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SUMMARY:The Lure of the Pearl Button with Robyn Stoller
DESCRIPTION:St. Croix Pearl Button Factory workers on pile of shells \n \nThe story of freshwater mussels and the pearl button industry in St. Croix and Mississippi river valleys\nIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries\, more than a lumber boom was occurring in the St. Croix River valley. A pearl button boom was also underway\, employing thousands of ‘clammers’ and button factory workers who labored in the business of making buttons and decorative elements for jewelry and watches. The pearl button industry was short-lived. Advances in plastics technology and mussel over-harvesting led to its early demise but its history is amazing and includes unique stories of locals ‘making it big’ during the pearl button boom. \nRobyn Stoller\, a long-time member of WCHS\, completed research for this topic as a volunteer for the National Park Service. Her project provided park rangers with detailed content to share with visitors and to augment an exhibit at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Visitor Center in St. Croix Falls. Her research brought her to the National Pearl Button Museum in Muscatine\, IA and several local museums plus many hours at a microfilm reader reading old newspaper stories on clammers and the pearl button business. \nAttend in-person at the Washington County Heritage Center OR virtually on Zoom. \nZoom Info \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83815017179?pwd=SU5mclRQQmo2MW9qelNGcEcrY3hBQT09 \nMeeting ID: 838 1501 7179\nPasscode: wchs
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LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Washington County Heritage Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Heritage Center":MAILTO:emily.krawczewski@wchsmn.org
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