Kthy, You Bet !! Thanks so very much. hullebergbe@chq.byu.edu Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 11:13:21 AM >>> Brian, I will post it to the web page. The only requirement is that I have an e-mail (such as yours) available at the posting so people will have someone they can contact with their questions. Can I use yours? Kathy http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > Kathy, > > i only have e-mail, but would love it posted on the site you mentioned. Who do I ask or let know? > > B > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 10:50:03 AM >>> > Dear Brian, > Would you like your reunion posted at the "Reunions" site > on the web page? Check it out and let me know. > Kathy > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle > > Brian Hulleberg wrote: > > > > Here is the information I said I would send. It tells a lot about the area also. (Towards the end). > > > > ------------You're Invited! Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! > > > > On Sunday, July 26th, the White Pines State Park in Mt. Morris, Illinois will be the site of our first ever > > Keicher/Kiker/Kyker "Kissin' Kousins" Reunion & relations! > > Make plans NOW to be there no later than noon! We have already heard from relatives in Texas, Iowa, > > Utah, and other far-flung locales: they're comin'! And they want to meet YOU. > > Whether you're already well-acquainted or have not yet had the pleasure, meet up with your alleged family > > members- and theirs. Bring along family photo albums and memorabilia to share! > > We will reserve the park shelter and provide charcoal and grills. We ask that you bring your own meat to > > grill, or pack a picnic or sandwiches for your group. A dish to pass is not necessary, especially if you're coming > > from a long distance. Chips, munchies, or other snacks (even fresh fruit) will suffice. Dessert: marshmallows? > > Bring your own soft drinks. Alcohol is not allowed at the state park. > > There will be hiking, frisbees, volleyball, croquet, football, fishing (get a temporary fishing license from > > the nearby conservation office), baseball, sunning, skipping rocks, story-telling, and good old-fashioned country > > fun. Bring your sports gear along and dress for comfort. Don't forget the sunscreen and insect repellent.... Throw > > a few lawn chairs in the car if you've still got room. And pack the camera or camcorder, too! > > The White Pines State Park is a lovely wooded setting, located between Polo, Oregon, Dixon, and Mt. > > Morris on the "Pines Road" and featuring our beloved, meandering Pine Creek (pronounced "Crick"!) Shelters, > > parking lots, restrooms and even a few hiking trails are handicapped-accessible. > > Campsites with utility hookups are available by reservation: call (815) 946-3717. Rustic (but recently > > renovated) cabins are probably already reserved for the summer, but inquire and/or get on a cancellation list by > > calling (815) 946-3817. There is a restaurant and dinner theater in the main lodge. > > Other nearby tourist sites include Lake LaDonna (with a large waterslide), the White Pines Deer Park (a > > little zoo, very popular with youngsters), and the White Pines Roller Skating Rink (still with its original imported > > marble floors; roller blading is allowed). Beautiful Lowell Park, just outside of Dixon, IL has a history that > > includes Ronald Reagan's stint as a lifeguard. Here, specially-trained naturalists nurse injured wildlife back to > > health and release them into the wild. Also in Dixon, "Dutch" Reagan's boyhood home is open for touring. > > Lowden Park, in nearby Oregon, IL, is the Laredo Taft campus of Northern Illinois University. Stroll its > > bluffs high above the beautiful Rock River and gaze in awe at the huge statue of Chief Blackhawk. Campsites are > > also available here. > > You can get information on the very-popular Blackhawk CHOCOLATE Trail from the Blackhawk > > Waterways Convention & Tourism Bureau at 201 N. Franklin Street, Polo, IL 61064 or call (815) 946-2108. If > > you're a chocoholic, you've just found heaven. Call the BWC&TB at the above number for information on Bed- > > and-Breakfast accommodations; there are several in Oregon, IL and at least one in Grand Detour, IL. > > Area hotels include the Ramada Inn in Dixon: (800) 288-2828; The Presidential Inn in Dixon (815) 284- > > 3351; the Best Western Brandywine Lodge between Dixon and Sterling (800) 528-1234; the Holiday Inn in Rock > > Falls: (815) 626-5500; Super 8 Motel in Rock Falls (815) 626-8800; and the Village Inn Motel in Polo (815) 946- > > 2229. If all of these are booked up, call the toll-free number of any major hotel chain to get a reservation in their > > Rockford location (about a 50 mile drive from the White Pines State Park). > > Need any more enticement? Are you coming yet? WE SURE HOPE SO. We're anxious to see you! > > We always have plenty of weather (of all kinds), so you won't have to miss that which you've left behind. > > If it rains, we'll simply stay inside the shelter or come up with Plan B (possibly the lodge) - but we will not be > > canceling! So bring the foul-weather gear and come anyway. > > Make copies of this and forward it to all the Keichers/Kikers/Kykers and relatives you know, and encourage them to > > come along too. We're ALL friendly. What's more amazing, we're probably all "family." Will you see any > > resemblances? Check it out! See you there! > > > > >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/7/98 8:53:12 AM >>> > > Hello all, > > > > I'm Jeannie Parkinson, I live in Baltimore Maryland and am researching > > ancestors from Washington County, MD who moved to Ogle County, IL and > > then on the Nebraska. > > > > I am thinking (very tentatively at this point) about a possible trip > > to Ogle County in the summer. Without going to too much trouble can > > you tell me the basic layout of the place. How far from the airport > > to the library and place to stay that is very close. I'm mainly > > interested in the library but I'm sure I'd rent a car and try to find > > the places where my ancestors lived. > > > > Last year I went to Nebraska just on a quick day trip from Indep. MO > > while visiting my mom, and earlier this year I went to the old > > homestead in Washington County, saw the gravesite etc. > > > > It seems that there is so much information to be had in Ogle Co. and I > > really want to get my hands on it!! > > > > Any info is greatly appreciated, but please don't go to any trouble, > > just off the top of your head info. > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > Jeannie > > jparkinson@rocketmail.com > > POFFENBERGER, MALONE, AUSHERMAN, POWELL > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com