Hales preserve history through cotton seeds
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Mary Alice Hale (left) shows a blanket made with Acadian brown cotton to Rotarian Bob Manuel (center). Also pictured are Rotarians Dr. Willie Buller, Scott Smith, and Dr. Hosea Soileau. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
VILLE PLATTE - When the Acadians first settled in Nova Scotia, they used sheep’s wool to make clothing. The wool, though, was dirty, so it had to be washed and dyed a brown color before it could be used.
After being exiled by the British between 1753 and 1755, many of these Acadians came to Louisiana and found a product resembling sheep wool that they used to make their clothing. This new product…
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