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Escape To 'Cottages In The Woods' For Scandinavian Art, Food, Folklore - Geneva, IL - Historic Good Templar Park's 'Cottages In The Woods' features artisans, crafts, food and Viking ship tours Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 in Geneva.

"Adna Hecox, who preached the first Protestant sermon in California, was living in Soquel when he established the state's first Temperance Society in 1847," writes Ross Eric Gibson. "It was a self-help order where one 'took the pledge' to abstain from alcohol."

Local firm Fotheringham Homes built a new Johnshaven Hall annexe as part of the developer obligation for its new homes scheme at The Beaches in the village.

Time-honoured traditions bring hundreds every year

We have a look at the stories making news in days gone by.

The Viking is a copy of the Gokstad, a ship excavated in Norway in 1880. The life-size replica, dubbed the Viking, was sailed from Bergen, Norway, to the Chicago Columbian Exposition (World’s Fair) in 1893.

Growing up on the Swedish seaside, I had a five-minute walk to four open learning facilities – not counting the library and the youth center. It was very Christopher Alexander. …

Geneva History Museum is holding a contest to name the dragon head and tail of the replica Viking ship showcased in "Vikings Voyage: A 19th Century Ships Journey from Norway to Illinois," an exhibit on display from Feb. 4 to Dec. 23 at the museum, 113 Third St.

The Fall Fair has been around for 118 years, practically as long as the District of Kent itself.

From the January 13th, 1872 edition of the Cecil Whig: