The celebration will continue through Heritage Day Celebration on Saturday, September 16 from 10 am to 2 pm.
The Country Store exhibit includes five local quilts from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Two quilts on loan from Beverly A. and Jeffrey S. Evans were from the Otto Zigler Estate in Timberville and were handmade by his grandmother, Hanna Y. Zigler, the wife of John Zigler whose father was one of the earliest settlers in Timberville.
Three of the quilts are from Museum Collections. Two early 1900s everyday quilts on display were quilted by Driver sisters who lived just outside of Timberville. The third is a recent donation to the Museum from Betty M. Driver. It is an autographed wall hanging, pieced by senior citizens at the Plains District Community Center in 1982. It displays 121 names of well-known residents.
The two exhibits will be on display until October. Admission is free.
