Meet the Collectors Who have made us GREAT! (2017-Present)
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2017 Donors
Nina Patrick
• Venango, NE • 04/03/17 • Over 1800 Pigs When I was a young girl, my older sister went to a relatives farm in Kansas. As they were touring the farm, they saw a mother sow, that had just had piglets. There was one little runt that was going to be destroyed, so my sister decided to take the piglet home and raise her…and she did. She and her husband fed her every two hours with a tiny doll bottle. She went everywhere with them…including church….. and she grew and grew and became a beloved member of the family. Her name was Petunia. She lived in the house and had a little bed in front of the heater. She was house trained and would let herself in and out of the house in the summer….and “oink” when she needed out if the door was closed. All of us fell in love with her and my fascination with pigs began. She was smart and learned tricks and how to answer the door if the door-bell rang….which shocked unsuspecting visitors! It wasn’t until years later, when a friend went to Europe and brought me a ceramic pig home from Germany, and then another pig from Africa, and……my pig collection began! And the rest was history…as they say. Every holiday or birthday or “just because” day, I would get pigs, and my collection grew and grew. We had a whole bedroom full of pigs and we called it The Pig Pen. My husband built shelves and bleachers for them and soon I had over 1,800! My husband and I sold our home in Colorado and moved to a farm in Nebraska and my pigs went into storage. They stayed there for many many years until I decided that someone else should enjoy them. I called the Happy Pig Club and the lady I talked to put me in touch with Cindy. When we talked, Cindy was happy to have all of my pigs and we loaded them up in our fifth wheel and made a trip to Linn, MO. I am thrilled that my pigs got a new home and was impressed with what Cindy is trying to accomplish for the animals she has taken in. I have been a supporter of Where Pigs Fly Farm ever since! 
Susie & Sy Frolichstein
• Indiana • 03/27/17 • Over 2000 Pigs When Susie passed away Sy donated their collection to the Museum. Here is his story. As a teen Susie started collecting dogs, but quickly switched to PIGS. When we got engaged in 1963 we started seeing and buying pigs in Chicago. We were married the next year, and a friend who was a newspaper reporter was given $10 to buy things in "old town". After the article was published she gave us the pig she bought. In 1968 the political riots at the Democratic Convention in Chicago was the birth of the Mayor Daly Pig. It was made and sold by the rioters. Over the next many years we traveled alot and always found pigs. Our friends and family gave us many of the pigs. We are glad our pigs are finding a home in Missouri. 
Judy Wood
• New Orleans, LA • 04/19/17 • Over 7000 Pigs Judy's collection began when she gave up cigarettes. She traded Cigs for Pigs!! She donated her collection when she moved to California to live with her daughter. 
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2018 Donors
John W. & Alela Huesgen
• Frankenstein, MO • 01/28/18 • Over 1000 Pigs Mom was the collector, and we really do not know why she started with pigs. Growing up we always had one cabinet full of her special pigs which later blossomed into a room full of pigs. She would be so happy her pigs are with the museum for all to enjoy! 
John Clark
• Kansas City, KS • 03/12/18 • Over 2000 Pigs John Clark (1953-2017), the only child of Sid and Alice Clark, lived his entire life in a large home in Kansas City, Kansas, that he shared with thousands of pigs. When Sid inherited the house from his father, one of the requirements was that his unmarried sister, Janet, could live in the home as long as she desired. Janet spent her whole life in the house and began collecting pigs in the 1950s. She kept track of more than a thousand pigs on index cards. When she passed John preserved her room and added many more pigs to the collection. His family and friends also gifted him with pigs, most extraordinary of which is the "Pigmas" Tree, which his fiance Marion Goodwin made for him to celebrate Christmas. During his final illness John expressed a desire that his pigs should stay together. His family and friends are delighted that Pigs Aloft has made that possible. 
Joan Fitzgerald
• St. Charles, MO • 07/13/18 • Over 150 Pigs Joan and her late husband began collecting pigs in the 70's after they acquired a pet pig-Henrietta. Friends and family started giving them pig collectibles as gifts. Joan donated her pigs to the museum when she decided to downsize. 
Diana Bogle
• St. Louis, MO • 08/24/18 • 56 Pigs 
Dee Grainge
• Salamonica, NY • 10/21/18 • About 3000 Pigs Dee was born in Salamonica, New York, a small western New York town When Dee was about 10 years old her dad bought a baby pig home for her, shortly after her dad passed away. Dee's kids Diana and Bill do not know what happened to the baby pig but they do know from then on mom loved pigs. Through the years Dee’s pig collection grew and grew. As she traveled she added to her collection, and others gave her gifts of Pigs. As time passed Bill and Dee’s home became a haven for pigs, every room from shelves to walls hosted Pigs. In September 2017 after Dee passed the family discovered the "Where Pigs fly Farm and Pigs Aloft Museum" in Linn Missouri. In October 2018, Diana and Bill rented a U-Haul trailer, packed up the pigs and headed to Missouri. Upon arrival at the farm Diana and Bill knew they had found a perfect place for their mom's lifelong Pig Collection. Dee has always been a very given woman helping everyone she came across who was in need. After meeting Cindy at the Pigs Alot Museum, Dianna and Bill realized their mom and Cindy were very similar people, as Cindy gives her all to the many pig collections that have been entrusted to her, as well as the animals she rescues. Dianna and Bill are positive their mom is very pleased her collection is here for all pig lovers to appreciate and enjoy. 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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2019 & 2020 Donors
Ed Emanuel
• Paris, TX • 02/14/19 • Over 700 Pigs Ed's collection began in 2002, when he retired and needed something to fill his time. He decided to see how many Piggy Banks he could collect. It did not take long and he had a house full! 
Cheryl Roberts
• Houston, TX • 05/02/19 • Over 1000 Pigs In a decision to downsize, Cheryl had her husband bring her collection to Missouri. We are very greatful! 
Laney Mae Hall
• Wichita, KS • 07/18/19 • Over 150 Pigs Cheryl Bakker, donated the collection in honor of her Mother-in-law. Laney Mae Hall was a friend to everyone, & it didn’t matter if she knew you for a minute or several years, if you came by to visit, she had a hug waiting. She received a few pigs as gifts & raved over them for so long & put them on a shelf to admire them. She would show them off to everyone, until soon everyone that came to visit, showed up with some sort of pig item. Although she wasn’t very mobile, she always made room on a shelf nearby so she could love on them everyday. 
Nancy Doallas
• Fort Meyers, FL • 05/02/19 • Over 1000 Pigs Cynthia Doallas donated her late mother, Nancy Louise Doallas, collection. 
Mona Crump
• Fulton, MO • 10/06/19 • Over 175 Pigs Began her collection after she was given a pig Cookie Jar. The collection overtook the house, so she decided to donate it to the museum. 
Therese Reagan
• O'Fallon, MO • 01/03/20 • 49 Pigs 
Keith Hazen
• Buford, GA • 01/08/20 • 622 Pigs Amanda Hazen donated her late father's collection to the museum. 
Catherine VonKretschmann
• Orlando, FL • 01/07/20 • 1345 Pigs Catherine's collection began about 20 years ago when she moved to Florida from New York. She received a pig collectible as a gift, she loved it so much all of her friends began giving her pigs. She donated her collection when she decided to downsize. 
Danielle Rodenbough
• Kansas City, MO • 01/21/20 • 103 Pigs Danielle and her husband decided to move to downsize and move to Washington. As a result their Pigs moved to the Pig Museum. |
