Henderson County Museum – Originally uploaded by Rural Rose (Alison on Flickr)
A cultural opportunity in Raritan, IL (population 140, give or take a few).
It was Sunday morning, so it wasn’t open. I’m not sure what we might have found. Though I did enjoy the birds’ nests in some of the MUSEUM letters.
Here are a few more highlights from this tidy village in Forgottonia:
Tags: pics, places, small towns
I grew up on a farm in west central Illinois, where there was one stoplight in the entire county. As a newspaper reporter and award-winning columnist ("Six Degrees from Galesburg"), public-radio commentator and blogger, I've uncovered the truth behind local legends (remind me to tell you the one involving Ringo Starr's tonsils), visited ghost towns and forgotten haunts, and interviewed marginally famous celebrities who happened to be stopping through town ("Corky" from "Life Goes On," anyone?). Now, after 12 years in journalism and PR, I've moved to Davenport, Iowa, to start life with my husband and to embark on a new gig as an English instructor. I'm also working on a batch of essays about life in small-town, murderous-to-latter-day-prophet America, (see "Joseph Smith" tag below). I love to hear from people who land here. Please leave comments at the bottom of posts, or drop me a line at alison dot sixdegrees at gmail.com.
It was so cool going through the photos and reading all of the old blogs on this website. I have lived near the Forgotonia farm by Ellisville my entire life and didn’t even know the history behind Forgotonia until I saw the show on the History Channel…..very interesting stuff.
Cool! I’m so glad you found it interesting. I hope to see that episode from a friend who “taped” it for me (or online). Thanks for visiting and commenting.