Backstories and Backyards: Games and Pastimes
This month's column uncovered all kinds of fun, inspired by a game carved on a repurposed poplar board in the cultural arts collections of the Old Church Gallery.
Kathleen Ingoldsby
Backstories and Backyards: Buttermilk, Biscuits, and Butter
The "Backstories and Backyards" column looks back into the stories behind everyday objects, connecting each item with the people, places, and events of different eras in Floyd County history. This month's column churned up stories behind a century-old butter mold and print.
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Backstories and Backyards: Frost, Freezes, and Frolics
"Backstories and Backyards" column looks back into the stories behind everyday objects, connecting each item with the people, places, and events of different eras in Floyd County history. Inspired by an early 1900s ice skate, this month's column uncovers much winter lore.
Backstories and Backyards: Simpsons, Turtle Rock, Vocal, and Nasturtium
"Backstories and Backyards" column looks back into the stories behind everyday objects, connecting each item with the people, places, and events of different eras in Floyd County history.
Backstories and Backyards: Timber-r-r!
Crosscut saws turned out to be critical to the development of Floyd County during the 19th century, supplying logs to the 46 water-powered sawmills listed by name and location in the 1888-89 "Chataigne’s Virginia Gazetteer and Business Directory."
Backstories and Backyards: Broomsticks and Lace
Considering the array of "women's work" in Floyd County over one hundred years ago, it shouldn't have been a surprise to connect a humble broom to fancy needlework. Women of the household often made their very own brooms, and the broom sweep itself required stitches to bind the bunches together.
Backstories and Backyards: Barrel-making
Kathleen Ingoldsby introduces an occasional column looking back into the stories behind everyday objects, connecting each item with the people, places and events of different eras in Floyd County history.