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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
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
