Project began on February 9, 2009         202 South Plum - Havana, Illinois 62644 309-370-0586
	I will be calling upon potential clients beginning the week of Feb 9th through March 20th. My goal is 50-60 drawings in this publication. **** With the soliciting period ending, I have 57 drawings. ****************** DRAWINGS BY COMMUNITY Greenville Pepin's Globe Theatre Bradford National Bank Old Firehouse Emporium The Bakery Nook & Kelly's Cafe Farmland Quilts Bond County Historical Society Sweetest Things Greenville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop Watson Drug Store Shank Real Estate Floral Designs by Cindy First National Bank Richard Bock Museum Donnelson The Loose Caboose Pocahontas Nuby's Steakhouse Greenup Cumberland County G & H Society St. Elmo St. Elmo Public Library District Red Raven Antiques Main Street Flowers and Gifts Altamont Kull Furniture Gallery Savannah's Antique Mall Main Street Bed & Breakfast Dr Wright House Museum Blossom Paradise Marshall White Stallion Creations - Embroidery & Fabric Studio Greenbriar Cottage Florist Harlan Hall Casey Petals & Perks Floral and Gifts Shop Richards Farm Restaurant Patricia Ann's Unique Gifts & Creations Effingham Jefferson Street Flowers & Gifts John Boos Co. Niemerg Family Restaurant Troy Troy Historical Society Spring Valley School Sweet Annie's Quilt Shoppe US Senator Paul Simon House - Westphall Home Vandalia Something Special Florist Burtschi Bro. American Legion Sun House Health Foods Old Presbyterian Museum First National Bank Highland Michael's Restaurant Louis Latzer Memorial Library Jimmy's Railshake Rosemary's Quilts The Chocolate Affair Vicky's Hallmark Latzer Homestead Kaeser Park and Museum The Chapel Museum Collinsville The Flower Basket Cross Patches Andrea Mull Collinsville Historical Museum	John Goldsmith Executive Director National Road Association of Illinois Phone: 618-664-9343   February 2, 2009   The Historic National Road is the theme for a new book by David Alan Badger. The self-taught artist from Havana, Illinois has penned 8,000 drawings of Illinois architecture over the last twenty-seven years. Tentatively titled Recipes from the Historic National Road, it is the first cookbook dedicated to "the road that built the nation.   Badger began work on the National Road book in early February which combines a series of drawings and recipes to create a "taste of the region. The author is contacting businesses and other interested parties about the project which has been endorsed by the National Road Association of Illinois. Each business that purchases 24 copies of the book wholesale may submit a recipe and receive, in return, the original pen and ink drawing (copyright free) of their business and be featured in two pages of the publication.   Sheila Martin, National Road Association of Illinois board president, said, "A book of this magnitude is as unique as the National Road. Combining our historic architecture with the original flare of Midwestern dishes we've all been raised on and love, David Alan Badger is creating a book that I personally look forward to reading.   John Goldsmith, National Road executive director for Illinois, believes the book will attract visitors to the road. "Promoting tourism, Goldsmith pointed out, "is one of the National Road Association's primary goals. Recipes from the Historic National Road could potentially draw attention to all of our communities from Marshall to East St. Louis.   Badger plans to feature books on each of the state's seven scenic byways. Recipes from the Meeting of the Great Rivers was released in May 2008. Each book takes up to four months to complete but the artist has even loftier goals. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's body of work totaling over 20,000 original drawings, Badger has set that milestone as his ultimate plateau.   For more information on the book, contact David Alan Badger at dabadger@casscomm.com or visit his website at www.davidalanbadger.com. You may also contact the National Road Association of Illinois at 888-268-0042 or info@nationalroad.org.