From the Archives: Princess Red Wing Television Interview, December 19, 1971

Welcome to the next installment in the Belongings Blog’s new series, From the Archives where we’ll share some interesting things found in the Tomaquag Museum’s archival collections. In this installment, our Archivist Anthony Belz will highlight a cassette tape recording of a television interview with Princess Red Wing (Mary E. Gongdon) from WHDA in Boston on December 19, 1971.

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From the Archives: Prairie Fire Mural

Welcome to the inaugural installment of From the Archives, a new series in the Belongings Blog where our Archivist and Collections Manager Anthony Belz will be sharing some of the interesting items he has found in the Tomaquag Museum collections.

When you visited Tomaquag Museum did you ever notice the large mural on the wall at the far end of the museum? Or have you seen it in a photograph or film from one of our events and wondered what was there? In this post we’ll tell you the interesting history of this amazing and enduring mural that has been a feature in this building for around 60 years.

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