On the Left, participants dressed in period clothing take part in the 1976 Buchanan County Day celebration held in downtown Grundy in early July of 1976. Pictured, from left, are Zadie Davis, Ruth Watkins, Rosalee Shortt and Geraldine Shortridge. Davis’s dress was more than 200 years old. On the right, men in 1976 also dressed in period attire for the Buchanan County Day celebration in downtown Grundy. Pictured from left are Jesse Stewart, Buchanan County Administrator Edward Matney, Grundy United Methodist Church Pastor Earl Vanover, and Otis Matney. Vanover entertained the crowd by playing several tunes on his dulcimer.
