The most significant new development is my visit to the Ferry House on Ebey's Praire, Whidbey Island, on Sunday, May 2nd. This is the first time that the public, as a group, has been invited inside this wonderful, 150-year old structure. It has been undergoing renovation and restoration through Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve and they have done a masterful job. More money is needed, however, to continue the process. Sunday's event has probably set that effort into motion in a big way, as they had about 700 visitors. Several "Friends of Aunt Phoebe" showed up for the event, even though there was no widespread publicity about it. Some word-of-mouth and the rest just happened to show up. We greeted one another with hugs and smiles and talked about out upcoming Fifth Annual Friends of Aunt Phoebe Reunion on Saturday, July 24th, for dinner at La Vita e Bella in Seattle. Anyone can attend if you just send me an RSVP at michaelsonmary@yahoo.com Folks can order and pay separately. I will be giving a PowerPoint slideshow and talk about Vermilion, Ohio, and this will be a planning session for our Sixth Annual FOAP Reunion in Vermilion next year, likely Sept. 18-20th.
who's that chubby guy leaning on issacs' gravestone?
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