50 years? can it be true?

for years when asked how long the shop had been around, kay kilbury would say…

"i bought it in 1976 and it was around for at least 10 years before that."

so that would make it 50 years old in 2016, right? 1966 to 2016 = 50 years

well the historian in me wanted to mark this monumental occasion with a year of celebration. giveaways, special events, new classes, sales, etc. a real celebration of 50 years in business on the same block. not many small businesses make it that long.

so in preparation for this big anniversary, i asked by historian and librarian friends to make sure that 1966 was really the right date. it would be really bad if we got it wrong.

stephanie bayless at the butler center looked in the city directory for me and found that the YARN mart was first mentioned in polk's city directory in 1964 and it didn't appear in the 1963 edition. 

oh no!!!! it is 2014 already!!!! we were about to miss this milestone without a thought or mention!

starting in september we will begin celebrating in a big way. watch for parties, events, and specials. 

and you can help us make the celebration even more special. what are your memories of the YARN mart? did you sit around the table with kay and the other ladies? did you make something special for a child or grandchild with yarn from the shop? did you needlepoint your families' christmas stockings and have kay put the names on them?

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