Hyde Day was a fun gathering May 12, 2012.
Hyde Day was a fun gathering May 12, 2012.
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Melva Phillips is presented a plaque that Dale Schultz had made up for her distinguished service to Iowa County, and Wisconsin over all!!
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Alice, Melva, and Jeanie
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This year the pioneeer family of Hans Knutson were honor. Here Delilah Rickey accepts the recognition. Other descendants living in the area include Doris Crook, John and David Forseth, David and Jerry Tremilling, and Larry Hanson.
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Alice and Marie chat with visitors
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Melva and Helen share their knowledge
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Tom Bedtka entertains wit songs old and new.
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Smithy Greg Winz pounding iron.
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Tools on display in the blacksmith shop.
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The courting carriage.
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Steve Roberts demostrated rope making. Rope often started as simple bailing twine,
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The first stage is to create three set of twisted pair of the twine.
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Once you have the three twissted pair, they are placed in a rope maker's jig used to help in the fashioning of the rope.
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The turning of the crank insures a consistant and fast combining of the twisted pair. Here you can see the two men working together.
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Soomeone from the crowd helps by providing the needed arms cranking power.
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Here you can see the rope nearly completed.