This last weekend, we went to a local museum. I know, I know, lived here how many years and never gone before? Well, now we have, and it is awesome. Originally a ranch, the property was owned until 1995 and them left as a memorial museum. It is not large, but it is PACKED. The grounds are great too.
Here's the article on it - http://www.examiner.com/review/humphrey-memorial-park-and-museum-unique-history-the-mountains
And now? The pictures...
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| The goat and chicken Barn |
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| The goats! |
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| A Chicken! |
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| Another house on the property (look for future articles about it!) |
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| The main house - I know, sometimes I just can't manage a straight picture! |
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| Side door, built in bench, and a cat! |
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| Back of the house |
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| Toadstool seats, so there is always a place to sit. |
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| Front of the house |
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| Front gate |
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| View from the garage, back of the house and the cattery |
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| Parlor |
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| Parlor and entry to the library |
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| Piano rolls for the player piano in the parlor |
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| Grandma's bedroom |
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| Propane stove in front of the old fireplace |
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| Part of the library. a narrow space, but jam packed with books and a desk. |
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| Dining room with just some of the china collections |
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| Hazel Humphrey's cat collection |
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| More Cats! |
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| Did I say cats? |
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| All of the things were left in the house belonging to the family, including this collection of vintage fabrics! |
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| The original electric lamps; I believe they still work too! |
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| Leatherworking done on wood for an awesome effect. |
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| The Indian room |
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| In the Mexican room. Added later, and instead of taking out the windows, doors were put on the outside and shelves added to store more collections! |
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| The kitchen cabinets are full of china sets too! |
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| Original kitchen, with the flour and sugar bins in table. I could love this kitchen! |
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| Sink! |
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| My great grandmother had some of these pieces. |
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| Pantry storage - everything you can think of. |
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| Wooden strawberry bins - when's the last time you saw these? |
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| Jars, jars, jars... looks like a shelf in my basement... |
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| Canned foods from the 50s, 60s, 70s, etc- recognize some of the labels? |
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| This orange has a crush - get it? |
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| I love the clothes pins. And I'd never considered redying your stockings. |
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This washing machine is the ONLY thing not original to the house.
So many more things, so little time. The hat collection alone could keep me busy for a day. I'll be back to take more photos - muhhahaha!
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