I just wrote about hand-me-down clothes, but now I want to tell you about home made clothes that were made from feed and flour sacks. When I was growing up the feed sacks and flour sacks were made ...

She made ruffled curtains for the house or shack, From that humble but treasured flour sack! The Great Depression hit hard in rural areas, and flour sack material came to symbolize hard times. Many of ...

A new exhibit is opening soon at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum which highlights the creative ways materials were used — and reused — decades ago. Melanie Wier, assistant curator ...

One of our faithful Inter Lake readers sent me a poem the other day titled “Flour Sack Underwear,” along with a note saying “hope this little poem brings back some fond memories.” The poem is about a ...

SPOKANE — The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is showcasing the history of Eastern Washington farming and flour milling. The “Golden Harvest” exhibit runs through Oct. 30 and relies on an ...

Marketers often talk about meeting the customer’s needs or understanding the customer’s journey. Being a good corporate citizen means taking care of your community. But at the beginning of the 1900s, ...

Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker a Librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. This weeks article is by Marian Ann J. Montgomery, Ph.D., Curator of Clothing and Textiles, Museum ...

SPOKANE — The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is showcasing the history of Eastern Washington farming and flour milling. The “Golden Harvest” exhibit runs through Oct. 30 and relies on an ...