Chieftain Museum
Chieftan Museum
Remember back in April, when I took photos outside the old school here? I wrote about it in this post. Well, Saturday they were celebrating 25 years of the museum, so it was actually open. It’s only open a few days a year, so I walked over to see what was inside.
The building is not huge, but they did a nice job of gathering old things and making displays. Since it is an old school house, they utilized the rooms and have a different theme for each space.
This is a sitting room. Such great old furnishings, including this beautiful piano.
I love this old camera, of course.
This dress was so pretty with embroidery. But seriously…I don’t think my waist has EVER been that small.
There was a large room set up like an old mercantile. Great stuff in this room. Old bottles, cans, clothing, farm stuff.
I love this thread display cabinet. I would fill the drawers up with beads or treasures.
There is a small library room, filled with old books, and several old typewriters.
My appliances in the RV may not be full size, but still seemed bigger than these. Back in the day, they probably picked food fresh or went to the market more often.
Some little boy wore these right out. More than likely they were worn by several siblings though.
I love looking at stuff from days gone by, and learning a little history is always good too. The museum has done a very nice job preserving some of the local history, and making it available for people to learn more about their area.
You just have to catch them when it’s open.
I could spend hours in a place such as this, Mary!!…:)JP
GOod morning Mary!
I love museums, especially those such as these with artifacts from peoples’ daily living. EVERYTHING WAS SMALLER! Even in my lifetime, I remember the refrigerators were smaller, serving sizes of food, grocery stores (no big warehouse stores) and even shoes. My mom’s shoes were narrow and my grandmother’s shoes were even narrower!
These artifacts surely tell us so much about life from not that long ago. GORGEOUS things and photos.
Now I hope you are having a glorious summer! Sure looks like Roxy and Torrey are; I am loving your photos of them on IG! Anita
And why were they smaller? I wonder did they squeeze into those narrow shoes for the sake of vanity?
that’s a great place… I would sit there for hours pondering about things from the past… and I would love to take a photo with this old cam :o)
easy rider
Wouldn’t that be fun to use that old camera!
Wow so amazing traveling back in time. I would urge you to go over to petteneat museum in payson where they are now renivating outside this old 100 year. Plus building witj the same but bigger scale. I was a hottest for six years and gave tours. Hours week days 9am to 4pm. Lots poo f history on the scenic byway and was the school.
Old things are so fascinating and they make for such wonderful photos too!
Yes, that was more my goal to get some photos of old stuff.
How lucky you were around to go inside on one of their rare open days.
I had a two-drawer thread display case that I used for jewelry. I’m waiting to see what it sold for at auction. And I still miss it.
beautiful photos…I love places like this too
some neat treasures. but i’d surely not have survived the dress code in those days for women. :)
I would never have made it. I am a shorts and tank top kinda girl.
You know, the corsets of the day definitely squeezed in those women, but I do know for a fact that feet were smaller. My mother herself had very narrow and small feet and I do know that my nutrition was much better than her’s. My grandmother, according to my mom, had a size one shoe and I believe it, seeing her wedding photo. I just think people were smaller back then!
How fun to get to go in and explore. The waist on that outiit is crazy-small!
OMD the waist on that dress! There is some nice stuff there it would be fun to look at. There is a town in Iowa that is a museum, it’s where my paternal gr grandparents settled. My cousins and I are always meaning to go but it’s only opened during summer months so its hard for us to get to also.
That waistline is ridiculous! It irks me just as much as Chinese foot binding. Imagine how hot and uncomfortable that would’ve been.
Charming museum; I love that old thread cabinet. Excellent pics.
What a cool museum! I love the old camera too! Very very cool. It would be fun to try to use one of those!
I could never deal with the corsets they had to wear to make their waists so tiny! If I have anything too tight around my waist, I get stomach pains!