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Talking to Santa

Tierney Johnson, left, age 6, ponders what she wants for Christmas as she talks with Santa Claus along with Andre Thomas, age 4, and Alexis Ross, age 6, during the Red Stocking Party on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Manual High School.
Tierney Johnson, left, age 6, ponders what she wants for Christmas as she talks with Santa Claus along with Andre Thomas, age 4, and Alexis Ross, age 6, during the Red Stocking Party on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Manual High School.

Scared of Santa

Cheri Crebo, left, can only smile as her daughter, Ava, age 2, cries after meeting Santa Claus on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at Wildlife Prairie State Park. Crebo vowed to get back in line a second time to see if Ava would sit on Santa's lap.
Cheri Crebo, left, can only smile as her daughter, Ava, age 2, cries after meeting Santa Claus on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at Wildlife Prairie State Park. Crebo vowed to get back in line a second time to see if Ava would sit on Santa's lap.

Civil War winter encampment

I only had one assignment today so my co-worker suggested I look for some wild art (photos that run without a story in the paper). I noticed an event listing in the paper about a Civil War winter encampment at one of the local parks. After finishing my first assignment, I took a drive out to check it out. I ended up staying for a couple hours, shooting about 50 frames (not to mention a full roll of 120 film on my Holga) and talking to a half dozen re-enactors from the Central Illinois Living Historians. I was a history minor in college so I naturally found the encampment and the re-enactors very interesting. If you’re into Civil War history, I suggest checking out a project my good friend Jay Seawell worked on a few summers ago documenting American Civil War re-enactments in England.

Tim Varvil, the president of the Central Illinois Living Historians, rests his rifle over his shoulder after a demonstration of Civil War military exercises for a group of bystanders on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Sommer Park. The re-enactors created a Civil War winter encampment to show how soldiers lived through the winter months when fighting generally stopped in the war.
Tim Varvil, the president of the Central Illinois Living Historians, rests his rifle over his shoulder after a demonstration of Civil War military exercises for a group of bystanders on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Sommer Park. The re-enactors created a Civil War winter encampment to show how soldiers lived through the winter months when fighting generally stopped in the war.

Civil War re-enactors prepare to march in formation during a drill on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Sommer Park. The re-enactors, from the Central Illinois Living Historians, created a Civil War winter encampment to show visitors how soldiers lived during the winter months in the war.
Civil War re-enactors prepare to march in formation during a drill on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at Sommer Park. The re-enactors, from the Central Illinois Living Historians, created a Civil War winter encampment to show visitors how soldiers lived during the winter months in the war.

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