We had a young couple with a baby in to visit the home this week. The young man said his mother is coming for a visit and he would like to bring her to the museum while she is here. We’re glad to hear young people find the museum interesting and want to tell others about it or bring others to visit.
Sandy Maddux’s cards were beautiful. She brought three different designs for us to choose from. Some of us decided to make more than one because it was too hard to choose just one. Those attending really enjoyed making them and mentioned they would like to do it again. There were others that wanted to attend but couldn’t because of a conflict so we decided to do it again. We will decide on a date and let everyone know.
There is a personally made notebook at the museum with newspaper clippings, hand written remedies, and other pamphlets. It doesn’t say who put it together or where they lived. Some clippings are out of the Spokane Review with some dates as far back as 1912 with medical remedies. Growing up, Mom thought Vicks was a cure all for almost everything and according to the pamphlet in this notebook it is. There is a paper that looks like it was from the inside of the box telling how to use Vicks. This paper reads “When Vicks is applied to the body its action is twofold. First-Internal; The body heat releases the volatile ingredients in the form of vapors. These vapors arising after application to the chest and throat are inhaled with each breath. Second-External. At the same time Vicks becomes a rubefacient and antiphlogistic covering, doing the work of blisters, poultices and plasters. It is absorbed through and stimulates the skin.” It list hay fever, tonsillitis, whooping cough, bites, boils, bruises, burns, cuts, earache, itchings, frostbite, chapped hands, sore feet, headache, rheumatism, strains, sprains, piles, poison oak or ivy, sunburn, toothache, and could be used on animals. The paper says “accept no substitute.” There’s also a recipe for a Tobacco Antidote in the notebook. It says tobacco injures both mind and body and from which thousands struggle to be free from. There’s no date in this notebook to see how long ago it was put together but long enough the pages are yellow and brittle. So it was known however long ago that tobacco wasn’t good for you.
We will have the Watonga third graders come April 19, 2022, for Frontier Days. We’ll have educational stations in the morning and play games and do crafts in the afternoon. Ladies from Watonga will help in the morning and the Watonga Middle School student council in the afternoon. I’m excited to get to do this with the students. Ashley said she remembers coming to the museum for a tour when she was in the third grade.
The Easter Egg Hunt for 5 years old and younger will be April 16, 2022, at 11:00 am. They must be able to walk. Pictures with the Easter Bunny at 10:00 am are $5.00 each. If we run out of time before the hunt, we will continue afterwards. I think we enjoy this as much as the kids. We get to watch the kids hunt and see them dressed up in their Easter Clothes.
Hours of operation are Wednesday thru Saturday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Closed state holidays. We are always happy to open after hours for special tours. Just give us a call at 580-623-5069 or 580- 614-1018 to make arrangements.