Love always returns to the center and the land.
Poems of one family’s history and the history of a small town.
Prairie Roots is the story of a town, a home, a family, and a legacy. Told with poetic charm and treasured photographs, the story begins in 1912 in the town of Delavan, Illinois, with the courting and marriage of Ray and Marguerite Lillibridge, the author’s grandparents. From that time forward, joys and trials were lived and shared, and then told and retold, becoming memories that form the foundation of a family rooted in the prairie soil of the Midwest. Take time to appreciate the history, dignity, and love within this small-town family. Allow the book’s tenderness to reach deep into your own memories, unearthing your own stories and your foundation. More...
Good Night Sweetheart, Goodnight: The Love Story of Ray Harrison Lillibridge and Marguerite Jenike Lillibridge is an epistolary compilation of letters, recollections, and photographs. James Lowell Hall leads us through the love story of Ray Lillibridge and Marguerite Jenike as they court, fall in love, correspond, and bridge the ten-mile gap between their homes by horse and buggy. Through their letters and Marguerite's reminisces, we are allowed a glimpse of life and hardships in small town America one hundred years ago, as well as Ray's internal struggles, Marguerite's devotion to faith and family, and the legacy of family they’ve left behind. More...
Lillibridge Houses
Thomas Lillibridge the progenitor of the Lillibridge family and his descendants are brought to life with the history of his dwelling house and homestead farm, circa 1715, in Richmond, Rhode Island. Thomas's grandson Reverend David Lillibridge served during the French and Indian War at age 15. He later moved to live in Willington, Connecticut, where he founded a church and was the church’s only pastor for 55 years, and where his house still stands. These houses tell of generations of family, a history told along with the Haunted Hampton Lillibridge house in Savannah, Georgia, and other paranormal experiences recounted in Lillibridge Houses. More...