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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
Johnny Appleseed Tree Dedication Ceremony~
A number of people gathered at the historic D.D. Collins House on Thursday, November 9, 2017 for the dedication of the Johnny Appleseed...
Carolyn Welch
Nov 18, 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
Johnny Appleseed Tree ~
On Tuesday, October 16, 2017 Trisha Haislar, Sarah Wilkerson, Bill Iseminger, and Lavadna Hines planted the Johnny Appleseed Tree. Bring...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 21, 2017
Learning About Life in the Mid-1800s ~
On Saturday, October 13, 2017 the Girl Scouts visited the D.D. Collins House. They learned quite a bit about life in the mid-1800s. Thank...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 21, 2017
Scout Troop 1093 At It Again! ~
Trisha Haislar and Sarah Wilkerson catch Scout Troop 1093 digging around during the 2017 Autumn Garden Work Day . . . Oh my, what have...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 18, 2017
In Our Kitchen Sits a Chair ~
Not much about it do we know; but the mark remains from the hands that made it so. Silas P. Tuthill lived not far from here . . . and...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 13, 2017
