Mary Hicks with wool carding paddles, demonstrating the process of making sheep's wool into yarn. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1992, Helvetia, WV. archive reference: GM S2536 Project Description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.
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Helvetia Video Project, Milnes Collection Photography