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[email protected] Web: franconiamuseum.org Volume 15 Issue 1 Franconia Museum Spring 2016 Special points of interest: In Memoriam — 1 Debbi Wilson President’s Message 2 Hometown Bus Tour 3 In Loving Memory of 4 Debbi Wilson Photos of Debbi 5 Iron Road of Franconia 6 Both Sides Tour 7 Marriage in the Museum 8 New Board Member 9 Baseball in Franconia 10 Baseball (continued) 11 Baseball (continued) 12 In Memoriam 13 In Memoriam 14 In Memoriam 15 In Memoriam 16 In Memoriam 17 Share Your Stories. 17 Help Needed. 2016 Current Friends 18 2016 Current Friends 19 In Memoriam Museum Info 20 Debbi Wilson Museum Vice President 1951—2016 Page 2 Historic Franconia Legacies—Franconia Museum Inc. President’s Message ... The old saying that you don’t realize how important someone is until they are gone is doubly true at the Franconia Museum. Debbi Wilson’s illness and subsequent death has turned my world upside down because I have always counted on Deb to tell me which way was up! That’s why this edition of the newsletter is a tad late. Frankly, I have a hard time putting words on paper in her ab- sence. Without Deb to prod me into meeting the deadline, I admit I have had a hard time getting back up to speed. Having admitted that, I want to thank Jane Higham, Judy Hutchinson and Nathaniel Lee for their help in keeping the internal gears running for the Museum lately.