American Legacies Organization, Inc.

As I watch the current Presidential race I am struck by the obvious similarities to another such race over 140 years ago. As the presidential race of 1864 drew near President Abraham Lincoln, stuck in a bloody civil war, had serious doubts about his reelection chances. On a daily basis the war casualties came in and the newspapers attacked his administration and his thoughtless war. After three years of bloody war in which over 300,000 soldiers had been killed the general feeling was Lincoln would not be reelected, yet he stayed the course.

History Channel

I am being interviewed and the Patton jeep videoed on Thursday by the History Channel. They have a thing on Wednesdays about famous cars. Mine will be shown on August 17th. What did you think of my crazy ideas for a restaurant? I will get back to you. Milt Long

Philip E. Kaiser is the little boy standing on the stump

Kaiser Family

From Philip E. Kaiser

I am the little boy standing on the stump in the picture Kaiser Family in your May 2003 issue. A friend of mine gave me a clipping. I’d like to get a copy of that issue if possible. Please drop me a note as to how you came in possession of this photograph.

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Welcome to Grandmas Kitchen

From the Editors Desk

By Rita Redd

I hope everyone has had a pleasant summer. August is usually the hottest month (well in Georgia anyway). Its also the month of children going back to school and the finishing of the garden harvesting and canning.

• Isaac Newton is known for his numerous discoveries and inventions. However, you might be surprised to know that he also invented the doggie door. It actually started out as a cat door when he grew weary of hearing his cat scratch at the door to be let in.

• Women are responsible for inventing solar panels, windshield wipers, Kevlar (the material

  in bulletproof vests), the circular saw, the gas heating furnace and the fire escape.

• The code name used for the microwave while it was in its testing phase was “Speedy Weenie.”

This article was written by someone that has been researching “Genealogy” for over 50 years. It is because of spending a lifetime looking for answers about other peoples lives, trying to find out what happened during the hyphen that exists between the day they were born and the day they died, that I am writing this article.