Adisplay dedicated to Millicent’s former shell garden was one of the drawcards at the annual Heritage Day at the Millicent National Trust Museum on Sunday.
Millicent National Trust chairman Barry Long was pleased that well over 300 locals and visitors took the opportunity to visit for free.
“This was our best turn-out since COVID a few years ago,” Mr Long said.
“There was a lot of interest in the display of wedding dresses from the Helen Hughes collection as well as our horse-drawn vehicle collection.
“We are always looking for people to volunteer in that workshop.
“They can discharge their obligation to do community work to access Centrelink benefits by working on the old vehicles.
“The Millicent National Trust is now accepting vehicles to repair on a commission basis.”
For his part, Mr Long manned the fired up blacksmith’s shop.
Heritage Day is timed to coincide with the Labor Day holiday long weekend and the school holidays.
It is always a fun day with lots of interactive displays to explore plus the existing museum collection.
Other highlights were a creamery/dairy display, costumes and clothing brought out from storage, operating stationary steam engines and war medals.
