Ladies' Groups in Alma
Alma, Illinois
We are looking for photos of people and/or places from around Kinmundy & Alma. Can you help?
Or maybe you have stories or memories from the "Good Old Days"? What do YOU remember?
The Kinmundy Historical Society would be honored to preserve your memories and stories. We also have the
equipment to scan (or copy) your photos so that they may be enjoyed now as well as for generations yet to come!
We would love to hear from you! For more information, please contact:
Dolores (Ford) Mobley – Dolores@ford-mobley.com
208 Joan Dr.; Divernon, IL 62530; (217) 625-7527
or
Gladys (Corrie) See – gsee49@yahoo.com
408 S. Washington St.; Kinmundy, IL 62854; (618) 547-7731
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(O-20) Alma Ladies Group - Early 1900's
Standing: _________, Mrs. Pullens, __________, Sarah (Shepard) Ford, __________, __________, __________,
Sitting in Chairs: __________, Stella Laswell, __________, Mrs. Smith, Myrtle Day
Sitting on Ground: Maude Tomlinson, __________
(O-22) Alma Ladies Group - 1900's
Standing: _________, Mrs. Lila Pullen, __________, Sarah (Shepard) Ford, __________, __________, __________,
Sitting in Chairs: __________, Stella Laswell, __________, Mrs. Smith, Myrtle Day
Sitting on Ground: Maude Tomlinson, __________
(O-21) Alma Ladies Group - circa 1910's
BACK: _______ Grandma Laswell, Mrs. Bundy, Stella Laswell, Mrs. Mattie Purcell
MIDDLE ROW: Mrs. Coffin, _________, Mrs. Mandy Tomlinson, Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” (Fulton) Wilson
FRONT ROW: Mary French, Laura French, Mrs. Frank McCarty, Sarah Ford
(O-62) Alma ladies who performed in the Chicagoland Music Festival at Soldier Field, Aug. 1941
Back row: Lois See, "Billie" Agnes Bee, Beth Rainey, Margaret Bee, Grace Jackson, Kathryn Williams, Ruth Wilson?, Hazel Bishop?, Lelia Ford
Front row: Lillian Jackson Squibb, Betty Broom, Barbara Bee
(O-64) Alma ladies on way to Chicagoland Music Festival at Soldier Field, Aug. 1941
Betty Broom, Barbara Bee, Margaret Bee, and Lillian Squibb
(O-63) Alma ladies who performed in the Chicagoland Music Festival at Soldier Field, Aug. 1941
Alma Senior Citizens Ladies at Lelia Ford's farm home
STANDING: ____________, Stella (Caldwell) Laswell, Blanche (Phillips) Kennedy, ___________, Mattie (Williams) Muehlhausen
SEATED: Georgia (Briscoe) Smith, Delsie (Knight) Ford, Dora Brickley, Nellie (Schermerhorn) Broom, Lulu (Coffin) Vandervort, Agnes "Billie" (Crooker) Bee, ________, Mrs. ____ Downey
Alma Group of Women - Pose #1
STANDING: Rhea (Purcell) Gragg, Kathryn (Laswell) Williams, ____________, Bessie (Rolan) Phillips, Nina (Gullett) Middleton
MIDDLE ROW: Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, Beth (Purcell) Rainey, Emma (Kern) Rainey, Linnie (Aumiller) Polanka, Hazel (Hoffman) Craig
FRONT ROW: Agnes "Billie" (Crooker) Bee, Grace (Ross) Jackson, Nellie (Nichols) Williams
Alma Group of Women - Pose #2
STANDING: Lelia (Gardner) Ford, Kathryn (Laswell) Williams, ____________, Bessie (Rolan) Phillips, Nina (Gullett) Middleton
MIDDLE ROW: Rada (Garrett) Caldwell Ford, Beth (Purcell) Rainey, Emma (Kern) Rainey, Linnie (Aumiller) Polanka, Hazel (Hoffman) Craig
FRONT ROW: Agnes "Billie" (Crooker) Bee, Rhea (Purcell) Gragg, Nellie (Nichols) Williams
Quilting Club in Alma - 1966
Back row standing: Imogene (Puffer) Feather, Ruth (Purcell) Wilson, Flossie (Jackson) Altom, Lottie (Dugan) Getts, Ann (Mazanek) Arnold and guest Edith (Mazanek) Johnson.
Middle row seated: Hattie (Garrett) Green, Essie (Day) Mazanek, Allie (Mayberry) Eagan, and Emma (Logue) Wiley.
Front row seated: Elsie (Powell) Smith, Grace (Cunningham) Day, Beryl (Statton) Smith, Lela (Williams) Schoonover
Home Extension Group of Alma women with pine cone wreaths
Back row: Lelia Ford, Linnie Polanka, Rhea Gragg, Bessie Jones, Grace Jackson, Dorothy Austin
Front row: Connie Evans Ford, Becky Jones, Joyce Wilkins