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Carolyn Welch
- Feb 24, 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
- Jan 14, 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
- Dec 12, 2017
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 4, 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
- Nov 10, 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
- Oct 13, 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 12, 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...
