Museum Matters: Stories from the Living Heritage Museum
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... 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... USS CHARLES R WARE ASSOCIATIONIt has been 20 years since the USS Charles R. Ware Association traveled to Athens in order to dedicate a memorial to the Athens war hero...
