Vinegar Valentines

Vinegar Valentines

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2/14/2022 | Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey, Director

Some people don’t love Valentine’s Day. Guess what? There is a long tradition of that! Vinegar Valentines were popular for 100 years! They were meant to say, “I reject your attention.” Many are unkind. Here’s one that makes fun of a woman’s insincere smile and another that compares a man to a snake! We have a few in the museum’s collection too! Did you ever get one?

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