As I get older, I'm becoming more interested in history, specifically the history of Bloomington/Normal and central Illinois, since the history of my family is so rich here. The other night in class (Community Colleges), Dr. Palmer showed this link and I've since looked at it again. It's a copy of the catalogue from the Bloomington Female College during the years of 1862-1863. Jesse Fell (as in Fell Hall and Fell Avenue) and David Davis (as in David Davis Mansion) were on the advisory board and there were only about 150 students, most of which were actually from Bloomington. It's just so interesting to read about what sorts of courses, programs, and rules they had.

I think someday when I have time for hobbies again I'll do some work and find out things about our house because I know it's been around for a long time. I also want to learn a lot more about the Schefferts (dad's dad's family), Greys (dad's mom's family), and Hamblins (mom's mom's family).

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