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Artifact of the Week – August 21, 2014
The Rhodes Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum is home to this diary of Florence Robertson, circa 1928-1931. The writings are very personalized entries related to the activities of the day. The pages have gilded edges and the diary has a latch. Florence Robertson was a student at Arkansas College (Lyon College) and she later … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week – August 14, 2014
This photo of Bertha Baker, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus Baker and Frances Leale Baker, is from the Harley/Ferguson Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum. The photo was taken around the turn of the century and shows Baker standing with a closed umbrella and suitcase on the dirt street of Batesville. She had just returned … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week – August 7, 2014
An original deed signed by Jehoiada Jeffery and James P. Houston (brother of Sam Houston). The deed shows the sale of land between James Jeffery and Marian Jeffery and Asa McFettch & Company in the District of Lawrence in the Territory of Arkansas, January 18, 1834. It was not filed until June 21, … Continue reading
Artifact of the Week — September 19, 2013
Inside this intriguing box from the Engles/Blackman Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum is a home medical device from the early 1900s. The directions for use are glued inside the top lid and two metal cylinders attached to wires are stored in the top compartment. The bottom also unhooks and contains a dry cell battery … Continue reading
Museum Quiz #2: Can you identify this item?
Can you identify this item? What year of origin would you give it? What can you tell us that isn’t obvious? The answer will be given next week.
