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Janet Solenberger managed to stay for three years, from 1948 to 1951. Her abiding interest was hats, and under her direction, Rappahannock women redid old hats, fashioning their out-of-date headgear into the pert felt versions - one side up and one side down, favored by fashionable women of that day. Mrs. Rowzie was a county woman who had a real talent in this area. Ruby said, and she made dozens of new hats while Solenberger was county agent.
Arriving on the scene in 1951 was Miss Elizabeth Fuss, who led Rappahannock women in some pretty ambitious projects. Hefty chores like retying springs, re-upholstering and refinishing fUmiture, and stripping paint were tackled during her six-year term. “In the country, if this sort of thing was done, the women did it," said Ruby.
The next two agents stayed for a time too short to establish a personal style, Ruby said. Like the others, they left to marry. Barbara Jones, who also stayed for one year, introduced crocheting to some of the county women, and as the 1960’s progressed, the home demonstration agents reflected some the revived interest in old-time crafts that was sweeping the country.
Harriet Goode had her classes braiding rugs, a skill that many local women knew only from their grandparents. She also published recipes in the Rappahannock News, a favorite feature for the short time she was here.
Doris Daughter was concerned with home decoration, and Ruby recalled with a chuckle that the publication of the new telephone book caused Daughter some distress because it didn’t match her color scheme. Diane Brown, agent here in 1966, taught many classes, but Ruby remembers her most for her tip on window cleaning - using old newspapers instead of rags.
Modern extension agents of the last two decades expanded their work with children and 4-H, taught tole, needlework, cake decorating, introduced the pressure canner and brought in experts to teach the skills they lacked. Last year marked a half-century of their presence in Rappahannock providing support and education to hard-working country women.
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