"We've been looking forward to this day for a long time," Wells said. "I was overwhelmed when I walked in this morning," said Wells, who is also the vice president of Peggy Lee Associates, LLC. "To say that my grandmother would have been touched by all of this would be an understatement.". The depot was home to Peggy Lee, jazz singer, songwriter and actress, from 1934 to 1937 and is now the only remaining depot of the railroad intended to connect Canada to the Gulf Coast. (John M. Steiner / The Sun), Holly Foster Wells, granddaughter of Peggy Lee and vice president of Peggy Lee Associates, LLC, admires the room at the restored Midland Continental Depot in Wimbledon Saturday that is dedicated to her grandmother's life and career. Her granddaughter, Holly Foster-Wells, recently opened up to Closer Weekly about her popular grandmother. It was fitting that as Stevenson was wrapping up her rendition of "Waitin' For The Train To Come In," a Canadian Pacific Railroad train came through the tracks in Wimbledon. The restored depot is on the National Register of Historic Places and last week was given the 2012 Preservation Excellence Award from Preservation North Dakota -- something local officials and restoration committee members were very proud of.
On today’s show, Tim welcomes Peggy Lee’s granddaughter Holly Foster Wells to the show. On the main floor, visitors can look at the inner working of the original railroad depot with its waiting room, ladies waiting room, ticket office and freight room. (John M. Steiner / The Sun), Jazz singer Stacy Sullivan and Peggy Lee enthusiast Kate Stevenson perform "It's A Good Day" along with New York-based pianist/composer Jon Weber during a grand opening ceremony Saturday for the restored Midland Continental Depot in Wimbledon. (John M. Steiner / The Sun) The depot was home to Lee, a Jamestown native, from 1934 to 1937 when her father worked on the railroad. "Peggy Lee was a truly tremendous talent and a national treasure for our country.". It was fitting that as Stevenson was wrapping up her rendition of "Waitin' For The Train To Come In," a California Pacific Railroad train came through the tracks in Wimbledon. Peggy Lee's granddaughter, Holly Foster Wells, speaks to a crowd which gathered for the grand opening of the restored Midland Continental Depot Saturday in Wimbledon, N.D. It proved to be a memorable occasion for two reasons: the Midland Continental Depot is now the only remaining depot of the railroad intended to connect Canada to the Gulf Coast, and the depot was home to Jamestown-born jazz singer, songwriter and actress Peggy Lee from 1934 to 1937. (John M. Steiner / The Sun), 121 3rd St NW, And now they try to emulate her," said Wes Anderson, member of the Midland Continental Depot Restoration Committee and director/curator of the Barnes County Historical Society. He's A Tramp - Peggy Lee (Daddy and Daughter Cover) - YouTube "She considered this place her home and even though she lived a different kind of life in California, she was always so proud of both Wimbledon and the depot," Wells said. (John M. Steiner / The Sun), A crowd listens during the program Saturday for the grand opening of the Midland Continental Railroad Depot Transportation Museum in Wimbledon.