Posts from McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICAOn a shelf in the education exhibit at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum is a set of worn, leather-bound books measuring 11 inche...
FASCINATING HISTORIC BRIDE’S BASKETSThe Victorian Keith Parlor at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum is a permanent exhibit showcasing a parlor such as a well-to-do f...
A FIND IN THE CHILDREN’S TOY AREAVintage toys in a collection at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum represent the work of the imagination of those who used materia...
BUTTER COLORINGA vintage bottle containing a popular marketed 1900s food coloring found in the general store exhibit at the McMinn County Living Herita...
PUTNAM FADELESS DYESAt the turn of the 20th century when money was scarce, people would use dyes to add color to their material giving them a colorful choic...
IMITATION BLACK WALNUT EXTRACTThe holiday season has us reaching for our flavored extracts as we recreate some of our family recipes that are passed down through the ...
PIONEER CHRISTMASExperience the simplicity and warmth of the many different artifacts dating as far back as the early 1800s of a pioneer home at Christma...
A CHAIRSIDE RADIOIn our permanent legal display at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, there is a chairside radio that dates back to 1938. It was m...
QUILTS OF VALORA Quilts of Valor (QOV), display at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum is part of the quilt show “Celebrating 40 Years of History....
QUILTING IS ARTWORKThe Heritage Quilt Guild members have outdone themselves with a fabulous quilt show at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum with the...
QUILT SHOW WINNERS CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF HISTORYThe awards ceremony held at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum on Saturday, Oct. 1, officially kicked off the annual quilt show, “...
LADY IN BLUEWhen the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia Unit in Peachtree City heard about World War II hero, Lt. Charles R. Ware, and a USS Ch...
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McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
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