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A large crowd turned out on a beautiful, but hot, Saturday for the annual Montgomery County Heritage Day festival held on the lawn of the Montgomery Museum in Christiansburg.
Those attending yesterday’s events were treated from live entertainment from the likes of Storytelling by Kimberly Weitkamp, music from Olen Gardner & Friends, Jack Hinshelwood & Family and Stacy Hobbs, Harp Guitarist. “We have been very pleased with the crowd today,” said Rhonda Hale, Executive Director of the Montgomery Museum. “This event has grown each year from our crowds to the number of exhibitors.” In addition to plenty of music, there were plenty of exhibits from our past heritage including antique vehicles, horse and buggy rides, war re-enactors, along with demonstrations of spinning, basket weaving, doll making and knitting. And of course, no festival as this time of the year would be complete without a few politicians turning out to shake hands and kiss babies. One of the biggest highlights, which saw people lining up early for, was for the homemade brown beans and cornbread. Photos: (Top left) Lois Bersch works on stitching a quilt during Saturday’s Montgomery County Heritage Day. (Right) Antique cars were just one of the many exhibits on hand Saturday. (Photos by David Grimes) See additional photos from the Montgomery County Heritage Festival in our photo gallery.
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Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, this Dutch courtesan, dancer, and probable spy went by the stage name Mata Hari. During WWI, she had intimate relationships with many high-ranking Allied military officers and government officials. In January 1917, French intelligence intercepted German messages about a spy that the former identified as Mata Hari. Less than a year later, she was executed by the French on espionage charges. What is she rumored to have done while standing before the firing squad?