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Mrs. O.L. Myers' Oral History
Tags: "Poor Man's Picnic", 1981, advertising department, August 1981, Betty Turnell, Bookkeeper, caretaker's cottage, Central Junior High School, changes to Decatur, Circus, Corn Carnivals, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Fairview Park, family life, Grand Ave., Great Eastern Tea and Coffee Company, Hartford House, Herkimer St., interview, James Millikin Homestead, Leader Iron Works, Mrs. O.L. Myers, Oakland School, Ofel Etchison, oral history, Polish picnic, Pugh School, Pugh St., Pugh Street School, recording, Red Cross hospital, Spanish flu, Stephen Decatur High School, Streetcars, summer streetcars, the Elms, Wabash Credit Union, Wabash Railroad, wooden paving blocks
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Feb 2020, XLV-1
Tags: Annual Meeting, Christmas Open House, Decatur, History Room, HVAC problems, Illinois, James Millikin Homestead, James Millikin Trust Grant, membership list, Membership Renewal, Memoriam - Elizabeth Empen, Mr. and Mrs. Millikin Days, MU Spring Film Festival filming, Necessary Rooms Update, Open Houses, President's Letter, Sweet Treats Bakery, Thomas Melvin, Upcoming Events, Vineece Thompson
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Aug 2020, Vol. XLV-3
Tags: 1876 Highlights, America in Bloom, board of directors, Covid, Decatur, downspouts, groundhogs, Grounds - trees, History Room, HVAC, If Our Walls Could Talk, Illinois, James Millikin Homestead, Mission Statement, MU electricians, Open House, President's Letter, Sweet Treats Bakery, Taste of History, Upcoming Events
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Jun 2022, Vol. XLV-2
Tags: Annual Meeting Highlights, Antiques Roadshow, board of directors, Bottle Appraisal, Bottle Digs, Broken Brogue, Decatur, Drone View, Flagpole Dedication, Graduating Class of 2022, Hickory Point Bank, Historic Preservation Week, Homestead Auxiliary, Illinois, Illinois Humanities Grant, Jack Klotz, James Millikin Homestead, Mission Statement, Mr. and Mrs. Millikin Days, Mr. Millikin the Banker, Music on the Lawn, New Officers, Notorious Digs, Plein Aire Paining, President's Letter, roof repairs, Taste of History, Upcoming Events
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Jul1976, Vol I - 1
Tags: 1976 Christmas Card, Androcles and the Lion, Annual Meeting, Antiques and Collectables Auction, Barbara Hostetler, Bell Pull Shop, Caretakers Apartment, Carnival, Charles Schroll, Children's Arts and Sciences Activities, Corporation Founded, Corporation Meeting, David Jack, Decatur, Delores Simon, Drama for Children, Ellen Sheffer, Fall Festival, First Board Meeting, Historian William Simon, IL, James B. Schoaff, James Millikin Homestead, Jeanine Schaub, Junior Welfare, Kayhs Construction, landscaping, Linda May, Logo, Loren Weaver Snow Scene, Margaret Graves, Marianna Williams, Marie Bennett, Marilyn Madden, Mary Mittleberg, membership list, Mrs. C.W. Hicks, Mrs. Clarence Glenn, Mrs. John F. May, Mrs. Walter Morey, Municipal Band, Nancy Hanks, Restoration of Parlors, Roger Miller, Second Board Meeting, Valerie Grohne
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Apr 1977, Vol. I - 4
Tags: A. Helen Harder, Anna B. Millikin, Annual Meeting, Bell Pull Shop, Bouquet of Homes, Carriage House Arts and Science Classes, Decatur, Dining Room Doors, Fall Festival, Gale Benner, IL, James Millikin Homestead, Jerry Jackson, Larry Calhoun, Marge Evans, Millikin Furniture Restored, Monte Hall, Mrs. John Kalapis, New Harmony Bus Trip, Patroness Workshop, Phil and Mary Polite, President's Letter, Saturday Drop-ins, Shutters, Twentieth Anniversary of the Arts Class, Valerie Grohne, Ways and Means Committee
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Sep 1976, Vol. l -2
Tags: Bargain Bazaar, Bell Pull Shop, Bishop Hill Bus Trip, Caretakers Dr. and Mrs. James Wild. Junior Welfare Cookbook, Carriage House Children's Activities, Carriage House Remodel, Chris Williams, Decatur, IL, James Millikin Homestead, Linda May, Membership, Mills and Harry, One Hundredth Anniversary Open House, Preservationist Dr. Paul E. Sprague, Remodel 1883, Remodel 1903, Two Great Homes Article, You Can Help
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Sep1977, Vol. ll-1
Tags: Antiques for Young Moderns, Architectural and Historical Sites Commission Grant, Bell Pull, Bill Kneipp, Blackberry Jam Cake, Carriage House Classes, Chandelier, Clayton Henderson, Clinton Homestead, Decatur, Dessert Cookbook, Fall Festival, Freeman - Hughes House, Going Home Book, Governors Mansion, Grace Note, Grandma's Syrup Pie, Grant Researcher Needed, Haviland- Victorian China, IL, James Millikin Homestead, Jr. Welfare Cookbook, Larry Calhoun, Lois Harvey, Lower Hall Restoration, Mrs. E.L. Simmons, Mrs. Noonan, Municipal Band, Pleasant Hill Kentucky, Share a Little of Yourself, Victorian Christmas Party, Visions of Sugarplums, Volunteers Needed
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
Nov1977, Vol. ll-2
Tags: Bell Pull, Calhoun's Pottery Class, Carriage House Learning Center, Decatur, Dennis School, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Farrington, Dr. Floyd Barringer, Freeman-Hughes House, Governor's Mansion, Group Meetings Encouraged, Haviland China, Historic Christmas Tree Decorations, IL, James Millikin Homestead, Katherine Wagenseller, Martha Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Elliot, Parlor Brass Chandeliers, South Shores School, Storm Windows, Tour Guides Needed, Victorian Christmas Party, Visions of Sugar Plums Cookbook
James Millikin Homestead Gazette
May 2023, Vol. XLVIII
Tags: Accoutrements of Women through the Ages, Ann-Marie Hillyer - President, Annual Appeals Campaign, Annual Meeting, Barn Colony Artists, board of directors, Brown, Copper Chimney Caps, Cucumber Magnolia Tree, Decatur, Donna Williams - Past President, Doug Warren - Treasurer, Executive Board, Hats and Handbags, Hay and Stephens, Hickory Point Bank, Historic Preservation Week, IL, James Millikin Homestead, Jennifer Brandyberry - Vice President, Joanne Kerper, Mary Lou Brown, Membership form, Metal Cresting, Millikin Place Walking Tour, Millikin University Founder's Day, Mission Statement, Monthly Open House, Mr. and Mrs. Millikin Days, Nola Wilkinson - Secretary, Plein Aire Event
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Photo of Marlyn E. Williams in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Williams, Marlyn E.; Article on back of photo; "Williams Returns, Marlyn E. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Williams,…