Join West Florida Public Libraries and the Molino Mid-County Historical Society, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 6 p.m. at the Molino Community Complex located at 6450 Highway 95-A North, to learn about the farm feed sack and its many diverse uses. Coletta Stejskal Bailey, Textile Coordinator at the Baldwin County Heritage Museum, will discuss the cotton bag’s origin from the late 1840s to its impact during the Depression and World War II. America has never been short of resourceful, creative minds.
This event is held in conjunction with “The Way We Worked,” a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition on display until April 30 at the Lillian F. King Museum, located in the Molino Community Complex. Viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekly, closed Sundays, and open during the feed sack talk from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
"The Way We Worked" has been made possible in Molino by the Florida Humanities Council. "The Way We Worked", an exhibition created by the National Archives, is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
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