Annual Christmas Home Tour

Republic Historical Society Annual Christmas Home Tour

Sponsored by Republic Historical Society

The annual Christmas Home Tour held Saturday, December 5, 2009 from Noon–6pm, was a great success, with over 150 touring the homes. 

We would  like to thank the following area businesses for their generous donations for our Christmas Gift Baskets:  The Cottage House, Great Southern Bank (Republic Branch), Fanning Family Pet Care, Republic Glass,  Lindy Maus, CPA, and Sylvia Clark for the Santa.  Over 300 tickets were sold for the baskets. We were excited to see the excitement of our winners.   Winners of baskets were, Judy Towe, Lois McPhetridge, Shirley Swinehart, Janetta Willis, Jan Gardner, Katie Andus, Jane Mooneyham, and Connie Underwood.

Winners of the 25 free ornaments were Rhiannon Dixon, David Burton, Sue Walter, Carole Lewitzke, Shirley Rader, Wilma Eaton, Carolyn Henderson, Charisse Cameron, Naoma Williams, Kris Parker, Sally Haenig, Jennifer Casey, Bob Randall, Shirley Swinehart, Jennie Owen, Katie Andrus, Peggy Napper, Cathy Owen, Marilyn Sanders, Karla Callaway, Judy Geren, Diane Neeley, Cathy Guastilla, Judy Towe and Ann Ray.

We  would like to thank all that joined us for the Christmas Tour and would like to invite you to visit us next year as plans are always in the making for a better tour.

Chloe Susan (Blades) Neil the oldest person in Republic

Republic High School 1896

RURAL AND CITY SCHOOLS IN THE REPUBLIC AREA

The Society is compiling three ring binders of the rural and city school pictures in the Republic area.  Each binder contains pictures of different years for each school,  with most being identified.  For the Grandview Rural School we have a school picture dated 1896 with all students and the teachers named.  If you were one of the fortunate children who attended one of these schools before consolidation, a copy of any picture or help in identifying students would be greatly appreciated.  Stop by the museum any Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and check out our new adventure.

1971 Centennial Books (1st publication)

We have 35 copies of the original publication of the Republic Centennial Book 1871-1971.  These maybe purchased for $35.00 plus shipping.  If you would like a copy e-mail to rob112241@yahoo.com or call 417-732-7702 or can be purchased at the Republic Museum, 146 North Main, Saturday’s 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M..  These are the last of the original copies.

Electric Power

From the Republic Monitor

VOL XLIV.      THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937,      NO. 7.

The people of the St. Elmo district will be canvassed to learn whether or not they want to connect with the new electric power line that is being run through Lawrence county near the west Greene county boundary.

Twenty-five attended a meeting Wednesday evening to hear County Agent C. C. Keller explain about the proposed line at the St Elmo school.  At least three persons for each mile must hook on to the line before it will be brought to the vicinity.

Ray Sifferman heads the committee to conduct the canvass.

Your Home Town First By Dr. Frank Crane

YOUR HOME TOWN FIRST

By Dr. Frank Crane

REPUBLIC MONITOR, MAY 13, 1920

Work for your home Town.

Beautify it.  Improve it.  Make it attractive.

The World War and the Treaty of Peace and the Protective Tariff and all such things are important subjects; but what’s the good of cleaning up the world unless you sweep your own doorstep?

The city whose main street is dirty, sordid-looking, cluttered, uninviting, suffers much.  Such a city wants to be cleaned, recreated, made a thing of beauty, so that people will come miles to see it.

The best advertisement of your business is the town you live in.

Towns get reputations, as well as men.  Make your town talked of all over the State.  It will thus draw people.  And where the people come, there is prosperity.

It does not take money.  It takes something that is scarcer.  It takes cooperation.

Get together.  Organize for civic improvement.  Develop the civic nerve.

Rid your town of eyesore after another.  Clean up the vacant lots and plant them in gardens.  Make a cluttered yard a disgrace.  Make public opinion to hot for those who will not help.

It pays.  It will promote law and order.  It will help in the education of your children.  It will draw factories and other business enterprises to your locality.

Shiftlessness, untidiness, dirt and selfishness, as shown in your streets and buildings, react upon your people.

Such things make your boys and girls grow up hating their home town.

Make your home town children’s paradise, something their memory will longingly turn back to.

Look after your amusements, your parks, your playgrounds, your theatres, and all your other means of commercial enjoyment.

Make your home town happy.

It pays.

Welcome!

Welcome to our  Web site!  If you have any information  pertaining to the city of Republic, including history, pictures, with or without identity, would be greatly appreciated.  Please tell a member of the Society or email the information to rob112241@yahoo.com.  We treasure Republic History. (History could be from 10 years to 150 years etc) Thank you!
Bill