Saturday afternoon was sunny, breezy, and a bit cool -- a fine day for the Zion Historical Society's Lake Mound Cemetery Walk. I was among the ten people who portrayed historical personages who are buried in Lake Mound. (Well, technically, nine. The tenth was a soldier who died in Italy in 1944. The cemetery has his cenotaph, which is what is placed when there is no body.) I played Josephine Landon Kellogg whose grandfather was the first non-native settler in Benton Township. Josephine lived at Hollyhock Hill, the successor to the family farm, all her very long life -- born in 1875, died in 1974. She and her sister and brother-in-law operated a tourist camp which exists as a mobile home park today.
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I've made a few more little batik variable stars. 
What fun! Did people engage with "Josephine"? What did you talk about?
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Thats a great idea to represent real people, I enjoy learning about local history. We often walk through the cemetery on our daily walks as its nearby and some days we wander through the old section reading the headstones there. Love the Christmas colours of the flying geese!
ReplyDeleteyou do look the part nann! and i love those flying geese...a nice vintage pattern
ReplyDeleteYour batik stars re really coming together so well!! Nice work!! Hugs, julierose
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to portray a local person at the cemetery walk! You must know your stuff! I love the variable stars - such pretty color. The flying geese quilt will be lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe cemetery walk is a very interesting idea. I'm not sure if the local cemetery has any famous people to be portrayed however. Those star blocks are so pretty. I'm afraid to spent much time looking at pictures of vintage quilts because I just know I'll be sucked in right away and want to make them all. This flying geese one will be lovely.
ReplyDeleteLooks like your batik stars will soon be a quilt top. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteOh, aren't you cute, Ms Kellogg! I love the name Hollyhock Hill.
ReplyDeleteThose little variable stars are so cute and look like fun. And those Flying Geese in Christmas prints as well as that pattern just gave me an idea as to how to use some aging Christmas prints and for the sashing between rows someone gave me some border prints that look Christmas-y. Hmmmm....
You're almost done with the flying geese already... look forward to seeing how they fly together in the quilt!
ReplyDeleteThe cemetery walk sounds so interesting. I've never heard of one. Thanks for sharing. Your Flying Geese photo reminds me of one in my files. I should think about starting it soon.
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