Hannah Palmer was the president of King’s Daughters Organization from May 1898 until May 1909. She was an impressive woman behind a great man who was a General, ex-governor of Illinois, and friend to Abraham Lincoln.
Read MoreWhen the King’s Daughters Organization (then known as The Carrie Post King’s Daughters Home for Women) received the July 16, 1999 letter of invitation to apply for the Illinois Centennial Award, it didn’t take KDO Historian Sharon Hohimer long to begin collecting the legal documentation to apply!
Read MoreYou might remember something about the Lincoln- Herndon law office. Did you know that William Herndon’s daughter, Mary Ralston, lived in the King’s Daughters home for nine years before her death at age 99? She is believed to have been the last living person connected to the Lincoln family and the end of that. See the following SJR articles with memories, a photo at the gravesite from 1917 when William Herndon received a new headstone (Mary is the second from the gravestone on the left in black, she was 61 at this time), and some memories and a recipe Mary was known for from the late KDO historian Sharon Hohimer.
Read MoreFormer KDO historian Sharon Hohimer created an excellent piece on one of the founding members of King's Daughters Organization here in Springfield. Take a look at the excellent article she produced.
Read MoreHonoring 125 years of the King’s Daughters in Springfield. Before there was Social Security, retirement accounts, or Mothers Day, and the state of Illinois was only 70 years old- there was the King’s Daughters. Like us and Follow us this year as we post pictures, articles, and remembrances from the past 125 years. See the rich history and ties to Lincoln, General Foods and Mar-a-Lago, and the women involved with the 50 plus circles and memberships exceeding 1500. Times are changing, but all the while this dynamic group of women have kept on a mission- to aid the life of the elderly. From 1883-2018 going strong, always positively impacting the elderly then and now more than ever. Check out some of the members from this 1965 article
Read More125 years Ago Plus….. And so the first King’s Daughters Circle began! The first circle of ten formed here in Springfield and was called the Whatsoever Circle of Christ Church. Next was the Pastor’s Ten of the Congregational Church, the Chautauqua Willing Band, and then the Tongue Guard Circle, a class of 26 girls in the St. Agatha school whose object was to guard that “unruly member”, the tongue. Some of the circles have come and gone but the Willing Ten is still with us but updated their name to the Willing Circle. A name that has forever been a synonym for active work in the organization! (128 years, before even incorporation)
Read MoreIn 1903 at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Corporation of King’s Daughter’s held at the Central Baptist church, Dr. A.L. Converse spoke on behalf of C.W. Post, Carrie Post’s son. In an effort to make the Home partly self-supporting, it was suggested by Mr.Post to have a RUG FACTORY in connection with the Home, in which all “able bodied inmates” (residence) should work several hours per day!! The idea was VERY unpopular and the rug factory did not materialize.
Read MoreThe King's Daughters Organization history is rich in selfless acts from those with a passion for improving our community. Without these generous gifts, Kings Daughters would not be the organization we are today. We have become one of the most charitable organizations in Sangamon County with the support of the Willis L. and Mary S. Spaulding Educational Trust. What a legacy!
Read MoreWhen the "Sangamon County King's Daughters Home for Old Ladies" (as the home was known then) opened October 7,1895, one of its 5 original "inmates", as the ladies were called, was Mrs. Phoebe Dreake Cleveland. She was the only real daughter of the American Revolution in this vicinity. Read more about her family in the SJR article. The King's Daughters helped to buy a special bronze tablet and attended the unveiling in 1923.
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