ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, September 29, 1996 TAG: 9609300064
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-10 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: GREEN BAY, WIS.
SOURCE: Associated Press
The Smithsonian soon could add a new kind of three-cornered hat to its collection. A sort of cheddar chapeau, if you will.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History wants a Cheesehead, specifically, one of the foam-rubber triangular pieces of Swiss worn by members of the Wisconsin delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The Cheesehead ``is just a nice symbol of local pride, local identification. We'd like to have it as a document,'' said Harry Rubenstein, a specialist in political history at the Smithsonian.
The Cheeseheads are also worn by football fans of the University of Wisconsin and the Green Bay Packers. One Packers fan even credited a Cheesehead for saving his life when he used it to shield his head in a plane crash.
Rubenstein tried to get Wisconsin delegates to give up a Cheesehead during the convention, but no one was willing to donate one.
Pat Hawley of Sturgeon Bay agreed Friday to give up hers - complete with its Clinton/Gore bumper stickers on the sides and a propeller in front.
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