Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
These wooden shoes from Sweden, on display at the Eddy County Museum, often make patrons say "wow." For many of us, the only references to wooden shoes we have witnessed were in cartoons, not in real life. These particular shoes date to the 1860s and were donated by Ester Lund Siebold in 1973. Courtesy photo.
It's fairly common at the Eddy County Museum that someone becomes overcome with deep emotion over a single item. Perhaps it is the Edison phonograph, a butter ladle or a collection of hatpins. When someone says, "My grandmother had one of these," they aren't just remembering. They are reaching back in time, into the histories of their elders.
Other times museum goers experience an overwhelming sen...
