These are a few photos of the Archives storage vault – the space where we house all the photographs, documents, newspapers, and maps that contain so much valuable information about the community and its people. We use these collections all …
It’s almost Hiring Season!
I really can’t believe just how fast time flies! I’m getting a little bit of a jump on this one because, well, I am a *cough* bit… of a procrastinator…when it comes to motivation to write sometimes, and there is …
THE SIDEBOARD EPIC
Hey! last time, I wrote about about our little run with restoring everything in sight. It started with a cash register, and then evolved to a beautiful old handcrafted sideboard that was donated by a local family. Also, last time, …
Restoring the faith…actually restoring the artifact…(it’s all in a days work)
Before I get started on this post, I am going to pre-apologize for the potentially extravagant energy that may erupt from your internet accessing device. This post is all about restoring things. To many, old stuff is just that. Old …
The Saga Continues…
Just in case you missed our first adventure, we tackled typewriters as the inaugural de-cluttering category. Next on the hit list…. … … …CASH REGISTERS!!! (and adding machines) {and copy machines} Although we didn’t have them in the sheer numbers …
How many types could a typewriter type…
This winter we are continuing with our theme of ravenously and un-mercilessly PURGING our collections to weed out all of the completely useless (to us) stuff that has somehow accumulated there over the last however many years. Kind of like the …
**UPDATE!** Yet Another New Addition
Do you remember the homestead project we are currently working on? (click HERE if you aren’t up on the latest happenings at The Creston Museum in regards to the Homestead) It’s coming along sooooo great!! Still have a fair bit …
Yet another new addition…
My head is full of crazy stuff. You never know what is going to pop into this out-there ‘noggin of mine! Every once in a while though, one of those ridiculous ideas just happens to make it’s way out of …
The Shop of Doom…undoomed.
At the time I started writing this, it was pouring buckets, which means only one thing. It’s spring. And really, what is spring without a good, ol’ fashioned scour and purge? We all have that one space that just…accumulates. takes …
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