Moonlit Gallery Americana

06/13/2026

05/28/2026

Have you ever broken something and hoped it could continue to have another life? Mullen’s Folly can help give them that second chance at being useful! Soon we will be hosting our first field trip of students aged 8-14 who will be coming to learn about Mullen’s Folly and experience a hands-on activity of finding artifacts just like I did! Students will be sifting through pre-made buckets of dirt with similar artifacts to those recovered from this site. They will be able to find Redware, stoneware, pearlware, ironstone, shell edge, transferware, buttons, pipe stems, etc. all the quintessential early-mid 19th century ceramics and other artifacts! Accidents happen all the time and if you find yourself in a predicament where you’ve broken something that falls in our timeframe of 1780-1860 and you want them to have a more fulfilling purpose than in the trash, sent them my way!

The thing that ignited my interest in history, antiques, and historic preservation was digging at my parents 1730s house that they restored while I was a little kid. Finding things from 200 years ago was fascinating to me and started a lifetime passion! I hope that this field trip and future ones will help inspire more of the next generation to love what I love!

05/22/2026

We’ve got you covered for our first annual Log Cabin Open House . Rain or shine Friday and Saturday 10:00-3:00
9350 Kronk Lane
Portland Mo
Antiques , Refreshments , Friends , Laughs 😊
Text 573-291-1275

05/19/2026

This room like the rest of the house is far from finished, but I just had to stop and play.

04/24/2026

You can never have too many pie safes. This one’s number seven for me. Southern heart pine with a nice tins and good tall legs.

11/21/2025

https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/ap-descendants-obtain-works-of-enslaved-potter-in-landmark-restitution-deal/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WCBD_News_2&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwON2AZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyyR-B3lI9InaNAqClSlaNjy8FFWmCgL-926DwxdUBO_qisfq266n3xSMLWk_aem_0Sf0mEouV1zFTSP3bWYhNA

BOSTON (AP) — Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner’s fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who…