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Summer 2007 Volume 34 #3 Memorial Day Service Honors Hampton Veterans On Memorial Day HHS had our annual service honoring Hampton’s War Veterans. Many people showed up for this moving event. If you missed it, I strongly recommend this as a family event that will stir up many emotions and help you realize the true meaning of Memorial Day. The event received television coverage from TV Channel 6 Davenport. Hampton’s Village Board President Sean Mckay publicly thanked the Society during the Village Board meeting. Special thanks to all who volunteered to make this event a success.
Museum Clean Up Days Special thanks to Volunteers who donated their time to make the Museum look snazzy. Friday’s crew: Jan Corsaro, Carolyn Larrison, Darrell & Arlene Johnson, Bobbie Beals, and Jane Cady who physically could not do the work but generously hired some help to do the job. Saturday’s crew: Randy Baldridge, Marshall, Cheryl & Bill Beals. THANK YOU ALL!!
Check Out the Village of Hampton Website! Village President Sean Mckay has added our Historical Society Webpage as a link on the Village’s webpage.
A Great Find Indeed! Many Hampton residents’s watched the Fire Department burn down the former Herb & Doris Oltman home on 2nd Ave. HHS member Tom Mckay spotted a great treasure where everyone else saw a pile of debris. Tom found out that many of the bricks from the foundation were a perfect fit for the museum’s North wall replacement project. Tom & Darrell Johnson worked very hard to salvage these bricks and get them out of the dangerous pit. Jane Cady’s hired hand transported them to our museum’s back lot. A brick cleaning party was held with Rex Larson, Marshall & Bill Beals. The cleaning party was to scrape off loose mortar from the bricks and secure them inside the building. These bricks are very hard to find. Way to go Tom & crew!!
UPCOMING EVENTS: September 19 Wednesday Annual HHS Membership Banquet Dinner will be served at 6PM at the Hampton United Methodist Church (2nd Ave & 4th St) The United Methodist Women (the best cooks in town) are cooking up a great dinner for all HHS members. Yum Yum Yum!! The cost is only $7 per person. Kids 8 & under eat free. This year’s menu will be two choices of meat; Parmesan chicken or boneless ham steak. Dinner will also include baked potato, coleslaw, dinner rolls & a dessert bar. The beverage choices will be ice tea, coffee or lemonade. Payment is due @ the door but we need to know how many people will be in your party. Please take a minute to fill out the form below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: # of guests: # of children 8 and under: Meat Preference: (circle choice(s)) Parmesan Chicken Boneless Ham Steak
Mail to Bill Beals 409 2nd Ave Hampton no later than September 14. You can also make your reservation by calling Bill @ 309-755-8370 or e-mail wbeals@mchsi.com.
This is traditionally the time to pay your dues for 2008. Remember, our museum cannot exist without your support!! Be sure to invite a friend or neighbor to come! It is extremely important that our Society continues to grow!! After dinner, a scrapbook of old Hampton newspaper articles will be made available for display. These were done courtesy of the late Eliza Heartjens.
September 22 Saturday 1-4 PM APPLE FESTIVAL!!! This is the event of the year folks!! Don’t miss this one. We are asking all members to donate a baked item for sale in the store. The baked goods may be dropped off @ the Nelsons on Friday September 21 431 2nd Ave. You may also drop off the goods @ the Museum on Saturday the 22 @ 12:00 noon. There will be a HUGE variety of apple goodies for sale. A live demonstration of apple cider making will be performed using the old fashioned cider presses. Some members will be dressed in historic costume. Lend a hand if you can, it will be a busy day! If you can’t make it to purchase our world famous apple dumplings, please phone your order ahead of the event to Jane Nelson 309-755-0362. We will not allow anyone to be disappointed!!
October 31 Wednesday 5-8PM Trick or Treat & Ghost Stories @ the Museum Candy will be given out to the kids & ghost stories will be told in the spooky basement. We tried trick or treat last year and the kids really enjoyed it. If you would like to join in the fun, come on down!! A WORD ABOUT DUES Our organization relies heavily on the generous & prompt payment of membership dues. If you haven’t paid for this year yet, please send your payment as soon as possible. Without you, there will be no museum in Hampton. If you are not sure if you have paid, look at the mailing label on this news letter. The year corresponds to the number on the label. If you have a 07, you are paid through September 2007. If you have any questions, please contact Vice President Rocky Nelson @ 309-755-0362.
NEW SERVICE E-MAIL OF NEWSLETTER You may choose to have your newsletter e-mailed to you instead of using paper. This would certainly help the Society if most members could do this. Please contact Bill at 755-8370, or wbeals@mchsi.com, if you would like your newsletter e-mailed. To make sure that each member that signed up for e-mail delivery received an e-mailed copy, we will give you a paper copy & an e-mail copy, until you e-mail Bill Beals at wbeals@mchsi.com and inform him that the new e-mail delivery is working. We want to make sure every member gets a copy!!
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE It is very important to keep our membership growing! We ask that each member contact 1-2 friends, neighbors or relatives this month and tell them about the Society. We are working on new informational brochures to help, but our growth largely depends on you!
MEMORIAL RECOGNITION The Society receives memorial donations in the name of deceased individuals. These are most of the ones received for 2007. If I have missed anyone please contact Bill @ 309-755-8370. Memorial for Cornelia Cox Donaldson Jane Cady Jack & Bev Coder Harriett Gillespie Tom & Becky Gould Patrick & Anita Gillespie
Memorial for Ann Eliza Heartjens Jack & Bev Coder Jane & Merlin Nelson Mary Ellen McNeal Jill & Frank Whitmore Mark Sholl, Bernard Mack, Wanda Junien Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brawdy Sr. Darrel & Arlene Johnson
Memorial for Judge Henry William “Bill” Mc Neal Judith Esterlein
Memorial for Rebecca “Becky” Gillespie Gould Jack & Beverly Coder Mary Ellen McNeal Patrick Gillespie
On behalf of the Hampton Historical Society, I thank you all for your thoughtful and generous contributions and remembrance of those who have passed on. VISIT US ON THE WEB!! at www.hamptonhistory.org
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION To join or renew membership, enclose check made out to Hampton Historical Society. PO Box 68 Hampton Il 61256. For questions contact Bill @ 309-755-8370. Membership Classification & dues:
Student $1.00 Individual $10.00 Senior Individual $5.00 Family $15.00 Senior Family $7.50 Organization $10.00 Contribution $25.00 Business $50.00 Life $200.00
Thank you for being a member of the Hampton Historical Society!!!
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