During the late 1940s and early 1950's, the Collins family lived in Darrtown in a house that sat in the southwest corner of the intersection of North and Apple streets.

Mrs. Tillie Collins (seen in the image below) was the mother of the six children seen in the photo at the right.

ABOVE: The Collins siblings

Back row: John ("Junior"), Marie, and William ("Billy")

Front row: Joyce, Verna, and Russell.