You've got a lot of historical knowledge Looks like you've done plenty of research. Love it. I'm glad to see you are posting more than one photo now. Love the photos.
Historical knowledge..... It gladdens my heart that you are enjoying the stories. When I began this project I was hoping to publish a sort of bathroom reader. It was to have a photo on one page and a brief story on the facing page. Something to give a person thoughts to speculate upon during the course of an ordinary morning sit down.
Steptoe Butte I think Im gonna go on up there and see if I can find any Shell Casings with my metal detector. I have been up there, but didnt know the particulars of the history. I never noticed the Rifle Pits. Sounds like an Interesting Outing... When I went there, I saw a Moose eating Apples under a tree at the base of the Butte - I thought that to be a little strange...
More on George H. Shinn George changed his name to George H. Williams and shows up in the Josephine County, Oregon census for 1920 and 1930. He's mentioned as such in his sister's obituary.
Shinn Good information. This is the first time I ever noticed that I might have comments and could respond to them . Sorry for the delay. Are you related in some way to his sister?
When I retired a few years back my little bride insisted that I find something to do so that I would not get underfoot in such a way that it might bring about marital discord. I am all for that. Leukemia is a piece of butterscotch pie compared to marital discord. Anyway I have bought a camera and a laptop and have set off to locate sites that are of interest to me. I take pictures at those sites and write short little stories about what took place there. My cousin, Bill, has encouraged me to start a blog, whatever that is, so that I can share my adventures. Next summer, 2013 will be th... full info
Jim Allen
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Life....
Hang in there. Its going to improve. I look forward to your travels.