Archival Anecdotes: Lasting impressions
April 17, 2023

Circa 1973. Edgar Mattson (left) and Bill Seiler (right) sit on the benches of the relocated Brantford Railroad Depot. Seiler was instrumental in the acquisition and installation of all three museum buildings.
Legacy is a word that conjures images of grandeur. It has always felt like a fancy word, with wide expanses and a sprinkling of crown-jewels. While many people talk about creating a legacy to leave behind for future generations, Merriam-Webster offers a more neutral notion of the term, "a thing transmitted by or received from an ancestor, predecessor or from the past."
Eddy County Museum fits...
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