OCR Text |
Show DUP Museum Offers Glimps Into History of Region The Daughters of Pioneers Museum is opened to the public from 4 to 8 p.m. every evening except Sundays. We would like to encourage visitors as well as local residents to visit the interesting museum," Mrs. Rulon Prince, captlan of the Cornelia Camp, said. There are a number of interesting items that have been donated to the museum representing the early pioneer days when Panguitch was being settled. For example, there is a hall seat which was located in the entrance halls of the more elite homes. The seat opens and is used for the walking shoes, or boots. There are hooks near the top to hang ones walking stick or umbrella. This hall seat came from the home of Maud Kessler Veater. There is a spinning wheel which was donated by Peter LeFevre. Mattie Kocherhans donated one of her wedding presents, a beautiful white pitcher and bowl used to wash one's hands. There are old tools, slates used In schools, square nails, butter churn (the wooden type), wagon Jack, sausage stuffer, flour bens, wool cards and buffalo scull found In the creek bank at Red Canyon. There are also some leg irons from the old city Jail which now stands on Jim Tebb's property, believed to have been used on Butch Cassldy at one time. There is a large brace kettle bought in 1875 by John Cherrinton, Myra Miller's grandfather. A desk over 100 years old was donated by Bob Middleton. A check is displayed that had been drawn on the State Bank of Garfield, endorsed by D. L. Heywood, and written September 4, 1913. There is an old wringer washer with tin tub, wooden dasher that looks like a milk stool and wheel that is turned by hand and tub and wash board over 70 years old. There are photos of early residents of Panguitch, a bed with tick mattress and four corner posts, clothing, books, newspapers, and many other interesting and precious items representing the earlier life of our ancestors. |