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Rwanda shepherds
This is a picture of one of the shepherds, hand carved in wood from my Rwanda crèche. I wondered what the pointy thing was sticking up...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
What Time is it?
What time is it? Look closely at this clock made by Harry Mushenheim. He had an old battery operated clock mechanism and his wife, Ceal,...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Volunteers Behind the Scene
Perhaps you were unaware of our 100% volunteer Organization status. Friends of the Creche depends on all of them. Perhaps the most...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Portland, Oregon Convention Moves From In-Person to On-line
Dear Friends of the Creche Membership And just when it all looked good…BAM…another wave of Covid-19, this one more ambitious than the...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
My Nativity Story: Neil Allen (Webmaster)
Usually when you start a story about collecting nativities one starts at the beginning. However, Covid-19 has caused us all to start with...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Make and Take Set for November
Here's a great idea from Kathleen Conrad November 21, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 PM- A Make and Take Tour of the Bethlehem Cave and Nativity...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
JOIN US ON ZOOM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 20021 Important information about the Portland Oregon Convention. Here's the link: Neil neilwallen@frontier.com is...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
What Am I Going to Do With All My Sets?
Michelle Devitt Here’s an idea….. Many FOTC members are asking themselves ‘what will I do with my collection’? I have laid awake at night...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Why you should attend the 2021 FOTC Convention
#25. The Bannner is really cool. The Allens sent their daughter to Art School for this! #24 You will see rare nativities! #23. You will...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
The Naked Truth
Neil Allen - Webmaster This “Nativity” (hardly that) was purchased at Ikea a few years ago with the idea that someone would see it and...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Radisson Red Hotel (Portland) Sold
Without a doubt the Covid-19 reality has dramatically impacted business throughout the world. Even major chains like the Radisson have...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Benito Santivan ̃ez' Unique Village
Benito Santivan ̃ez began setting his amazing Spanish style villages up in two different churches many years ago, never missing....until...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Helen's Puppets
I needed some air dry clay to repair damage to a cheap nativity figure. I didn’t need much but the only package of clay was big. Lots...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Portland, Oregon Convention Update: May 23, 2021
Good news is on the near horizon. Governor Brown has said she will likely open the state up in the coming weeks. Currently Multnomah...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 5 min
FOTC Board Actions: Portland Oregon Convention Rough Schedule.
The Friends of the Creche Board met on May 6, 2021 via zoom. There was lots of ground covered, and much of it centered around the...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
My Nativity Story: Charles Hull
At an early age I dabbled in learning how to crochet, being taught by my mother. But for many years I put that skill behind me. A...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
My Nativity Story: A Letter of Appreciation - Judith Harriman
Phillip Garding recently did our very first presentation on how to catalogue your nativities: I asked the participants to respond to a...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
My Nativity: Vickie Jo Franks
Dare County Arts Council, in North Carolina's Outer Banks, has hosted a two month solo exhibit of my art “Heavenly Host”. It includes...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
My Nativity Story: Phillip Garding (cataloging your collection)
Creche Collection Catalog I like lists. As a teenager I started a list of every book I read for seven years. It was inevitable that when...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Original Members of FOTC
Rita Bocher In 2021 the Friends of the Creche Organization will celebrate 20 years of gatherings. What you may not know is the Creche...
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