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INDIAN ARTIFACTS: A collection of Caddo Indian
pottery collected from several of the many Caddo sites found in
Henderson County 2. BOY SCOUT
AND GIRL SCOUT COLLECTION: Numerous items from the early days
of scouting.
3. FAMILY BIBLES COLLECTION: An
assortment of Bibles from several of the pioneer families of the
area.
4. ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL MEMORABILIA:
Many old pictures, annuals, a letter jacket, etc.
5. PHARMACY CASE; Contains many
items from the old Robinson Drug Store located on the west side of
the square where First National Bank is now located. Pharmacy
scales, medicine bottles, record books, files and Board of Pharmacy
Certificates for early pharmacists are included in this exhibit.
6. WORLD WAR I: Uniforms,
medals, and personal items of soldiers who served in WWI.
7. WORLD WAR II: Ration books
and ration stamps, Army uniforms, medals, magazines from the time
period, and sheet music from WWII.
8.CIVIL
WAR: Officers Remington .44 caliber cap and ball pistol
with government issue holster, powder horns, bullet molds, and a
doctor's kit used by Dr. Homer Lee Parsons during the Battle of
Vicksburg.
9.
CIVIL WAR FLAG: Made by ladies of
Henderson County and presented to Capt. "Howdy" Martin's company,
the flag was at such battles as Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Shiloh and
Vicksburg.
10. SECRETARY/MURPHY BED: Used
for many years by the W. L. Faulk family in their East Tyler Street
home. A closet, mirror, desk, drawers and a folding bed are all
contained in this one piece of furniture.
11. COUNTY CLERK AREA: Various
pieces of office furniture from the county clerk's office in the old
county courthouse.
12. GENERAL STORE
AREA: A replica of a general store, using authentic items,
showing how a general store in the late 1800s and early 1900s would
have looked.
13. BARN AREA:
An assortment of antique farm implements and tools, including plows,
bear traps, hand tools, a well bucket, hunting horns, a wash pot and
numerous other items.
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KITCHEN: The kitchen is furnished with items typically found
in a country home in the early 1900s. The
cook stove is wood burning. The
pie safe contains jars of canned foods and dishes. A
spinning wheel dates from the mid 1800s.
A candle mold, butter mold and paddle, iron cooking pots, sausage
mill, buttermilk pitcher, ice cream freezer, oil lamp and ice box
are some of the other items displayed in this area.
15. IRONING NOOK: Ironing board, irons, linens, canning lid
sealers, rug beaters and other items form the late 1800s and early
1900s are found here.
16. SCHOOLROOM: This exhibit
shows a typical one room country school of the 1920-1930 time
period. The wood burning heater, toys,
books and student desks are characteristic of that era.
A large clock included in this exhibit is from the old Athens
High School building that burned in 1954.
7. VICTORIAN BEDROOM:
Furnishings include a bedstead from the
W. L. Faulk home, a feather mattress, crocheted bedspreads, and an
armoire containing items of vintage clothing. A quilt displayed
on the armoire was made by Mrs. Dulcena Avriett who is credited with
naming the town of Athens in 1850. The oldest piece of furniture in
the museum is a part of the exhibit. It is a dresser/chest of
drawers which was given to Mrs. Avriett in the 1860s by a family
traveling west through Athens when one of their children became
seriously ill. When Mrs. Avriett learned of the family's plight, she
took them into her home and nursed the sick child. Following the
death of their child, the family resumed their journey west. They
gave Mrs. Avriett the dresser/chest in appreciation for what she had
done.
18. DRESSING/BATHROOM:
Displayed here are such items as a tub for bathing, a chamber pot
and a child's potty. A sampler is from a counterpane made from
cotton grown on the Wm. Richardson plantation, spun into thread on
the spinning wheel located in the kitchen area of the museum and
then woven into cloth. In 1929 enough of the worn counterpane was
salvaged by Mrs. J. T. LaRue to embroider a sampler for each of her
children.
19. LAW OFFICE: Furnished as a
typical lawyer's office of the day, this
exhibit contains numerous items of furniture and
office equipment from the offices of Judge Sam Holland.
Swivel chairs from a jury box in the old Henderson County
Courthouse which was replaced by the current courthouse in 1912 are
also found in this exhibit.
COME SEE THESE AND THE
MANY OTHER EXHIBITS AT THE
HENDERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
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