The Illinois State Historical Society marker program was designed to recognize sites of statewide and national significance to increase...

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Lois and Lavadna were invited to attend the Collinsville Rotary Club . . . Lavadna Hines talks about the...

An eighth grade September field trip to the D.D. Collins House . . . "History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the...

Our Okra Is Special! The flower of an okra plant. Sarah Wilkerson, a master gardener and the secretary of the Friends of the D.D. Collins...

Conversations Around the Dinner Table It began with a photo of the dining room at the Collins House and thoughts of conversations the...

National Watermelon Day! "When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat." ~Mark Twain Click image above to visit our...

Back in 1861, August was known as "cucumber time" ~ "In the last analysis, a pickle is a cucumber with experience." ~Irena Chalmers While...