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I am sending you the invitation to an extraordinary meeting that is being held on the 28th May 2022 online at 17:00 pm (European time) to...
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Neil Allen
Apr 11, 20224 min read
Celebrating Betsy Christenson
When I first met Betsy Christenson I thought she was a one of a kind collector. However, since editing this page and writing blogs, I...
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Neil Allen
Apr 4, 20222 min read
How Can You Help Friends of the Creche?
Our FOTC board met in April and, as expected, one of the business items from a 2 year Covid-19/no in-person convention-annual meeting...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20225 min read
Working With Artist
One of my all time favorite things to do is find artists that have never created nativities and see if they are willing to make one. If...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Susan Duke Waters "O Holy Night" art to be featured at FOTC Fall meeting.
The poster Susan Duke Waters printed for her latest exhibit of "Oh Holy Night" shows the amazing detail of her stunning "life size" wire...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Friends of the Creche Goes Digital
Catchy title - but not exactly the truth - Friends of the Creche has been digital for many years. Facebook, email, Webpages have been...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Least Expected Nativity Display
If you don't know Helen (FOTC Secretary) and Bill Holder (Nativity enabler) you may not know something rather important about her...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20220 min read
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20220 min read
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Father Roten (Distinguished Member of FOTC) to speak this Friday via zoom
Forwarded Message First Name: Gloria Last Name: Dodd Email: gdodd1@udayton.edu Subject: Invitation to Fr. Roten's talk on Creches on Dec....
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20221 min read
2022 Annual Meeting Announcement: Moore Methodist Museum, November 12
The 2022 annual meeting will be held on St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Moore Methodist Museum/Epworth by the Sea on November 12. The...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Help us Celebrate our 20th Year via Zoom
November 6th - 9 a.m. Pacific Time, 10 a.m. Mountain Time, 11 a.m. Central and Noon Eastern. The link will open 30 minutes prior to the...
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Neil Allen
Mar 15, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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