Barnard
Editor’s Note: My son David is guest-blogging with another post about the history of the Smith family. There once was a man …
Hopkins
Editor’s Note: My son David is guest-blogging with another post about the history of the Smith family. This post stems from research …
A Visit from Austrians
Editor’s note: My brother Joel is keeping his own blog of his fantastic 65-day trip around America with his wife Elisabeth, Elisabeth’s …
Boynton
Editor’s Note: My son David is guest-blogging with another post about the history of the Smith family. I took another peek at …
Grigsby and Smyth
Editor’s Note: My son David is serving as my first guest blogger with a post about the history of the Smith family. …
JFK Museum, Boston
Designed by I.M. Pei, this building reflects the style and optimism of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Stymied by a recalcitrant Congress and assassinated …
Presidential Museums
Yes, they are self-serving, much like the pyramids and tombs of ancient times, but are they valuable? They are to me. Visiting …
An Electric Train for Christmas
Remembrances by my brother Joel of our family before I was born: In the 1940s, after we had moved to Texroy and …
My Father, William Davis Kirkpatrick
My father was born June 12, 1902 in Lewisville, Texas to David Forrest and Martha Woodrum Kirkpatrick. Davis was the maiden name …
The Sky’s the Limit
Sky Picture Framing in Boynton Beach did a beautiful job of framing some pictures for us last week. I enjoyed meeting the …