reserved tickets months in advance to tour the King Tut exhibit that reigned at the Seattle Center. Now amateur archaeologists, history butts and the just plain curious can view equally fascinating Egyptian artifacts at the Granite Falls Museum — for free. See alabaster beads, a funerary cone from a tomb in the Valley of Kings, a Hoot inscribed section from a mummy’s coffin, and a piece of tektite that may have catapulted to Earth in a biblically described “fire and brimstone" storm. The exterior of the museum doesn’t foretell priceless relics within. Without the museum sign, the quaint yellow home would go unnoticed in the small-town neighborhood. Inside, nostalgic collectibles weave through rooms with a tum-of-the-century equipped kitchen to a bedroom with a flapper mannequin and delicate crocheted baby bonnes. But the transition from old logging photos to carved Egyptian artifacts is an easy, pleasant experience. The exhibit is owned by Glenn White of Granite Falls. White was raised in Machias, graduated from Granite Falls High School, then traveled the world in the US. Air Force. He returned to Granite FalLs because of the mountains and his love of hiking. “I’m an obsessive possessive," he says. Once an item joins his collections of classi- cal records, Air Force One souvenirs, books or Egyptian items, it stays put. Lillian Goodrich, president of the Granite Falls Historical Society, is appreci- ative of the White display at the museum. Her small group asks $3 per individual or $5 per family yearly for membership in the museum Rummage sales raise money for electricity bills and property taxes. White asks a visitor to pick out the most boring item in the display case. It was a hard choice, but a cylindrical brown rock- like item is selected. “Great,” White exclaims. “That's one of the nicest items in the couection.” He gently removes the object and begins the tale of the funerary cone which he said decorated an ancient tomb. He can point to the-cone in a book. To date the various pieces, he has hundreds of reference books, some written in hieroglyphs. White points to symbols on the cone and deciphers the message. “I don't read hieroglyphs," he says. “I read at them" Along the ceiling of the museum, White has a Hoot—long pencil-shaped piece of paper representing the history of the United States. From the edge of this paper, all the way around the room stretches another long sheet of paper comparing the time his relics depict — some date back 6,000 years — to the brief history of this country. The various items in the display case are numbered to correspond to the graph so visitors can visualize the mind- boggling time span. White is present from 1 to 4 pm. every Sunday to describe his objects. He also will offer a tree lecture at 2 pm Saturday. Visitors may view a fingemail-size ring stone that may have belonged to King Tut’s older brother. White says the piece was overlooked when it was sold and should be in the Cairo Museum. I he Herald/JIM LEO Museum shows artifacts collected on travels of resident Glenn White On a tour of Egpyt, White journeyed on donkey to the Valley of Kings. While» walking up a hillside, he found the piece of tektite he believes showered to earth during a fire and brimstone storm He has studied the Old Testament extensively and has discovered several parallel historical events that compare with his Egyptian studies. He finds it hard to pinpoint his favorite piece, but eventually he palms a nondes. cript, heavy stone mallet. Though it isn't the prettiest item, nor the oldest item, it holds special significance. He pounds it into his free hand. is from the temple of Queen Hatchapsut," White says. The powerful ruler held forth over upper and lower Egypt around 1580 B.C. She even declared herself King. “I like it because it was used," he says. Jokingly, he says he’d like to build a pyramid and take his possessions with him someday. Seriously, he has plans to donate the collection to a gifted student Meanwhile, White continues to study the history of nearby Granite Falls mountain footpaths he loves and searches for more collectibles. “I haven’t learned all of anything, yet.” , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 01,Article (2005.219.1),Article (2005.219.1) 1, Article (2005.219.1) 1