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A Bridge Perhaps Not Too Far ~
A few little snippets of newspaper clippings have been discovered that demonstrate just how beloved D.D. Collins was by the early...
Carolyn Welch
Feb 24, 2018


Winter Reading and Entertainment ~
"What shall we do, DD, dear . . . to while away the time now that winter is here?" "Oh, Elizabeth, here's a pleasant way . . . to while...
Carolyn Welch
Jan 14, 2018


Come Visit Christmas Past ~
Hitch your horse and carriage near our barn, Embark with me upon our Christmas yarn . . . Footfalls crunching through freshly fallen...
Carolyn Welch
Dec 12, 2017


Happy 199th Birthday, Illinois ~
It was on December 3, 1818, that Illinois became the 21st state of the United States of America . . . SAGE WORDS ~ "I am not bound to...
Carolyn Welch
Dec 4, 2017


200 Years of November ~
Back in time we shall go, to gather wisdom from Almanacs of long ago. For two hundred years the attention in November, has centered on...
Carolyn Welch
Nov 10, 2017


Gather the Pears, Take Care with Squash ~
Today we step into our Almanac time machine and travel seventy-eight years ahead to 1918. Yes, we are going to explore the pages of The...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 13, 2017


Friendship, Perfection, Knowledge ~
Hello, avid readers of past wisdom and predictions 1840's style ~ Today we jump twenty-two years forward in our Almanac time machine to...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 12, 2017