Another postcard from my husband's family's things. When I googled Sauerkraut Day in Forreston, I found that it was held in a little town in north central Illinois from 1913 through 1960 and drew as many as 20,000 people to take part in the celebration. I am a native of Illinois and had not heard of Forreston, but there are lots and lots of small towns throughout the state so there are many I haven't heard of. Looks like it was a fun festival.
The back of the postcard is stamped and ready to go. Happy PFF and thanks to Beth at
Another postcard from my husband's family's things. When I googled Sauerkraut Day in Forreston, I found that it was held in a little town in north central Illinois from 1913 through 1960 and drew as many as 20,000 people to take part in the celebration. I am a native of Illinois and had not heard of Forreston, but there are lots and lots of small towns throughout the state so there are many I haven't heard of. Looks like it was a fun festival.
The back of the postcard is stamped and ready to go. Happy PFF and thanks to Beth at
LOL. World's Largest Crock of Kraut? I'm kind of wondering what's going on in the foreground.
ReplyDeletePeople really will celebrate anything, won't they? :) I remember my mom and grandmother making sauerkraut when I was a kid. I even got to stomp it in a big crock once!
ReplyDeleteI love sauerkraut and had no idea there was a sauerkraut festival! Someplace should pick it up again! Happy PFF!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic card. The clothing, the houses, the event it commemorates. And it was saved by family. Just fabulous. Happy PFF.
ReplyDeleteA Sauerkraut festival - I like the idea. Makes one wonder why such a popular festival stopped in 1960. Happy PFF.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading about the sauerkraut festival--and my mouth is watering. I love the stuff!
ReplyDeleteHappy PFF!
People, people, everywhere...:)
ReplyDeleteWow, a lot of people to enjoy the sauerkraut! I wonder if they had polish sausages to go along with it?
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