Broomstick Lace
Also called “jiffy” lace, this crocheting technique uses a broomstick in addition to a crochet hook.
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Butter Mold
Mattie Yates King used this butter mold.
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Check High School Pin
This handmade example of school spirit dates back to 1928.
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Effie King Brown Interview
2006 interview with long-time Locust Grove resident, Effie King Brown, on known migrations in and out of Floyd County, Virginia.
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English Thistle Quilt
Final quilt completed by award-winning quilter and community leader Effie K. Brown.
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Hilda Harmon Interview
Centered on the family’s country store and cannery, Hilda Simpson Harmon’s 2019 interview details Check, Virginia, commerce, from her youth to adulthood.
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Lady’s Handkerchief
Effie K. Brown used intricate stitches to hem the decorative border on this handkerchief.
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Mrs. Effie K. Brown’s Quilt Block Collection
Set of thirty-two historically significant pieced quilt blocks created for the United States Bicentennial.
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Pillowcases with Knit Lace
Cotton thread knitted into fine lace decorates two simple pillowcases.
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Thomas Merritt King Gathering Basket
Thomas Merritt King wove this basket for gathering ears of corn from his garden.
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Thomas Merritt King Lunch Basket
Thomas Merritt King’s rib basket was sized to carry several children’s lunches to school.
