LSUS Center expands hours for ‘Farm Women’ exhibit
05/20/05

“Voices of American Farm Women,” an exhibit documenting the historic role of women in American agriculture, is continuing its run at the Pioneer Heritage Center on the LSUS campus. In response to higher-than-expected demand, the Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon Tuesdays through Saturdays until June 20. The exhibit may be seen at other times by appointment only.

The ExhibitsUSA exhibit and the public program will be housed in the Webb & Webb Commissary at the LSUS Pioneer Heritage Center. Artifacts, photographs and oral histories of local farm women will be included in the exhibit. The Center consists of historical structures of vernacular architecture related to the agricultural heritage of the Red River region. Structures open for viewing while the exhibit is on display are Caspiana House, an antebellum plantation cottage and a detached kitchen; Thrasher House, a log dogtrot, typical of early farm houses in the area; a log blacksmith shop; the Webb & Webb Commissary, and the Doctor’s Office from Caspiana Plantation.

Admission to the Center is $2 for adults, $1 for children. For information and to book special tours of the exhibit, contact Marty Young, assistant director of the Pioneer Heritage Center at 318-797-5339 (myoung@lsus.edu) or Dr. Marguerite R. Plummer, director of the Pioneer Heritage Center at 318-797-5332 (mplummer@lsus.edu).