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Primitive Rug Hooking Has a Remarkable History: Part 1 ~
Rug hooking has become a very vogue craft for all ages; but do you know how it all began? ~ Although examples of pulling a loop of yarn...
Carolyn Welch
Oct 11, 2018


Summer Wanes ~
Folks from days gone by grew weary of the summer heat and anticipated the arrival of autumn -- and philosophized the character of humanity...
Carolyn Welch
Aug 30, 2018


Congrats to the Collinsville Garden Club!!~
recently recognized with two awards for work done at the historic D.D. Collins House . . . These hard working members of the Collinsville...
Carolyn Welch
Aug 16, 2018


Congratulations… Bill Iseminger on ISHS Award ~
Congratulations . . . Bill Iseminger, Assistant Site Manager at Cahokia Mounds, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois...
Carolyn Welch
Jun 22, 2018


We Were Featured in the Troy Tribune ~
The historic D.D. Collins House was featured in an article in the Thursday, June 14, 2018 issue of the Troy Tribune: . . . Click the...
Carolyn Welch
Jun 18, 2018


Isn't This Nice? ~
It’s exciting to note that the DAR included the historic D.D. Collins House in their recent publication . . . Click the article above for...
Carolyn Welch
Jun 14, 2018


Digging Up For Throw Back Thursday ~
A few weeks ago, they did appear, Scout Troop 1093 ~ oh my what dears . . . Gloves they donned, shovels and rakes put to task, under the...
Carolyn Welch
May 31, 2018