Owen Dunn Museum in Tupelo

Here we are at the Owen Dunn museum in Tupelo, Miss. This museum was small, but what was there was amazing. It cost $2.oo ea. to get in, We can do that, and we did!!
These were silos that were on this property when the guy turned it into a museum, so he left them, and anything else that was there.



Bill is checking out the first iron lung to be used in Tupelo, pretty cool.

This was a PENNY gumball machine, even I can't remember that!

OK gals, get out the old crotch hooks. This was a set of 2 mother,daughter dresses that were crotched all in one piece, except the sleeves, they were sewn on separately, very pretty, would have looked super with a really bright colored slip under it, but was told it was a white slip, that's OK too! I don't think I would have the nerve to even try making something like this, I'll stick to "Gramma blankets"!!

This is just the beginning of our Civil War quest, and it just kept getting more and more intriguing!!

Cannon balls, notice the difference in size, later we will see the cannons.

Powder Horn used in the Civil War.

Found this old library truck, and of course Bill was fascinated, He looked it over really good! Bill said it was probably 1940's era. Really in good shape for the age.

Another 1940's era, a Federal, Fire truck. Good shape, still running, but not chasing fires anymore, kinda like us, Huh???

Back in the 1800's if you could afford it, and lived in the town of Sparks, Miss., which isn't there now, you could hire your laundry done by Longs, guaranteed work too!

How many of you remember playing this? Hop Scotch, they also had the circle on the walk to play marbles, Oh how I waxed sentimental, I use to LOVE playing both!

This was the Sparks Chapel, they were privileged because they actually had a piano, most small towns didn't have such luxuries.

All these buildings were moved here to be conserved so the younger generation could see how the world use to be! They have done an excellent job!!

Inside the church, they also had a pot bellied stove to keep warm in the winter. Notice the pews, NOT PADDED, they wanted you to stay awake for the sermon!!

Here we find the school room, I actually went to a school like this, just for a visit, back when I was about 9 or 10. Went to visit my Grampa & Gramma Hall in Oak Creek, Colorado one winter, and because my cousin Netty had to go to school, we got on her horse and went to a school that looked a lot like this one! Such memories!

Course every one knows what this is, it was a 3 holer, WOO~HOO classy!!

This was a BIG cooking pot, last year we saw these and they were used for sugar cane, this was used to cook food for the camps.

Of course every good town needed a sawmill, and this one was well supplied.

Here we see a Sorghum mill, now I don't rightly know what Sorghum is, heard it was a syrup, hope to find some and try it before we leave here !

This was a home owned by a moderate income family in Sparks, notice the porch, you still see them around here and almost all have a bunch of chairs on them. When it gets to hot ,the porch is the best place to be to catch the breeze.

Always have to show the gals how blessed we are today, but this is a nice bright kitchen that would have had curtains on the windows and probably rugs on the floor. It could be made up really cute! At least I think so, how about you?

Think I'd send my clothes to Longs, how 'bout you?, Naw, wouldn't be rich enough for that, that's for sure!

Loved this old caboose, have never been in one, so Bill and I had to go in and check it out.

Bill crawled up in the seat where.....What was he called, the guy that controlled the caboose? Anyway, He is pretending to call up to the engine to tell them they just LOST the caboose. Fun, isn't He!!

Inside the caboose, there was quite a lot of room, look at that stove, they even had a bathroom, closets and an icebox, pretty cool, I'd say, to bad there aren't any, anymore.

This wasn't a real station, just a small replica, Bill was gona go behind the window,but they had it all locked,He thought about going over the top,but if you look close you will see pointy little things that would poke him in his little tushy, so he decided not to try, GOOD IDEA!!




















Here is an old rail signal, and the next picture down is inside the the little train depot and was how they made it work. Peter,Philip and Benjamin, you would have loved doing this, I just know it!

Look at those handles, WOW!

This is an old grist Mill, just a small private one. Isn't it amazing the way they use to live? Maybe someone remembers these things, I remember some, but not things like this.

We spent almost an hour in this area, but took only a few pictures because we are gona be going to a lot of Civil War stuff, and sometimes I get Carried away with my pictures, right?? This is a Union Soldiers uniform. Didn't see a Confederate one, sorry.

WWI airplane, just thought it was really cool looking!

See, even back then we had to watch the Mexican border, seems like a never ending job!

This is self explanitory, and I don't feel they are given a square deal , even today!

Amazing little town, actually it was Tupelo back in the 1800's, really detailed with a running train. You young'uns would have enjoyed it I'm sure.

Dudies Diner, an Era long gone. This was used up until the 90's but was overrun by all the different fast food places, just like so many things today have given way to more modern things. Don't have to like it, but it is always gona happen.

I took this only because I LOVED what it said, How true, at least for Bill and I.

Saw this guy on the road, just takin' a sun bath, so Bill stopped for me to take his picture, and I told Him,(mr turtle) to get his little body off the road or he was gona be road kill, and that would NOT feel good, or look good! He didn't move, and acted like he didn't even here me. These turtle kids, honestly!!!

Anybody remember these? This one just opened near Tupelo, couldn't resist, another thing that brought back a memory. Boy am I gettin' old, hate to say it, but I remember a lot of OLD things! I know Pat, your Gramma told you about this stuff!

Well, another blog is done, sure hope you have enjoyed it, I really do try to take pictures that are informative, funny, and full of the area we are in at the time. So for this time, Love,Prayers,Smiles and love, Arlette & Bill too, and the unhappy Sassy, to warm to take her along. (SNIFF)