Tag Archives: A-Z

J is for J.F. Skinner’s Doctor Bag

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week’s item is a Doctor’s bag of medicine used by Dr. John F. Skinner of … Continue reading →

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I is for Indian War of 1862

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. Next week is the 150th anniversary of the start of the Dakota War.  There were only … Continue reading →

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H is for Horseshoe

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week’s item is a horseshoe. This horseshoe cushioned in rubber was clamped on the horse’s … Continue reading →

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G is for General Store

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week’s item is a General Store  – most specifically the Fremad Association. The General Store … Continue reading →

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F is for Fire Engine

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week’s item is the Waterous – Horse Drawn – Steam Powered Fire Engine used by … Continue reading →

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E is for elephant

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week’s item is the Elephant statue that stands in our meeting room. What does a … Continue reading →

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D is for Dress

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week we’ll highlight an item that is both common and unique – Wedding dresses. We … Continue reading →

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C is for Courthouse

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This week’s item is the first Courthouse in Pope County – also known as the Ole … Continue reading →

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A is for Archives

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Pope County Museum A-Z is back by popular demand! This time I will focus on the museum as a whole rather than the Helbing Collection. As collection manager, I work primarily with the three dimensional objects in the collection – … Continue reading →

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Z is for Zuni Necklace

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Helbing Collection A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Each week, I will highlight an item or items from our Helbing Collection of Native American Arts and Crafts. For our final Helbing A-Z post we are sharing our spectacular, … Continue reading →

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