This past week here at the museum was full of outside work,
along with our regular research and accessioning. We are preparing for our Strawberry Social
tonight from 6-8 pm so Kelsey and I spent 2 days out in the fresh air weeding
the gardens. They do look much better
than they did, but those weeds are coming back with a vengeance…I feel as if it
will be our summer-long fight to keep up with them. Our plants are all growing fast though!
We also had a sign put up here in the parking lot with the
names of our donors on it, including those merchants who are participating in
our “Backus Bucks” campaign. I got to
paint the plywood backdrop for it and now that it’s all put together, it looks
very sharp J Last week I began contacting presenters for
Day Camp, as well. The first week will
be here before we know it, so if you know of anyone who may be interested in
joining us for a week of historical fun, send them our way to register! Our big item to access this week was a cast
iron coal stove from 1846. It is quite
ornate and beautiful. I acquired a bit
of a war wound from it, but love our addition none-the-less.
The last topic I will cover before letting you go this week
is the research I have been doing recently, for a future exhibit on bedrooms
and bathrooms during the 19th century. From an academic research paper…..did you
know that people used to sleep in a segmented pattern? The first sleep would be from sunset to about
midnight, with an hour or two of activity (housework, reading, etc.) and then the
second sleep would fall from around 3 am until sunrise. I found that very interesting and wanted to
share. Take care everyone and have a
great week.
Catie!
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