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Resrufacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns, a — Margruite Krahn
RESURFACING:MENNONITE FLOOR PATTERNS… Since 2001 I have been actively involved in the restoration, presentation and documentation of Neubergthal, an 1876 Mennonite Street Village and National Historic Site. At times I have felt like an archeologist unearthing “stories” within the walls and floors of the housebarns. One such story, is the floor patterns created and painted by the women in the home. Preserved under layers of carpet and linoleum are anywhere from one to three layers of…
