" ETOWAH TREASURES " Memorabilia Exhibit
2019 September & October at the Etowah Branch Library
2019 September & October at the Etowah Branch Library
Collected memorabilia and authentic pieces of Etowah Valley history on loan from local residents. A two month exhibit created as part of “Etowah Heritage Day 1889 - 2019.”
CONTRIBUTORS
Bill Barnwell
Dorothy Dalton Brown
Etowah Elementary School
Grady Brown
Pat Bell Cantrell
Gash Family
Jean Wells Huggins
Wanda Sumner Love
Jessie Norton
Evelyn Allison Sizemore
Mike Williams
& From the estate of:
Harold Allison
Henry Strick Dalton
Annie Sue Mack
Dessie Shelton Norton
Opal Dalton Parkinson
Lloyd "Lefty" Williams
TOP OF CABINET: reproduction image of a hook rug made by Etowah native Dessie Shelton Norton (1917 - 2008)
SIDE EASEL: reproduction of 1937 charter document establishing the Etowah Grange #984, "PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY"
Original framed charter may be viewed at the Etowah Library
Bill Barnwell
Dorothy Dalton Brown
Etowah Elementary School
Grady Brown
Pat Bell Cantrell
Gash Family
Jean Wells Huggins
Wanda Sumner Love
Jessie Norton
Evelyn Allison Sizemore
Mike Williams
& From the estate of:
Harold Allison
Henry Strick Dalton
Annie Sue Mack
Dessie Shelton Norton
Opal Dalton Parkinson
Lloyd "Lefty" Williams
TOP OF CABINET: reproduction image of a hook rug made by Etowah native Dessie Shelton Norton (1917 - 2008)
SIDE EASEL: reproduction of 1937 charter document establishing the Etowah Grange #984, "PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY"
Original framed charter may be viewed at the Etowah Library
SHELF 1
SHELF 1
- Orr / Weese Cabin Dough Bowl & Rolling Pin circa late 1800 - early 1900s
- Oil Lantern − circa 1919 carried by James Leander Gash (1874-1958) when he helped deliver mail by horse & buggy
- 1950s Sky Brook Farm half gallon ice cream carton
- 1962 Booklet − “25th Anniversary of Grange, 1937-1962”
- Class of 1929 Commencement Announcement, Etowah High School, six graduates, R. W. Jones, Principal
- 1947 Trophy for EHS Basketball Team, Henderson Co. Runner-Up
- 1953 EHS Basketball Ribbon ‘Cheer Pin’ worn in support of team
- Commemorative Magnet, 1928 EHS, produced for 2002 dedication of new Etowah Elementary School
SHELF 2
SHELF 2
- 1950s Shaving Mug ensemble, brush made of badger hair, Blantyre
- Sewing Supplies Tin, circa 1950 - 1970s
- 1950s Fabric Samples used by Pink Margaret Gash (1876-1968), traveling sales person for National Dry Goods Sales Co.
- 1889 Silver Dollar
- Etowah Brick piece, capstone
- 1872 Family Bible - New Testament, published 1839
- 1938 & 1939 “The Chief” - Etowah High School Annuals
SHELF 3
SHELF 3
- 1959 EHS Annual
- 1959 EHS Trophy, First Place, High School Yearbook Roundtable, Cullowhee
- Wood Bowl made from a stair banister salvaged from 1928 Etowah High School, crafted by Harold Allison in 2002
- Wood Butter Mold, 1940 -1950s
- Glass Syrup Pitcher, 1950s
- KARO Syrup Tin, 5 lbs, 1950s
- Swift Silverleaf Brand, Pure Lard, 4 lbs, 1940s
- Phillip Morris & Co. Ltd., special blend cigarette tin, 1950s
- Calumet Pastry Cutter, 1930s
- Glass Sprinkler for ironing, 1940s
- Milk of Magnesia bottle, 1950s
- Handheld Egg Beater, red wood handle, 1950s
SHELF 4
SHELF 4
- Iron Shoe Last, 1920s
- Flat Iron & Stand, 1930 - 1940s
- Doll in hand-crocheted clothing, bonnet & shoes, Ideal Co, 1950s
- Parcel Post Twine, 1970s
- Cow Bell, 1930s
- White Enamel Coffee Pot, 1940s
- Glass, hand-turned Butter Churn, 1920s