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Hillsboro Illinois Old Settlers
Old Settlers History, Photos, Documents and Information.
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Historical Society Old Settlers Schedule - Thursday August 19 2010
Fun run/walk----Wood Street----7:00 a.m.
Carnival rides, games and food----Main Street----10:00a.m. to 11:00p.m.
Kiddie Parade----"Sing A Long Songs"----Main Street----10:00a.m.
Big Parade----Main Street and Rountree Street----"Family Traditions"----6:30p.m.
Entertainment----SHABOOM----East side of Courthouse----8:00p.m.
about 2 years ago
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Historical Society Old Settlers Schedule - Wednesday August 18 2010
Carnival rides, games and food----Main Street----5:00p.m. to 11:00p.m.
Queen parade and coronation----Main Street to East side of Courthouse----7:00p.m.
Entertainment----HARMAN FAMILY BAND---East side of Courthouse----8:00p.m.
about 2 years ago
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Historical Society Old Settlers Schedule - Sunday August 15 2010
Car Show----Main Street----9:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Community Church----Beckemeyer School Grounds----10:00a.m.
Country Fair Household Sciences,----Moose Club, Main Street----9:00 a.m.
Cat pictures, Baby pictures----Moose Club, Main Street----9:00 a.m.
Dog Show----North side of Old Courthouse, Main Street----1:00p.m.
Little Miss Pageant----Moose Club, Main Street----2:00p.m.
Pigtails and Ponytails----Old Courthouse----3:00p.m.
Turtle Race----Old Courthouse----3:30p.m.
about 2 years ago
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Historical Society Old Settlers 2010
2010 OLD SETTLERS WHO’S WHO CONTACT LIST
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Wednesday and Thursday, August 18 and 19, 2010
President - Kathy Dagon - 217-532-3118
Vice-President - Fern Burke - 217-532-3207
Secretary - Sarah Ernst - 217-532-2078
Treasurer - Janet Spencer - 217-532-5970
Art Show - Terry and Carol Page - 217-532-6083
Car Show - Sam Whitlow - 217-532-6375
Community Church Service - Rev. Harry Meyer - 217-532-3461
Country Fair General Information - Fern Burke - 217-532-3207
Baby Crawling Contest - Fern Burke - 217-532-3207
Baby and Cat Picture Contests - Nancy Galer - 217-532-3933
Country Fair Dog Show - The Stewarts - 217-532-5253
Country Fair Household Demonstrations - Nancy Galer - 217-532-3933
Entertainment - Jeff Eisentraut - 217-532-2714 or 217-460-1088
Thursday, August 19th - Shaboom
Fun Run/Walk—Bonnie McClean - 217-532-5663
Honor Society - Sarah Ernst - 217-532-2078
Kiddie Parade - “Sing A Long Songs”, Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
Kiddie Parade Contact: Nanci Hertel - 217-532-2436
Little Miss Contest - Chrissy Lentz - 217-532-2635
Main Street Booth Space - Julie Eisentraut - 217-532-2714 or 217-246-1418
Parade - “Family Traditions”, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Parade Contact: Lori Stewart - 217-532-5253
Queen Contest - Lori Stewart - 217-532-5253
Queen Parade, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Queen Parade Contact: Lori Stewart - 217-532-5253
Turtle Race - Alan Hollman (SERTOMA) - 217-532-2233
about 2 years ago
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 | The Old Settlers by C. W. Bliss
The Old Settlers meet and talk over the time. When they hustled like smoke to get hold of a dime. And they tell of their cabins with hewed puncheon floors. And relate how they shot wild deers from their doors. They talk of the days, when, with vigorous frame. They passed through the woods in search of wild game. How the wild turkeys roosted around the trees. And they killed what they wanted for dinner with ease. How the wolves used to howl and the hounds used to run. And the fox dug its hole uns
history.montgomeryco.com |
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 | The Hillsboro Illinois Old Settlers Log Cabin
In 1882 under the leadership of Jacob Cress Thomas Phillips and Solomon Harkey plans were adopted and carried out to erect a memorial log cabin on the Old Fair grounds each of the old settlers to prepare a log to go into the cabin on the smooth outside of which was to be painted the name of the contributor the date of his birth or entrance into the country or state.
history.montgomeryco.com |
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