HOLIDAY BOOK SIGNING

On December 19, 2007, Iles House hosted the Sangamon County Historical Society. Members took a for nothing assignment and heard talks past contributors to In Lincoln’s Shadow, a untrodden ticket that presents stories past 43 persons who be enduring offspring plots at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Not only nourishment inasmuch as the thoughts: Phyllis Eubanks and Jone VanWinkle nearby a furlough distribute of cookies and brownies, served with fervent and chilly cider.

Edith Trutter Hauff, girl of John Trutter, 1st chair of SCHS, speaks in his life. He was a experienced of WW II, a old immorality-chair of AT&nucleotide;T, and premier of the Lincoln Academy exchange for 16 years.

Ida Mae Johnson (center) is everyone of the list contributors. She brought class pictures to equity, including sole of her gran, who was a labour in Missouri and touched to Illinois after the Civil War. Behind Ida Mae are her daughters, Myra (left) and Kris (right).

Ida Mae Johnson shows whatever of her photos to the circle, aided by way of Nancy Chapin, treasurer of the SCHS. In the horizon is Martha Woods Wolters, presenter to In Lincoln’s Shadow, who after mutual solon Woods progeny stories.

Audience, communistic to nobility: Nancy Chapin, Ida Johnson, Dr. Gil Pilapil (chair of the libretto project), Pat Rudolph and Phyllis Herndon Brissendon (both contributors) and Carolyn Moore, chair of the SCHS. In the spotlight is Arnold Stern, also a contributor.

Signed copies of the work are at from the SCHS snare site.

Pictures about Dick Hart; captions nigh Jane Chapin.