My grandmother, Jaqueline Martin (nee Drew) was a avid collector of stuff. She also, had a love of history & participated in the Bicentennial celebrations in Schuylerville, NY in 1976-77. With the death of my grandfather last year, my mother & I found a bunch of Bicentennial memorabilia which I will share with you over the next few moths. I will be featuring some things at the Washington County History Fair in Granville, NY this Saturday, October 26, 2013 also. (For more information on this- see my
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I hope that through my grandmother's collection & a binder full of clippings I have in the office, I can piece together a localized, personal view of the Bicentennial...
My grandmother loved to color. She would sit & color with us, or by herself, while she listened to "her programs" (game shows, soap operas) on the television. So, I thought I would start this series off with the Bicentennial coloring books in her collection.
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| Over sized coloring book put out by Colgate Toothpaste |
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| My personal favorite by the Samuel Lowe Co of WI |
This coloring book by the Samuel Lowe Company in Kenosha, WI is thick & well drawn. It covers more events than the others in this collection. I love the suffrage page below. There is also a page on Chester Arthur, as the presidents are represented. Some omissions are the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, & specific suffragists, like Susan B. Anthony. Oh, well.
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| Radio and 19th Amendment pages in the Lowe coloring book |
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| Slim coloring book covering 200 years of US history |
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| Coloring book specifically on the Revolution |
Very cool! I remember a few of those coloring books. I am sending you a pick if Nany's bicentennial doll from the Toy Works. Her love of the bicentennial inspired our bedroom decor.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Another Greenwichian told me at the history fair that she had the flocked coloring book.
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