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My Brooms Are Me: A Fourth Generation Broommaker in the Shoals

My Brooms Are Me: A Fourth Generation Broommaker in the Shoals

Update: 2024-10-08
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George Jones Jr. carries on his great grandfather’s broommaking tradition on family land: growing and harvesting broomcorn, hunting sticks, hand tying, and winding brooms on 19th century equipment. Over three decades, George has evolved in his craft: blending conventional and new elements, realizing broommaking as an art, and relying on it in difficult times.

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My Brooms Are Me: A Fourth Generation Broommaker in the Shoals

My Brooms Are Me: A Fourth Generation Broommaker in the Shoals

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