Program Description
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On the third Thursday of each month, the Hoover Presidential Foundation and the Hoover Presidential Library and Museum will present a special evening program. The program will begin at 6 p.m. and usually lasts one hour. Topics vary by speaker and all are family-friendly!
This is the final in the 3-month 'Best Of' series of 3rd Thursday programs. This program originally aired in December 2022.
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum's entire collection of decorated Belgian Relief flour sacks from World War I was subjected to a close examination in June 2022. Annelien van Kempen, visiting researcher from The Netherlands, and Marcus Eckhardt, Hoover Presidential Museum curator, studied every detail and counted 360 items in this unique survey of war-time American and Canadian flour sacks, decorated by Belgian schoolgirls, women and artists, mainly in 1915.
They will present what they discovered in their fascinating two-week search in this episode. They share their insights in both the great variety and similarity in sacks, school-projects, flour residues in dresses, patriotic patterns in the embroidery and needlework and delicate lace edges.
This free virtual program is open to the public and can be viewed at the library in Room D or from home via ZOOM - register here.