Wednesday, February 28, 2007

February/March 07 Discussion

Mission Statement of the Marcus Historical Society:
The purpose of the Marcus Historical Society shall be to preserve for public benefit, education and enjoyment, the historical heritage of our community.

There's a brand new website for the Society, created and maintained by June Dias. Check it out. http://www.marcushistoricalsociety.org

you can read below to catch up, but go to the current thread to continue the discussion.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Earl Rae Paintings

James Rae provided some image scans of a few of his late father's paintings. Bob Reed Sr. commented:
I am so glad to hear from you and to receive the pics of your late dad--Earl's-- art. One of them is of particular interest to those of us from the Marcus of a certain era. It is of the train plowing through the snow. Earl painted that after helping the trainmen and others from town clear out the tracks during a blizzard in the 1940's. He worked mightly and then went home, got some hot chocolate and painted the scene.

Bob Reed
Here's the one. A few others available here.

EarlRaeBlizzardTrain