2015 Homes for the Holidays Tour
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Loretta George/Tribune photos
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Alice in Wonderland had a Mad Hatter tea party as part of the entertainment at the Duncan home at 102 S. National Saturday. The home was part of the annual Homes for the Holidays Tour sponsored by Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County. From left: Mad Hatter is protrayed by Denise Duncan, Red Queen is Barbara Woodward, White Queen is Darlene Doherty, Alice is Margaret Humphrey.
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Dean McGee of Wichita plays the piano at the Duncan home Saturday. McGee and his wife were on the Homes for the Holidays Tour when Denise Duncan, owner of the old historic Western Building which was a stop on the tour, learned he was a musician and invited him to play on her grand piano.
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Arlo Eden points to his Bible that is part of a display of an old-time Christmas at his home, during the Homes for the Holidays Tour Saturday. Eden said the Bible, church, family and playing checkers are a part of the Christmas celebration for his family. The Eden farm home was part of the tour, sponsored by the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County.
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RoAnn Eden Blake tells Max and Mary Anne Patterson some of the history of the farm home she grew up in during the Homes for the Holidays Tour Saturday. The Eden farmhouse was a part of the tour sponsored by the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County.
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Dan Meara listens as a tour-goer responds Saturday to his telling of the customs of the Catholic church about confession. Meara led tours of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church as part of the Homes for the Holidays Tour sponsored by the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County.
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Janice Ramsey, Marlene Arndt and Vera Scifers all of Fort Scott, enjoy the treats provided by the Eden family during a tour of the Eden farmhouse. The home was part of the Homes for the Holidays Tour sponsored by the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County.
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Sally Eckles of Fort Scott admires the artwork of Deb Grigsby Lynch of Prescott Saturday at Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church Kennedy Gym as part of the Homes for the Holidays Tour. Local artists displayed and sold their work. In addition there was a concession stand and bake sale also in the gym. A tour of the church was given by Dan Meara.
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Elaine Lackrone of Lawrence and Brita Rygmyr of Fort Scott visit in the lobby of the Bourbon County Courthouse Saturday during the Homes for the Holidays Tour sponsored by the Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County. In front of them is the Prohibition-Era Thompson machine gun, an artifact from county history, on display.
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Rebecca Goatley and Penny Goodrich both of Lawrence take photos of the doll display in the lobby of the Bourbon County Courthouse Saturday as part of the Homes for the Holildays Tour. Susan Wilbur of Lawrence looks on.
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