2012 City Ornament
The International
Route 66
Mother Road

We were there when it all began...It's hard to believe this the twentieth ornament in the City Ornament series! We wanted to celebrate this milestone with you by bringing a unique (and fun) design to the collection...The Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception broke ground at our current location on July 1, 1925, and officially welcomed residents "Home" on September 12, 1926. Then along came the now famous byway - Route 66.

A 1948 tribute to SJH founder, Mother Mary Pacifica read as follows: "Beside throbbing highway 66, near the junction where life flows to, from, and around our city, stands St. Joseph's Home, haven for the aged."

Given this unique place in history, we are delighted to partner with the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival, the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway and local artist Thomas D. Whalen to add this truly unique design to the City Ornament series. It's the first ornament to include St. Joseph's Home.

Each 24-karat gold-plated ornament is accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate. Edition limited to 5,000 ornaments.

Please allow three - four weeks for delivery.

Route 66 Mother Road | Colonnade At University Of Illinois Springfield
Cathedral Of The Immaculate Conception | Lincoln's 200th Birthday
Lincoln Family | On The Prairie | Springfield's Historic Union Station
Lincoln Presidential Museum | Lincoln Presidential Library | Lincoln's Tomb
New Salem | St. John's Hospital | Rees Memorial Carillon | Illinois State Capitol
State Fairgrounds Main Gate | Rubbing Lincoln's Nose Legend
Dana-Thomas House | Lincoln's Home | Old State Capitol