Monthly Archives: September 2024

Pennsy

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Caryn

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR), known as the “Pennsy,” was a premier American Class I railroad founded in 1846 with its headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

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Chief Of The German General Staff

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Caryn

I think most of us have heard the name Hindenburg in some version or another. Whether it’s the airship disaster of 1937; the man himself, Paul von Hindenburg; or the Hindenburg Line of World War I, Continue reading →

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Taking Fort Harrison

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Caryn

In the latter part of September 1864, in the middle of the Civil War’s second half, the Union Army targeted Fort Harrison, a key Confederate stronghold. Capturing Richmond, Virginia, hinged on taking Fort Harrison, Continue reading →

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Getting Settled

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Caryn

My granddaughter, Athena Petersen, who is married to my grandson, Josh Petersen, is a sweet mother of two boys, with a third son on the way. She loves kids has worked in daycare for some time. Since their move to Lawton, Oklahoma, Continue reading →

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The Impact Of Typhoon Vera

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Caryn

Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon, was an extraordinarily powerful tropical cyclone that hit Japan in September 1959. It became the most intense and deadliest typhoon to ever make landfall in the country, Continue reading →

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A Complicated Mix

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Caryn

My grandniece, Jolene Thompson has long been a Daddy’s Girl, and as such, she liked to do all the things her daddy, Tim Thompson was doing. They would go hunting, fishing, camping, and in general, all the “guy things” Tim was doing. Continue reading →

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The Great Smoke Pall

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Caryn

During the summer and early fall of 1950, a series of fires in northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia consumed around 4 million acres, making it the largest recorded fire in North American history. This event was known as the Chinchaga fire, Continue reading →

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Murder At The Binibon

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Caryn

Jack Henry Abbott spent nearly his entire life behind bars. Sent to a Utah reform school at nine, he was later arrested and convicted of forgery shortly after his release. During his sentence at the Utah state penitentiary, he killed an inmate in 1966, Continue reading →

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Just Ask Anyone

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Caryn

My nephew, Jason Sawdon is a great guy…just ask anyone who knows him. His sister-in-law, Chelsea Hadlock tells me that Jason is kind, helpful, and sister-in-law, Lindsay Moore says that he has a generous heart, which she believes to be straight from the Lord. Continue reading →

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The House That Babe Ruth Built

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Caryn

My dad, Al Spencer, and my niece, Liz Masterson, as well as other of my family members New York Yankees baseball team. Of course, lots of us know about the famous, Babe Ruth and his historic baseball abilities…specifically his famous records, Continue reading →

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