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SesquicentennialHistorical Society to display garments, business artifacts

Posted: 6/8/04

The Houston County Historical Society has been creating many new displays for the Caledonia Sesquicentennial weekend, June 10-13.

At least twelve beautiful gowns from different periods will be on display in the main museum and Sheldon Presbyterian Church. The gowns on view are from several Caledonia families; Brimeyer, Belden, Gaspard, Flynn, Bouquet, Krueger, Kinstad/Burtness, Dunbar and Kranz/Blexrud.

Materials range from silk, wool and velvet through satin. One group will be in a Victorian parlor setting. The parlor set (loveseat, matching chair and footstool) is a recent donation from Jim Curry of Caledonia.

A large showcase of Caledonia business memorabilia has been set up and there will be albums of photographs to view.

The Society is holding a Cemetery Walk in evergreen Cemetery on Saturday, June 12 from 4-7 p.m .and Sunday, June 13 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

An old fashioned ice cream social will be held on the fairgrounds in the dining hall from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday. Both are fund raisers for the museum addition building fund.

The museum complex will be open during the Sesquicentennial Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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