tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post2102645565833122297..comments2023-04-21T22:43:23.609-06:00Comments on A Musing Mom Speaks: Let's Sing a ShantyLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-89854738887034271072009-03-07T14:20:00.000-06:002009-03-07T14:20:00.000-06:00Southern Girl - okay, so here's so more info for y...Southern Girl - okay, so here's so more info for you on the underground railroad and "stations" in our area http://www.grauemill.org/underground.htm. Apparently there are a good handful in the immediate area.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-91894111008509813622009-03-07T14:18:00.000-06:002009-03-07T14:18:00.000-06:00Southern Girl - "John Jacob Jingle Himmer Schmidt"...Southern Girl - "John Jacob Jingle Himmer Schmidt" was one of my favorites as a kid too! I sang it all the time.<BR/><BR/>I would guess that there are other historic places around the western 'burbs where slaves found safety on their way to freedom. Graue Mill in Oak Brook, not Hinsdale (it's just north of Ogden Avenue on York Road) is the one I know for sure. I once worked with someone who livedLarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-16673932334358554342009-03-07T09:53:00.000-06:002009-03-07T09:53:00.000-06:00That's funny! I can imagine them all singing in th...That's funny! I can imagine them all singing in their low voices.<BR/><BR/>My kids like to sing songs from their musical last year, "Treasure Island". "We are the Pigaloos" is their favorite.<BR/><BR/>I love it when they sing songs from the Christian radio, too: "Give me your eyes" and "Lose My Soul" are their favorites. Makes the day so much better when everyone is singing!everydayMOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812990338739856399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-80976107518007521952009-03-06T19:45:00.000-06:002009-03-06T19:45:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing that moment! We sing "John Jac...Thanks for sharing that moment! We sing "John Jacob Jingle Himmer Schmidt" The kids like to sing it over and over and over!! I never realized that there was an underground railroad around here. I would love to take the kids to see it. Can you tell me where it is?Always a Southern Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547414629003682131noreply@blogger.com