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Jefferson Davis Historic Site

Posted on September 12, 2023 | 9 comments

We barely saw even a corner of the state of Kentucky, but we did make a little side trip to the Jefferson Davis Historic Site.

Did you know that a monument to Davis, the President of the Confederate States, exists? We didn’t.

The Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site commemorates the birthplace of Jefferson Davis in Fairview, Kentucky. The site’s focal point is a 351-foot concrete obelisk. In 1973, it was believed to be the fourth-tallest monument in the United States and the tallest concrete-cast one.

Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr., a Confederate general, first proposed the idea of a monument for Davis during a reunion of the Orphan Brigade of the Confederate Army in 1907.

*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!

*You will have to click through to a full view if you want to read a couple of the following photos (you may have to click on the circled i in the lower right corner after clicking once).

The museum is very well done and shares all of the facets of Davis’ life.

There is a small gift shop.

In the doorway to the elevator in the obelisk:

Once to the top, you can walk all the way around and take in the views.

A life-size painting of Davis greets you when you enter the museum. The hall is narrow so I couldn’t get a straight photo.

There is a lot to see; these are just a few items:

Varina Anne Banks Howell Davis and her daughter Margaret Howell Davis Hayes.

See the world around you!

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Roll Up Sewing Machine Mat Organizer

Posted on September 11, 2023 | 12 comments

I have been wanting to make an organization mat for my sewing machine.

Not that I needed one. I just wanted one.

I found that the pockets really come in handy for my readers, Jack the Ripper, the tv remote and my cell phone.

It can hold much more. Maybe I should put the M&Ms in there!

The yellow ribbon that you see tucked into a pocket is in case I’d like to roll up my tools in these handy pockets, and take the mat with me to a class, or perhaps to a sewing buddy’s home.

Thank you to Melissa Mortenson for sharing your easy and fun organizer pattern!

Maybe you would like to make one, too! It would make a nice gift for a fellow sew sister! And it is customizable!

Have fun and carry on!

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Confederate Memorial State Historic Site

Posted on September 9, 2023 | 10 comments

Kansas was one of my favorite states to travel through.

For one thing, Kansas has fantastic sunrises and sunsets.

For another, Kansas takes good care of her travelers. Her rest areas are clean and cater to those who need a place to spend the night. I went to sleep listening to cicadas. (I love the sound of crickets at night, so it was easy for me to love the cicadas.)

Kansas has easy to read and informative historical markers. This one was at a rest area; the same place where I photographed the rising sun.

*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!

Confederate Memorial State Historic Site Missouri

Another unplanned stop was to a place that the Hubster, nor I, had ever heard of.

We came upon the Confederate Memorial State Historic Site in Missouri. We are so glad that we stopped to check it out!

The grounds are beautiful and offer picnic sites, walking trails, and ponds for recreational fishing.

From 1891 to 1950, the site was used as an old soldiers’ home for veterans of the Confederate States Army after the American Civil War.

Confederate veterans, some of whom had difficulty accessing medical treatment and who had been disenfranchised from voting, periodically met throughout the state of Missouri after the war. At a meeting in Higginsville in 1889, the idea of creating an old soldiers’ home to care for aging veterans was discussed. In 1891, 365 acres in the Higginsville vicinity were purchased to establish the old soldier’s home. The families of Confederate veterans were also allowed to live at the site.