Archival Anecdotes: Hats of a different color

The Eddy County Museum has an impressive collection of hats. In fact more than two dozen different hat styles are represented in the archives.

For those of us who live in the 21st century, it can be hard to understand why hats were all the rage­- and such an important part of every day life.

In the early 1900s, it was just simply good manners to keep your head covered. Sometimes it made prac...