A flag that was given to the Jenks Memorial Library (now Conway Public Library) in 1924 has resided in a glass case in the old section of the building. (DAVID SMOLEN PHOTO).
After the Conway Library's old flag is restored, it will be displayed in a 6-by-6-foot frame. (COURTESY PHOTO)
A flag that was given to the Jenks Memorial Library (now Conway Public Library) in 1924 has resided in a glass case in the old section of the building. (DAVID SMOLEN PHOTO).
CONWAY — The Conway Public Library has received a $20,000 Moose Plate grant from the New Hampshire State Council Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts for the purpose of performing conservation treatment on its Grand Army of the Republic flag that has been part of the library collection for nearly 100 years.
The Museum Textile Service of Andover, Mass., will do the treatment work and build the frame that the flag will now reside in. The treatment report provided by the service, was paid for by the Friends of the Conway Public Library. The report informed the grant proposal and allowed the library to make a strong case for support from NHSCA.
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