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Local Culture:
The Heart and Soul of a Community

The centerpeice of this display is trunk from the Family of Wayne Hardin. The trunk was sent home after his death in 1945 and remained basically "as was" still is today. May need more space for this one!

Spinning Wheel form the family of Pat Heddon. It belonged to his grandmother and is accompanied by her rocker, her portrait a childs chair. Wool samples on loan from our spinners!

Spinners Cynthia Walker and Lynda Ingram did a wonderful demonstration of modern spinning and how wool makes the transition from sheep to clothing!!

Mike Aertka and his lovely wife were happy to see the "Coralea Aertka Collection". His mother was a talented painter from Denham Springs who enjoyed painting the homes of her family.

Pat Genre is admiring the Purple Heart on display from the family of David Iles.
To her right are atifacts and information from the Family of Clyde Meyers.

Susan Harris wrote an excellent poem from rembrances of life in Watson from an earlier era.

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