Meet the Collectors Who have made us GREAT! (2014-2016)
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— 2014 Donors --
Dorothy R. Clark
• Santa Monica, CA • 09/24/14 • Over 200 pigs Ellen Deeb sent us her late mother's collection. Dorothy had grown up on a farm in Wisconsin. It was as a child that she began collecting pigs. 
Pat Pray
• Kansas • 10/02/14 • Over 1000 Pigs Pat started collecting pigs over 50 years ago when her oldest daughter, then 6 years old, gave her 2 pigs for Christmas. She loved them so much that everyone started giving her pigs and the collection grew dramatically! 
Letizia Galletta
• Italy • 10/20/14 • Nearly 200 Pigs Letiza is currently our youngest collection donor and her collection has traveled the furthest! 
Nolan Family
• Stuart, Florida. • 10/24/14 • Over 800 Pigs The Nolan family sent us the collection that had belonged to their late mother. The children felt that sharing the collection with the public is what she would have wanted, so they boxed everything up and shipped it to us in Missouri. 
Oletta's Emporium of Useful Things
• Owensville, Missouri • 10/20/14 • Over 50 collectible pigs from the "This Little Piggy" collection! 
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— 2015 Donors --
Christine Jacob
• Gray, Maine • 04/12/15 • Over 600 Pigs Here's my story. In 1971, I started dating this cute guy in high school. In a very affectionate and romantic (for a teenager) way he started calling me "Pigface". Trust me, it was romantic!!! For some reason, the pig thing stuck. 44 years later, I'm still with the cute guy and I have amassed a huge pig collection. Short and sweet; that's my story!🐷 
Barbara Alt
• Fort Wayne, IN • 04/22/15 • Over 3000 Pigs Cindy Brenneke took a trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana to pick up the incredible Pig Collection belonging to Barb Alt. Barb was fighting a courageous battle with brain cancer. Sadly, she was very ill when Brenneke arrived and she was not able to meet Barb in person. Her dear friend Brenda Rutowski helped load her "babies", which were then brought back to the farm, where it took about two months to get the new displays built and the piggies in place where the public could view them. Barb had planned to visit the Museum, unfortunately she was not able to make it due to her health. She passed from this earthly life to be with the Lord on August 9, 2015. We feel her presence here at the Museum, and blessed that we are able to share them with you. 
Paula and Clay Oliver
• Ft. Lauderdale, FL • 06/03/15 • Over 1000 Pigs Paula and Clay Oliver started collecting pigs in the early 80’s. Finding that first simple “oh isn’t that cute” pig ignited a passion that encompassed the entire family. Everyone wanted to collect the most unusual, one of kind pigs. All vacations that Paula and Clay took involved the purchase of a pig to remember the trip by. Friends and family enjoyed the hunt for pigs almost as much as Paula and Clay did. Pigs from all over the United States, as well overseas and the Bahamas joined their collection. When just a run of the mill store purchase wouldn’t do, they commissioned original art work of pigs – from carvings made out of stone or wood, to framed art work, to actually adopting a real pig – Marvin! As their collection grew, it spread out over their entire home, not leaving a room untouched by pigs. Paula and Clay lovingly displayed all the pigs and enjoyed the fond memories they invoked. When Paula passed away in June of 2011, additions to the collection ceased, but not the enjoyment they brought. The pigs remained in their places and Clay continued to enjoy looking at them and enjoyed reminiscing about them and the happy memories they held. When Clay passed in April of 2015, the family was at a loss as to what to do with the massive collection. It was created with so much love and care that the thought of the collection being dismantled and given away left them with a heavy heart. So the search began for a “home” for the pigs. When we found “Where Pigs Fly Farm & Pigs Aloft Museum”, we knew we had found that home! It is a great comfort to the family to know that Paula & Clay’s pig collection will continue to bring joy to so many people for many years to come and will be lovingly cared for almost as much as they did! 
Sandy Oates
• Saint Louis, MO • 09/04/15 • Over 200 Pigs Sandy donated her collection when they began to overtake her home. : ) 
Laura Schwartz
• Scottsdale, AZ • 09/12/15 • Over 1000 Pigs Laura's family donated her collection to the Musuem. |
— 2016 Donors --
Dianne Hamm
• Berkley, CA • 04/07/16 • Over 5000 Pigs Dianne had lived in Berkeley her entire life, 60 years of which she has spent collecting pig figurines and ephemera. She got started when her grandmother gave her a stuffed Steiff pig. She had never looked back. Click here to Read the entire story of her Giant Collection! 
Lloyd & Carol Williams
• Manitola Canada • 08/11/16 • Over 2000 Pigs 
Maria Norman
• Toluca Lake, CA • 05/04/16 • Over 200 Pigs Maria is an attorney who once said "When Pigs Fly" to a co-worker. She was then bombarded with flying pig gifts. When her office became overloaded with the flying porkers she donated her collection to the Museum. 
MaryJo Wortman
• Dundalk, MD • 07/13/16 • Over 1000 Pigs 
Peggy Miller
• Indianapolis, IN • 10/31/16 • Over 3000 Pigs When Peggy had gone into a nursing home, her sister Kathleen donated the incredible collection to the museum. Sadly Peggy passed away in July of 2018. Peggy began collecting when she was about six years old. Her nickname was Piggy Peggy, so pigs became her love. This photo was taken when she was younger. 
Terry Selby
• Wyoming • 11/25/16 • Over 1000 Pigs 
Cornelia Storer
• Keywest, FL • 12/1/16 • Over 300 Pigs Donated in loving memory by her family. She loved her pigs!! A Keywest Florida native and a lifetime resident of Miami. She married a farm boy from Missouri. She first became enchanted with pigs on a trip to Missouri with her husband to the family farm. There, she got to hold some new piglets and that's where it all began!! She collected pigs starting in the early seventies up until her death in 1996. It is our pleasure as her family to share most of her collection with you. If you would like to help us keep the museum maintained and help with the remodeling of the Livestock Barn and Milk Barn to accommodate more of the collection, we would greatly appreciate your donation. THANKS in Advance!
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