– The oldest dress dates to 1850
– The brown street dress and man’s suit came from Mabel Murison and Lloyd McLean in the 1930s
– The white satin dress came from Danna Auvil in the 1950s
– The blue and white polka-dot sild dress came from Wayne Worthen’s mother
– The brown faille dress came from Eileen Doneen
– The blue wool dress came from Emma Johannes
– The white lace dress came from Minni Willms (she is pictured wearing it 50 years later)
– The pictures are from our collection. One is of a French bride who cut up her dress to make
Christening gowns for her children.
