DRESDEN — A new exhibit of children’s toys is on view through Columbus Day at Pownalborough Court House, Courthouse Road.

Lincoln County Historical Association volunteers Faye Snyder and Perry Palmer, both avid historians and collectors, created the toy exhibit by a painting of the Hooper children, Alice and Harrie, who lived in the house in the mid 1800s. Snyder and Palmer added to the museum’s collection, located in an upstairs bedroom, with toys, books, games and dolls from their own collections.

A rare complete set of Punch and Judy puppets (Germany c. 1900) is part of a special exhibit of toys at the Pownalborough Court House. Contributed photo

"Goops" and "How to be Them," "A Manual of Manners for Polite Infants" is among in a collection of books, toys and games that held children's interest for almost 100 years. The exhibit will be on display until Columbus Day at the Pownalborough Court House in Dresden. Contributed photo

A selection of dolls arranged before a painting of children who lived at the Pownalborough Court House in the mid 1800s were common over the course of nearly 100 years. The dolls and other toys will be on exhibit until Columbus Day. Contributed photo

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday during August and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays Sept. 1 through Columbus Day.

Admission is $5 for adults, and free for children 16 and younger and LCHA members.

For more information, visit lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook’s Lincoln County Historical Association page, or call 522-6397.

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