Martin County Historical Society

Online Tour - Welcome Room

The Welcome Room is the MCHS’ display of Martin County’s historic fashions, finery, trinkets, and culture. Within visitors will have a chance to see the numerous fine items once possessed by early Martin County residents. Along the east wall is our display of Ladies’ Fashion from the 1920s through the 1950s. The central displays of the room are filled with many items such as quality silverware, different styles of hats, fine dishware, and daguerreotypes and tintypes-early photographic processes very different from today’s digital and high quality pictures! The Welcome Room also has a beautiful display of dresses ranging from an 1898 wedding dress to a ball gown worn at the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. There are also different styles of child’s clothing and some ornate baby carriages on display. The south wall has pictures of Alfred Welcome, for whom the room is named, and his family; also with this display are many old documents and articles including one about Sherburn S. Merrill, the namesake of the town of Sherburn. A list detailing the amount and variety of the Welcome Rooms fabulous trinkets would be much too long to detail here; for anyone interested in fashion or finery the Welcome Room will certainly not disappoint!