January Theme: Organize your family papers and photos; write the stories of the births of your family members, include photos, if available.

Decade of Emphasis: 1900s

Publications:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, 1900.
• The Blind Man at the Window, Stark Young, 1906

Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision”, Fanny Crosby, 1904

February Theme:  Plant trees.  You might plant a tree in honor/memory of your family members or just because they are beautiful and they help the environment.  (Carolyn Conger, Extension Agent, is chair of this project, 601.765.8252)

Decade of Emphasis: 1910s

Publications:

• Christmas-Night in the Quarters, Irvin Russell, 1917
• The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911

Hymn: “The Old Rugged Cross”,

Rev. George Bernard, 1912

March Theme: Learn a new art or craft; teach a new art or craft to someone else; demonstrate an art or craft to your organization, church group, or family group.

Decade of Emphasis: 1920s

Publications: 

• The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner, 1929;
• Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne, 1926.
• Ulysses, James Joyce, 1922

Hymn:  “Let Us Break Bread Together on Our Knees”, Spiritual, 1927

April Theme:  Make photos of your family and your home; write a religious history of your family.

Decade of Emphasis: 1930s

Publications: 

• As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner, 1930;
• The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck, 1940
• The Hobbitt, J.R.R. Tolkien, 1937;
• Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston, 1937.

Hymn: “Morning Has Broken”, Eleanor Farjeon, 1931.

May Theme:  participate in the Okatoma Festival, May 5, Steve McNair, Grand Marshall.

Decade of Emphasis: 1940s

Publications:

• Native Son, Richard Wright, 1945;
• Curious George, Hans Augusto Rey, 1941;
• The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne Frank, 1947; Tales of the South Pacific, James Michener, 1948.
• The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis, 1942
• For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemmingway, 1940.
• A Curtain of Green,  Eudora Welty, 1941

Hymn: “God Give us a Christian Homes”,

B. B. McKinny, 1949.

June Theme: Write the story of a family wedding and/or marriage, include photos, if available.

Decade of Emphasis: 1950s

Publications:

• Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams. 1955
• The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, 1957
• Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White, 1952
• Gift from the Sea,  Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1956
• The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis, 1950
• Peace With God, Billy Graham, 1953
• Profiles in Courage, John F. Kennedy, 1956
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Hymn: “How Great Thou Art”, Stuart K. Hine, 1955

July Theme: Research for information about your family members who have served our country in the military.  Recite the pledge to the flag and sing the national anthem during your July 4 festivities.

Decade of Emphasis: 1960s

Publications:

• Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish, 1963
• Christy, Catherine Marshall, 1967
• Coming of Age in Mississippi, Anne Moody, 1968
• The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein, 1964
• Green Eyes and Ham, Dr. Seuss, 1960
• To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, 1961
• A Wrinkle in time, Madeleine L’Engle

August Theme: Write the stories of the schools attended by your family members.  Visit our Collins Schools; become a volunteer.

Decade of Emphasis: 1970s

Publications:

• Are You There God?  It’s Me, Margaret, Judy Blume, 1970.
• Bridge to Terabithia,  Katherine Paterson, 1978
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou, 1970
• The Optimist’s Daughter, Eudora Welty, 1972
• Roll of thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor, 1978

Hymn: “Because He Lives”, Bill and Gloria Gaither, 1971

September Theme: Visit your courthouse during the 100th anniversary month of the laying of the cornerstone.

Decade of Emphasis: 1980s

Publications:

• One Writer’s Beginnings, Eudora Welty, 1983
• Fried Green Tomatoes,  Fannie Flagg, 1987
• Love You Forever,  Robert Munsch, 1986
• Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl, 1984
• The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg, 1986
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Harold Kusher, 1981

October Theme: Honor and research the first families of Collins, the Choctaw Indians.

Decade of Emphasis: 1990s

Publications:

• All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Robert Fulghum, 1993
• All Over but the Shoutin’, Rick Bragg, 1998
• The Firm, John Grisham, 1991
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J. K. Rowling, 1998
• Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, Ann B. Ross, 1999
• Liberty Falling, Nevada Barr, 1999

Hymn: “We Shall Behold Him”, Dottie Rambo, 1991.

For more information regarding the

 Celebration of the Centennial of the

 City of Collins, MS,

 contact

Mayor V. O. Smith

or

Suzette Davis

at

 City Hall, 601.765.4491

 or

Gwen Keys Hitt,

Centennial Celebration Chair

at