Honoring the Past, Building a Future
"Reflections on a time when education built character, and graduation honored it." Stepheny Forgue Houghtlin Evanston Township High School was a top public school in the country when I graduated. I think there were 635+ students in my class. To this day, I’m still in touch with the close friends I made in those years. … Continue reading Stepheny Reflects On 2025 Graduation Speeches
NEW BLOG POST - SUNDAY - MOBILE FRIENDLY - What do 'The Wise Men' have to do with college graduation speeches? Let me know what you think about Stepheny's point of view on the subject. Mainstreetrockymount.com
It started with a prayer, one of those earnest, hopeful moments shared among friends when life throws a curve: Years ago my husband and I belonged to a couples prayer group. One of the men lost his job and we all began to pray, for a NEW job. Turns out we prayed he and his … Continue reading Preservation vs. Progress: Be Careful What You Pray For
1800 Asbury Ave - Evanston, IL. Before I ever knew the word “preservation,”I knew how it felt to love a house.To love a neighborhood.To love a way of life shaped by streets, seasons, and sidewalks. I grew up in Evanston, Illinois, where winter blanketed the world in white silence.I’d sit on the radiator cover in … Continue reading The Memories That Led to Stepheny, the Preservationist
Every preservationist has a beginning. Because the Sunday blog post on Mainstreetrockymount.com is partially about Stepheny's world as a little girl, I invite you to join me. I think you will resonate with the nostalgia…saddle shoes and a polo coat I wore in high school and took to college in Lexington, Ky.
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