Halloween Comes to the WV School for the Deaf

Today's Throwback Thursday photograph was found at the West Virginia State Archives website as part of its Picture of the Week feature!  According to the description given, this festively dressed group is celebrating a Halloween party at the West Virginia School for the Deaf, some time during the 1960's.

The WV Schools for the Deaf and Blind are still in existence today and are located on a historic campus in Romney, Hampshire County. Dating back to 1870, the first class consisted of 25 deaf and 5 blind students.  And, I'm pleased to report that 50+ years later, the schools are still embracing the fun and whimsy of Halloween!  The photo below is of Ms. Emerick-Engle's 2016-2017 5th grade class at the WV School for the Blind!

Looking for MORE historic West Virginia Halloween photographs?  Check out my post, HALLOWEEN IN WEST VIRGINIA! 

Football Season? Nah!

Football season unfortunately officially started in my house last weekend when my boyfriend's Fantasy Football League had its draft day.  Luckily, Halloween season is year round here, and spooky, autumnal activities trump sports every time! 

Vintage Kool-Aid Halloween Advertisement

Oh yeah!  I miss the flavor of 'homemade' Kool-Aid.  It seemed like no matter how much sugar I put into my mix, it still never had that too-sweet taste that today's Kool-Aid coolers/juice boxes have.  And, back when my hair was much lighter, a package of Kool-Aid made a quick, cheap dye!  The date I found for this advertisement was 1964 and multiple uploads of it can be found on Pinterest and other spots around the web.