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Welcome to Around the Town Thursday! Today we’re highlighting a fantastic little winery in Adair, Oklahoma called Blue Coyote Winery. Gate at the front of Blue Coyote Winery Blue Coyote Winery Tasting Room There’s a Coyote in the ceiling of the tasting room! All their wines are fantastic. My favorites are the Catawba,…
Hello and welcome to Tombstone Tuesday! Today we’re jumping cemeteries and spotlighting my great grand uncle, Robert Altman (not the movie director, haha). Tombstone of Robert Altman Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint, Bonner, Idaho Robert Altman was the child of Julius Ferdinand Altman and Marie Louise Henrietta (Froemke) Altman. He had four brothers (all older)…
Today is Veterans Day and today’s post is dedicated to all those who have served and all those who are currently serving. Thank you all for your service and sacrifice! Today being Veterans Day, you may notice that some people are wearing poppies today. Do you know the significance of the poppy on Veterans Day? …
Welcome to another edition of Follow Friday. In today’s spotlight is Begin with “Craft” a wonderful blog about Valerie’s genealogy journey. Valerie’s post on Expanding My Research Comfort Zone: Visiting A County Courthouse really caught my attention. I haven’t had the opportunity to do any research in a county courthouse so I was very interested…
It’s Thursday and time for another edition of Around the Town Thursday. In the spotlight today is a historic building that’s very near and dear to my heart: Corinthian Hall. South facade (front) of Corinthian Hall Porte cochere with bronze and wire glass canopy Many local residents might know this building as the Kansas…
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