January 30, 2025
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Reagan Boyhood Home docents take part in exchange program

Dixon tour guides get to visit Young America’s Foundation sites in California

By Sauk Valley Media staff report
Gathering on patio of President Reagan's adobe home at the Reagan Ranch. From left to right: Linda and Jerry Frana, Mike and Mardi McBride, and Earlene and Jay Wolfe

Gathering on patio of President Reagan's adobe home at the Reagan Ranch. From left to right: Linda and Jerry Frana, Mike and Mardi McBride, and Earlene and Jay Wolfe

DIXON – Three Dixon docents and their spouses took part in a Young America’s Foundation exchange in February.

All three – Earlene Wolfe, Linda Frana, and Mike McBride – are tour guides at the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, which is operated by the YAF.

The goal of the program was to reward some of their most active volunteers and to help deepen their understanding of President Reagan and his legacy.

Gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. From Left to Right: Kyle Ferrebee, Eloise Smith, Mike and Mardi McBride, Earlene and Jay Wolfe, Linda and Jerry Frana

Gathering at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. From Left to Right: Kyle Ferrebee, director of the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon, Eloise Smith, curator of the Regan Ranch Home, and docents and their spouses Mike and Mardi McBride, Earlene and Jay Wolfe, Linda and Jerry Frana.

The docents were able to participate in a private tour of Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where they were able to meet some of the library’s docent team, walk through Air Force One, and further their knowledge on Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

The docents were also taken to Rancho del Cielo, one of Reagan’s residences while he was president.

If anyone is interested in being involved with YAF or learning more about Ronald Reagan at his boyhood home or his ranch, visit YAF.org.

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