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Month: May 2022
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The Rolling Pin: A Culinary Tool Through History
Let’s roll into this week’s Heritage Moment by pinning up facts about the notorious kitchen tool, the rolling pin! When we picture this dough compressing tool we often envision an angry pie master wielding their “baking bat” over their heads to ward off any kitchen critters. The truth is the rolling pin has been around…
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Jean Spencer’s Award-Winning Handmade Dolls
This week with collections we have accessioned some handmade dolls that were from a store called Karriage House B&B Antiques. This establishment had a store that sold handmade hand stitched dolls by Jean Spencer. Jean got the inspiration from a store that she visited in Calgary and eventually started making her own dolls. Sadly, in…