Antique valentines displayed in New Bloomfield

February 12, 2012 at 6:00 a.m. | Updated February 12, 2012 at 6:00 a.m.

Craig Abbott, a member of the New Bloomfield R-3 Board of Education, checks out some of the antique valentines on display Saturday afternoon at the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society.
Craig Abbott, a member of the New Bloomfield R-3 Board of Education, checks out some of the antique valentines on display Saturday afternoon at the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society.

A display of antique valentines attracted visitors Saturday to the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society.

Craig Abbott, a member of the New Bloomfield R-3 Board of Education, said he enjoyed looking at the old three-dimensional valentines that fold out for display.

Nancy West of New Bloomfield collects old valentines and postcards. She and Jane Hurtt of New Bloomfield brought several antique valentines for the display.

Dale Lawson, who volunteers at the Historical Society, said the antique valentine display will be available the next two Saturdays in February from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society building, 313 Oak St., in New Bloomfield.

"We also will make the display available by appointment if someone wants to see the display and cannot come on a Saturday," Lawson said.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.