Who was Ted Williams? “Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during WorldContinue reading “Boston Red Sox’ Ted Williams & “Popsicle Night””
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Spinning Dempster Windmill at Brown Canyon Ranch
https://youtube.com/shorts/UO6-iVum-v8?si=AI-GMGcflzzWEXOG “The beginnings of the Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company trace back to the activities of Charles Brackett Dempster, commonly known as C. B. Dempster. In 1878, C. B. Dempster purchased an interest in a small windmill and pump shop in Beatrice, Nebraska where he erected windmills and installed pumps…”-https://www.nps.gov/articles/history-of-dempster-windmills.htm “…American colonists used windmills to grindContinue reading “Spinning Dempster Windmill at Brown Canyon Ranch”
Abandoned Camp Rucker Bakery
From the historic marker: “The Bakery was first described in Camp records in May, 1879. It was a log building with an earth roof and an adjacent guardhouse. The nearby storehouse (commissary) was a stockaded tent structure with vertical log walls and a canvas tent roof. In May, 1880, a permanent building program was begunContinue reading “Abandoned Camp Rucker Bakery”
Briggs Hill Cemetery
The name Briggs definitely comes from the multitude of Briggs buried there. There are at least three Hill family members buried there. I presume that’s where the rest of the cemetery’s name comes from. To reach the cemetery, I had to drive up a small hill… According to the Vermont Old Cemetery Association, the BriggsContinue reading “Briggs Hill Cemetery”
STEEPEST SLIDE EVER! 😬
https://youtube.com/shorts/5cKKE9BVAU4?si=a723QX_lsbUlrigq I visited Ruby, Arizona, recently. It’s a fabulous ghost town. The slide you see in this video was actually used by the kids who attended the grades 1-8 school. All I can see is broken bones and a host of other injuries! Of course, were I to think like a kid, I’d likely thinkContinue reading “STEEPEST SLIDE EVER! 😬”
UPCOMING VACATION!
I am going on a much-needed vacation! I’ll be gone about 10 days. Once I return, I plan to take 2 more days to decompress and get back into the swing of things. Therefore, I will NOT be uploading any videos at all during my vacation. Plus, I’ll not be uploading any during those otherContinue reading “UPCOMING VACATION!”
State Historic Marker of John Strong Mansion & Museum Info!
“This two hundred year old home of a Revolutionary Patriot and his family occupies a unique position in the Lake Champlain valley – a region rich in heritage and history. It is the oldest home on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain open to the public and maintained as a museum. The home retains itsContinue reading “State Historic Marker of John Strong Mansion & Museum Info!”
TREE BRANCHES DOWN!
A friend sent me photos of tree limbs and whole trees that were down in Greenwood Cemetery, which is located in Bristol, Vermont. The entrance gates were padlocked from inside. Thus, I was only able to capture a multitude of large limbs and even a small tree on camera from outside the fence. I amContinue reading “TREE BRANCHES DOWN!”
Charles H. Piper. 5th Vermont Infantry, American Civil War
Charles H. Piper was born in 1841 in Middlebury, Vermont. He enlisted in the Union Army on August 29, 1861. He mustered in as a Private with Company F of the 5th Vermont Infantry on September 16, 1861. He was promoted to Corporal and mustered out on September 15, 1864. Piper applied for his pensionContinue reading “Charles H. Piper. 5th Vermont Infantry, American Civil War”
Let’s Walk Barnumtown Cemetery
“It was first used in 1799 and contains 250 graves.”-Vermont Old Cemetery Association At the beginning of this video, I walked under low branches of an Evergreen tree. Unfortunately, both evergreen trees swallowed the front of the cemetery headstones. Such a pity. And don’t get me started on what those roots will do soon enough!