American Legacies Organization, Inc.

by Mary May Smith Lewis

My maternal grandparents, Thomas Magill Patten and Mary Elizabeth McKaig (Mollie), of Olathe, Kansas, (pictured above) were in the Oklahoma Land run of April 22, 1889, into the unassigned lands. They were late getting to the starting point due to the wagon breaking down. They spent the night on the north fork of the Salt River in Kansas, and on the 22nd of April, 1889, traveled from the starting point in Kansas to a site 17 Miles northwest of Guthrie, O.T. (Oklahoma Territory) and 7 miles southwest of Mulhall.

"Geezers" (slang for an old man) are easy to spot:

At sporting events, during the playing of
the National Anthem, Old Geezers hold
their caps over their hearts and sing without
embarrassment. They know the words and
believe in them. Old Geezers remember
World War I, the Depression, World
War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Normandy
and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age,
the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age
and the Moon Landing, not to mention Vietnam.

There was a train headed for Buffalo, and Ted Whitney was bound to be aboard. He had given himself a choice between going to Buffalo or to bed. The latter would have meant waking to a another day like the one before: unfreezing the lock of his car door with his lighter after shoveling a path to pull the car out of the driveway. He’d done that; he’d had enough. In Buffalo he would train to become a Naval Officer. It was 1943 and it was the obvious alternative, join the Service, do something for the war effort.

By: Sharon L. Romine

I recall breakfast at Grandma’s. There I'd be all snuggled and warm under Grandma’s electric blanket, and Grandpa, passing by the end of my bed on the way to the kitchen, would reach out and grab my big toe. After I’d raised a fuss, he'd grumble about kids sleeping so late. It was usually all of 5:30 or 6:00. From the kitchen, I'd hear Grandma fussing, “Henry, leave that young’un alone, she needs her sleep.”

Submitted by Opal Fay Oxley(The original date of this story is unknown)

Letters come to the Birdseye Indiana Town Hall from all across the United States. They will ask the same question. How did Birdseye get its name? Town clerk Charlene Atkins has a difficult time answering these questions. No one seems to know for sure.

Local history has it that when the Dubois County Indiana town began in 1883, several names were suggested, but rejected by the Post Office.

By Linnea Travis Miller

As I sit contemplating my research from last year, I can truly state that I had a very good year!! How about all of you??

When it comes to studying your families, it’s always good to have a goal for each year. That helps to keep you focused amidst all the sidelines you may venture into during your research. It’s very important to keep good, organized notes, so you don’t have to retrace your steps and make extra work for yourself.

Recipes

Three generations of cooks have used the following three recipes.

Dollie Hampton Morrow, 1905 to 1979, Alabama

Handed down to:  Morrow Williams, 1930 to present, Alabama

Handed down to and contributed by:  Sandy Driver

By Ken A. Rogers

On July 4, 1996 a piece of America died.

Who's packing your parachute?

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam.

A Brief History of the Indigenous Population of Jamaica

By Glenn Woodley

The prehistory of Jamaica saw three separate waves of colonization by Amerindian peoples.