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The Call of the Old West
Note: In September, on a visit to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, I was enthralled by exhibits in the building’s second-floor Cattle Raisers Museum. It’s worth a trip if you have not been there. The West lives … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Old West, Travel
Tagged Bucking Horse Sale, Cattle Drives, Cavalry, Chisholm Trail, Cowtowns, Fort Worth TX, History, longhorns, Miles City MT, Miles City Saddlery, Military, Railroads, saddles, Texas, Travel, Wichita Ks
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Wichita: A Return to the Old West
Fort Worth’s Cattle Raisers Museum recently rekindled — unexpectedly — a dormant passion for the cattle trails and cowtowns of yesteryear. The history of the American Heartland and the Old West is a unique combination of hard times and severe conditions, … Continue reading
Today, and 100 Years Ago . . .
Legos are great! But so is history. I learned a little more than a year ago, much to my surprise, that my then eight-year-old grandson is a history buff. Not your ordinary kind of kid who’s interested in the 60s … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Family, Growing Up
Tagged Ancestors, Children, History, Kansas City, Legos, Military, Road Trips, Travel, Wars, World War I
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D-Day — so long ago, but not forgotten . . .
On an off-season trip to France in early February, my husband and I were mesmerized by the Normandy beaches. Their windswept expanses and blustery beauty are inescapable, of course, and in many of the small-town historic locations not another tourist … Continue reading
Posted in History, Patriotism, Travel
Tagged D-Day, History, Military, Military Cemeteries, Normandy Beaches, US Army, WWII
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Take a moment . . .
Take a moment on Memorial Day to remember those who gave their lives for this country. ‘ Continue reading
Posted in History, Memorial Day, Patriotism, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil War, D-Day, Decoration Day, History, Korea, Military, Normandy, Random Thoughts, Red Poppies, War, WWI, WWII
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Six Flags? No More!
I hear in my mind a child’s question: “But, Daddy, why do they call it Six Flags? There’s only one.” Although it originally had a pseudo-historical theme with distinct theme areas focusing on the architecture and successive eras and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Democracy, History
Tagged Flags, History, Monuments, News, Politics, Racism, Random Thoughts, Six Flags, Symbols, The Confederacy
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July 4, 2017
I can’t help but wonder sometimes just who has highjacked my country. And, more importantly, why? On this Independence Day, I would like to celebrate the freedoms that we have, enjoy my friends and bask in small-town pleasures like back-yard-barbecues, … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Holiday Celebrations, Patriotism
Tagged Communication, Diversity, History, July 4, Politics, Random Thoughts, Understanding, United States
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Still in awe . . .
Reportedly, John Glenn said he was “still in awe” of his space flight on its 50th anniversary February 20, 2012. John Glenn, who rode Freedom 7 into the history books on a not-quite-five-hour flight in 1962, was not only the first American … Continue reading
Posted in Erewhon, Growing Old, History
Tagged Astronauts, History, John Glenn, NASA, Random Thoughts, Space Travel
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A grateful nation . . .
The armistice was signed at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in a rail car in France. 1918. Nearly 100 years since the end of the war to end all wars and we’re still fighting. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Patriotism, Veterans Day
Tagged History, Military, Politics, Random Thoughts, Veterans, Violence, War
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What to tell the children . . .
What to tell the children? I may be old-fashioned, and my answer may be simplistic. But why is there any question about what to tell the children? I would tell them that yesterday, our country elected a new president. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Democracy, Patriotism, Uncategorized
Tagged " Growing Up, Communication, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, History, News, Politics, Random Thoughts, Understanding
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