Jerome Hall

Jerome Hall was constructed in the spring of 1976 and was completed in 1978. It was donated by Jerome Foods, which is now called The Turkey Store in Barron, Wisconsin.
	This 50' by 100' exhibition hall houses 40 large humidity controlled showcases designed to preserve cloth, paper, parchment, and leather.
Hundreds of artifacts from the past are displayed in this building.	County Seat Picture of County Clerk WS Grover
	Woman wore many layers of clothing, especially undergarments. Most wore white, and brown, but black clothes were only worn to a funeral.
Beautiful dishwares were common in these days. People still cherish these dishes even today!
	This is what an actual Christmas looked like in their homes. Christmas' today still seems to look like this. Some may have different types of decorations such as popcorn balls, berries, or colorful balls.
Beautiful furniture was also very popular. It was all hand crafted which must have taken a long time to make. Elegant fireplaces were also common since these provided warmth for the house and they too, were very beautiful.
	This is one of the beautiful dressers that has been hand carved. Not very often you see furniture like this in homes today.
What a stove, huh? Just imagine what it would be like trying to make macaroni and cheese over this!
	All toys were hand made by fathers or bought if the family had enough money to afford them. Until the middle of the 19th century, the metal portion of the ice skate was fastened to a wooden base and the hole of the skate was fastened to the skater's foot with a leather thong or strap. Improvement in skate design began in the early 1850's. The best design was developed in the 1860's which utilized the screw clamps fastening the skate to the sole and heel of the shoe.
These canoes were built by the royal court of the Wow-Wom-Mo-Gee Indians, a distant band of the Chippewa Indians.

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