BAKER — The North Okaloosa Heritage Association’s 2016 calendar will focus on Crestview’s centennial celebration.
Photos and images — most culled from the Baker Block Museum archives — “remind us of where our grandparents played, went to school, worshiped and shopped,” publishers state on the back of the publication.
Some photos capture these moments:
●What folks next door were doing on April 8, 1950 while the Crestview Theatre burned
●Alatex employee June Busbee working at her sewing machine during Christmastime in the 1970s — a reminder of the company's importance to hundreds of residents’ livelihood
●Two new 1960s police cars outside the old city hall, speaking of a growing community
●“The rockets” — shoots and slides playground equipment — in Twin Hills Park reflect an era of pride in America’s scientific accomplishments as well as new opportunities for children’s recreation
“It’s really a slice of our history,” museum director Ann Spann said. “It’s hard choosing these few photos from the thousands we have, but we have fun reflecting on the stories each one tells.”
The calendar includes more history blurbs than previous years’ editions. These include events such as the date that late Baker School track star Houston McTear set his 9-second 100-yard dash world record.
Calendars cost $10 each, and are on sale during today’s Baker Heritage Festival. Afterward, they will be available at the Baker Mercantile.
Sales benefit the museum and association’s regional educational and preservation efforts.
What: Baker Heritage Festival
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Nov. 7
Where: Baker Block Museum and Heritage Park, State Roads 4 and 189, Baker
Cost: Free
Notes: The Crestview centennial edition of North Okaloosa Heritage Association’s 2016 calendar will be available for $10 during the festival and at the Baker Mercantile
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview centennial subject of 2016 calendar
