100 years ago this week part of the Thanksgiving and harvest celebration included a county "Corn and Potato Show" to highlight the accomplishments of young farmers and homemakers. Competition was tough--Gloucester County was full of farms--but as the article below shows, there were a few winners from the Township.
For my part, I am happy to see that my alma mater won "best agricultural exhibit collected by pupils of school district." And Violet Dreby of Barnsboro won in the quintessentially quaint but eminently useful category "best six button holes in white goods."
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| Article from the Philadelphia Inquirer via Newspapers.com |
As we turn our thoughts today to the source of our blessings, let's be grateful for the generations of Mantua Township farmers who left us a legacy and example of hard work and faith. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
