After readin' this news article, I got to thinkin' that our ancestors got along with: 'Readin', 'Ritin', and 'Rithmetic. What is happening to America? Everything is so complicated.
Here's the story, and God Bless Our Teachers and Students........http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19824.html
Toujours Moi,
Claudette
Friday, March 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Remembering The 1925 Great Tri-State Tornado
85 years ago, on March 18th, 1925, the tornado formed about 1pm near Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, and dissipated at 4:19pm, near Petersburgh, Gibson Co., Indiana.
The F5 tornado stayed on the ground for over 219 miles, it was about 1 mile wide and almost 1 mile high. There was no funnel, due to the tornado being so close to the ground. Winds probably exceeded 300mph. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Tornado
My dad's family had just moved back to Mt. Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana, the year before, after living in the Missouri/Arkansas area for 24 years. Griffin is north of Mt. Vernon, by a few miles and Griffin was completely destroyed. 69 people died and 85 farms were devastated.
Three states were involved in the longest tornado in the history of the world: Southeastern Missouri, through Southern Illinois, and into Southwestern Indiana, which are all states that I am doing genealogy on. Estimated total number of deaths was 695, with 2027 injuries.
Another good link is the Princeton, Gibson Co., Indiana website: http://www.princeton-indiana.com/pages/history/tornados/1925_tornado-main.htm
Toujours Moi,
Claudette
The F5 tornado stayed on the ground for over 219 miles, it was about 1 mile wide and almost 1 mile high. There was no funnel, due to the tornado being so close to the ground. Winds probably exceeded 300mph. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Tornado
My dad's family had just moved back to Mt. Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana, the year before, after living in the Missouri/Arkansas area for 24 years. Griffin is north of Mt. Vernon, by a few miles and Griffin was completely destroyed. 69 people died and 85 farms were devastated.
Three states were involved in the longest tornado in the history of the world: Southeastern Missouri, through Southern Illinois, and into Southwestern Indiana, which are all states that I am doing genealogy on. Estimated total number of deaths was 695, with 2027 injuries.
Another good link is the Princeton, Gibson Co., Indiana website: http://www.princeton-indiana.com/pages/history/tornados/1925_tornado-main.htm
Toujours Moi,
Claudette
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Lutheran Church Cemetery
Here I am, standing in the Lutheran Church Cemetery, in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky. This cemetery and a church (church blew away in a tornado about 1945) was donated by my 4th great grandfather and his wife.
It is a very small cemetery and is surrounded by new homes being built. My next step is to get a list of all of the people that are buried here. So, another trip to Bardstown is on my list of 'things and places' I need to do.
I know the Nelson County Library has lots of information, but, I do love to go to Bardstown. It is such a small town, but so attractive, with lots of history and the "My Old Kentucky Train Ride" is THE BEST!!!
More information will be added soon about the cemetery.
Toujours Moi, Claudette
Friday, February 27, 2009
Ricketts-Wade-Winchester Relatives
Be sure to check out Terry Winchester's blogsite for more information on the Ricketts-Wade-Winchester, and more relatives. Link for his site: http://tacticaltal.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Connecting with distant cousins
Check out my cousin, Robert "Danny" Ricketts blog site: "Danny Sez" http://www.rdricketts.com/blog/ for some Ricketts genealogy.
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