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A Wonderful Award from the DAR ~
We are excited to learn that the Collinsville Historic Preservation Commission will receive an award from the Daughters of the American...
Carolyn Welch
Apr 7, 2018


April, The Sweet Time ~
Into the past we travel to learn about the old days and ways of preparedness for planting and sowing ~ ODE TO SPRING ~ "Sweet spring has...
Carolyn Welch
Apr 1, 2018


Dredging Into the Past ~
In a recent article that was written for the website, I shared information that was found while doing research on D.D. Collins, regarding...
Carolyn Welch
Mar 28, 2018


A Little More On a Bridge to the Past ~
It's Throw Back Thursday, so we cross a bridge to the past. Isn't it an interesting thing, what surprises a quiet Sunday drive may bring?...
Carolyn Welch
Mar 22, 2018


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