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| Ken Harding introduces the presentation team at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel as they present for the Governor's Hometown Award Committee on August 28, 2012. |
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| Mary Ann Vance explains the vision for the project. |
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| Joe Venovich explains the construction side of the project. |
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| Bettie Sage tells of the financial aspects of the project. |
July 24, 2012
The response to the memorial has been so much that a section of concrete was removed to make room for 72 more stones. This after the space originally planned for stones became full. A crew from Stuber Land Design removed the concrete installed the stones.
November 11, 2011--Dedication Day!!
November 4, 2011--Pavers are installed.
October 22, 2011--Brass plates were installed at the memorial.
October 21, 2011--Holes are bored and rods inserted in south boulder to secure it.
October 18, 2011--Monument arrives at the memorial.
October 17, 2011--Two granite benches arrive at the memorial from Abel Vault and Monument.
October 10 and 11, 2011--Placed rock around each boulder.
October 7, 2011--Anchor reaches it's final resting place. From Virginia to Tremont, Illinois weighing in at 11,300 pounds.
October 6, 2011--Joe Venovich and Al Sanders deliver the anchor closer to it's final resting place.
September 30, 2011--Grass planted on September 20 pokes through the ground.
September 27, 2011--The first granite stone engraved and delivered.
September 22, 2011--Sandblasting of the anchor began.
September 20, 2011--Grass seed was sowed.
September 17, 2011--The sidewalk was poured using 4 yards of concrete.
September 14, 2011--The anchor arrived from Virginia.
September 7, 2011--The west side of the 48 foot circle was poured using 10.5 yards of concrete.
September 1, 2011--The footings for the anchor and monumnent were poured using 7 yards of concrete for the anchor and 2 yards for the monument.
September 1, 2011--The website was developed.
August 31, 2011--Broke ground for the memorial.
