Allie Kochert’s Fossil Collection Collecting Fossils Allie Kochert “Collecting fossils isn’t usually a hobby that a middle-aged soccer mom gets into, but maybe I’m not your average soccer mom. Yet the ancient imprints wedded onto sandstone was exactly what...
Kevyn Knox’s Pez Collection Kevyn Knox’s Pez Collection Kevyn Knox “I was asked how I got started as a Pez Collector. It was my lovely wife who got the Pez ball rolling. When I first met Amy, in our whirlwind four-week courtship before getting hitched, she...
Peggy Huffman’s Sacred Artifacts Where the Sacred is Inhabited Peggy Huffman Through her collection of sacred artifacts from different cultures and traditions, Peggy Huffman reflects on the many ways objects serve as Celtic “thin spaces” or thresholds...
Nathan and Marry Ellen Baxter’s Worldly Collection The Baxter Family A Collection About the World The Right Reverend Nathan Baxter, Violist and Educator Mary Ellen Walker Baxter and Petunia family pet The Baxter’s collection reflects their personal pride...
Elizabeth Carter’s Tea Comfort in Tea Elizabeth Carter Elizabeth Carter’s collection started when she left high school early one day, not feeling well and needing help. Her mother was not at home, so she visited a neighbor who provided her assistance and comfort...
Dr. Dorothy King’s Dolls Collecting Dolls Dr. Dorothy King “My path to doll collecting began some eleven years ago when I learned that Sweet Remembrances Tearoom was sponsoring a special tea with the theme of “dolls.” Dolls, that got my interest. I thought to...
