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2017 Exhibit of Feed Sack from the 1930’s

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  • 2017 Exhibit of Feed Sack from the 1930’s

Rhea Mae Hubbel and her daughter Jean Copeland shared their 1930’s feed sack collection at the “Christmas in the Country”  home tour 2017. Clothing, quilts and fabrics from feed sacks with a variety of prints  provided displays at both the Olive Township Museum and the Ottawa Schoolhouse. The collection represented a time when frugal families repurposed sacks into clothing, curtains and quilts and numerous other ways to bring color and fashion to the home. It was a time when economic times called for people to be very resourceful.

“Christmas in the Country” home tour is the first weekend in December every year. The tour includes visiting beautifully decorated homes and the unique museum and historic schoolhouse filled with new exhibits each year. For more information check out our Facebook page and visit www.olivetownship.com. – olive township historical society for updates.

March 28, 2018 in Olive Township Historical Society Galleries
  • Chicken Story Quilt stitched by Rhea Mae Hubbel
  • Feed sack display at the schoolhouse
  • Feed Sack Collector
  • Feed Sack Collectors
  • Cardinal - painted quilt board
  • Antique sleigh & truck
  • Olive Township Museum
  • Entrance to museum
  • Potato sack filled with Christmas cheer
  • Chicken quilt and Christmas decor
  • 1950's Santa costume belonging to Olive Center School.
  • Display of feed sack fabric
  • Vintage doll lying on a miniature fainting couch
  • Handmade wool pieces
  • Bowl of Osage Oranges
  • Christmas at the Schoolhouse
  • Feed sack quilt.
  • Feed sack quilt.
  • Chicken story quilt.
  • Chicken Story Quilt square.
  • Assorted feed sack material.
  • Feed sack towels.
  • Doilies from feed sack string.
  • Feed sack material.
  • Removable feed sack label.
  • Embroidery on feed sack material.
  • Feed Sack Book.
  • 1930's Feed Sack Material.
  • Quilt Pattern Book.
  • Colorful Feed Sack Sampler.
  • Feed Sack Apron.
  • Feed Sack Dress.
  • Hand Stitched Quilt.
  • Feed Sack Quilt.
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    Dandelion Parade 2018
  • Older Gallery
    Christmas Home Tour Memories 2017

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Olive Township Historical Society Galleries

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    January 18, 2021
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    June 13, 2019
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    June 13, 2019

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