Valentines from Piggott to be featured at HPMEC during month of February

Valentine to Willie Underwood Wyatt, c. 1917, courtesy of Mr. Clarence Wyatt, Jr. [Click to enlarge]

Valentines from Piggott, 1910-1918, will be on exhibit Monday, Feb. 1, through Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott.

The exhibit includes pages from Willie (Underwood) Wyatt's scrapbook of Valentines from her grammar school classmates in Piggott, gathered from 1910 to 1918. The collection of more than 60 chromolithograph and hand-made Valentines was donated to the museum by her son, Clarence Wyatt, Jr. of Morro Bay, Calif.

Many of Mrs. Wyatt's school friends represent families that still live in the Piggott area, and friends of the Paul and Mary Pfeiffer family.

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center includes the family home of Paul and Mary Pfeiffer and the barn-studio where Hemingway wrote during visits to Piggott. HPMEC is an Arkansas State University Heritage Site and is located at 1021 West Cherry Street in Piggott. Tours are on the hour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. The museum is closed on Sunday. Admission is a $5 donation, $3 for groups of 10 or more by reservation and for senior citizens. Admission is free for Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum members.

Those wanting more information on the Valentine exhibit, or the museum in general, may call 870-598-3487.