Barbershop
Mr. Schmitt was particularly interested in the male grooming culture of the 19th century.
Before the creation of Johnsonville, he had amassed a large collection of barber chairs, razors and other associated materials. It was a matter of course that the barbershop scenes would become a mainstay at the museum.
In addition to a post office, restaurant, stable, sawmill, and chapel, the imagined community of Historic Johnsonville was complete with the quaint house billed as the Johnsonville Barbershop.
Once again, dummies were a part of the display. Live interpretation was common at the time and Historic Johnsonville represented a mix of the tableaux and face to face philosophies, seen in the photo. Living history sites today have retired the mannequins in favor of label text and costumed guides.
Do YOU Remember Johnsonville?
The Virtual Museum needs your help. If you have any information of memories of the Barberhsop, please email the site administrator, Luke Boyd, at luke.boyd@gmail.com
