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With the Old Breed - Book Review
Eugene Sledge’s “With the Old Breed,” is a visceral account of his days island hopping across the Pacific as a U.S. Marine in 1944-45.
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John Graham Patterson
John Graham Patterson was a great uncle on my mother’s side. He was affectionately known by most as “Uncle Johnnie.” Johnnie was born in...
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Josephine Tingley Linscott
My paternal great grandmother was Josephine Tingley Linscott....
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Christmas Traditions
Holiday traditions are what make Christmas special. Every year growing up, we knew where we would be, who we would see, and what we would be
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The Pagoda of Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading (pronounced like the color 'Red') is a small town nestled in the Allegheny foothills of southern Pennsylvania.
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Veterans Day
This November 11 marks Veterans Day, a celebration of the men and women who have served and are currently serving. The day marks the armisti
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Fort Davis, TX
A mile high, big, clear skies, bright stars...the Davis Mountains of West Texas rank among my favorite places in the world.
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Walter Hensey
A great uncle on my mother’s side of the family was Colonel Walter Russell Hensey, Jr. known to the family simply as “Uncle Russ.”
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In Defense of the Republic
My father’s mother was a Linscott. Her family came to the New World and settled in Maine in the 1600s.
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Henry Hamilton Dewar
My maternal grandfather was Henry Hamilton “Hal” Dewar of San Antonio, Texas. Hal Dewar was an investment banker in San Antonio...
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Sarah Hume Ferguson
My paternal great-grandmother was Sarah Jane Hume Ferguson of Reading, Pennsylvania. She was a remarkable woman, who had a photographic...
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Mikhail Babushkin
My wife’s great uncle, Mikhail Babushkin, was a Soviet aviator and test pilot.
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Walter Keene Linscott
My paternal great-grandfather was Walter Keene Linscott. He was born in Washington, Iowa in 1872...
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Josephine "Mama Jo" Linscott Ferguson
Josephine Linscott Ferguson was my father’s mother. We affectionately called her Mama Jo....
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Robert Ball
My maternal great grandfather was Robert Ball...
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Walter Keene Linscott Ferguson Obituary
Keene was born in Houston, Texas on April 28, 1934 to Harry Weidel Ferguson and Josephine Linscott Ferguson.
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Plummer Dewar
Plummer Dewar was my maternal great-great grandfather. He was born on Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1815...
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Henry Kinney
My maternal great-great grandfather Henry Kinney came to Austin, Texas from Cortland County in New York in 1849...
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Harry Ferguson
Harry Ferguson, my father's father, lived one of those rags-to-riches stories...
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