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October 31, 2007 |
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Added advertisements for the following:
Happy Halloween! |
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October 30, 2007 |
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Added the following:
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October 29, 2007 |
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Added a short autobiography on
Louis
Altheimer, who had ties to Altheimer, Pine Bluff, and
Little Rock, Arkansas. Added a page &
links for the
Climber Motor Corporation. |
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October 25, 2007 |
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Added transcriptions for the
1837
Arkansas Gazette.
The view from Fort Logan
Roots. |
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October 23, 2007 |
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Added some more pictures of the
U.S.S. Razorback Submarine in North Little Rock.
Added a few of the historical structures
located up at
Fort Logan Roots. Stayed
tuned for more on this. I was unable to photograph all of it
because a VA policeman decided that it is against the law to
photograph anything on the VA grounds....never mind that these
particular buildings are located in all of the tourist guides for
North Little Rock.
As written on the
sundial...... ;)
"Grow old with me, the best
is yet to be" |
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October 22, 2007 |
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Added a quick virtual tour of the Arkansas
State Fair for those who weren't able to make it. Here's what
you missed......One
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October 19, 2007 |
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Added the following in Stone County, Arkansas
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October 18, 2007 |
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Added transcriptions for the
1836
Arkansas Gazette.
The twisted tale of a free negro named Mark
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October 17, 2007 |
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Added the following in Cleburne County:
Added the following in Fulton County:
Added the following in Izard County
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October 16, 2007 |
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Added the following in Baxter County:
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October 15, 2007 |
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Added the following from Memphis, Tennessee:
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October 11, 2007 |
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Added the following in Pike County, Arkansas
Added the following in Sevier County,
Arkansas
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October 10, 2007 |
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Last night I had the fortune to attend the
Mount Holly "Tales of the Crypt" event. Twenty people were
"brought to life" by the wonderful students over at Parkview High
School. A little late for this year but we shall
make note early for next year...the event is free and while it was
centered in a cemetery is was not a "ghoulish" affair and provided
great entertainment for all ages.
Timberfest in Sheridan was this past
weekend. It was hot, hot, hot! I admit, I am not
very good at taking notes...if you know any of the names for these
people, drop me a line and I will add it to the photograph.
Timberfest
2007 One |
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The most adorable kids! |
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October 9, 2007 |
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Added the following in
Howard County:
Little River County:
Nevada County:
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October 7, 2007 |
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Kay Tatum sent me a photograph of the
David O. Dodd memorial in front of the David O. Dodd
School. Thanks Kay!
Frances Bennett, a writer for the Bernice
Banner recently published a book from one of her serialized columns
titled "The Journey". The Journey is set in 1899, and is historical
fiction. It tells the story of her maternal grandparents wagon train
journey from North Carolina to homestead and raise a family in Union
County, AR. You can find more information at
http://francesbennett.blogspot.com/
If you have a book about Arkansas that you
would like me to list, drop me a line at
ArkansasTies@ArkansasTies.com.
Added a virtual tour of the Saline Cemetery
in Pike County.
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October 5, 2007 |
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Added transcriptions for the
1832
Arkansas Gazette. |
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October 4, 2007 |
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Added the following in Howard County:
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October 3, 2007 |
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Finishing my trip up north with
Added the following for Clark County,
Arkansas
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October 1, 2007 |
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Added the following in Washington, D.C.
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September 28, 2007 |
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Added the
Iwo Jima - Marine Corps sculpture
and the
Awakening sculpture in Washington,
D.C. I know I am behind on adding my
Niagara Falls pictures but I am finally starting to catch
up. My tips for Arkansans going to Niagara Falls:
- Stay on the Canadian side. You
can't visually see the Falls from any of the American hotels.
The Canadians have taken advantage of the falls and lined them
up in front of the falls for a perfect view.
- You don't need your passport, but you
do need your birth certificate and drivers license. Also,
call your insurance agent and tell them you are going to Canada
so they can send you the proper paperwork for your vehicle
- There are lots of toll bridges between
here and there, take at least 20 bucks for toll.
- Be prepared to walk....lots of walking
even if you catch the trolley cars.
- A hamburger at McDonalds can run you 8
bucks. We ate a normal meal that would have been $40 bucks
at Applebee's in Little Rock for $120 bucks at the falls.
Buffalo, New York is 5 minutes away and a lot cheaper if you
want to save money.
- Buy waterproof cameras. You
might be able to take pics with your good camera but the
likelihood of getting water soaked is very real.
- Wear clothes that you don't mind
walking around in wet.
- Chances are...anyone you speak to up
there will be a foreigner and they no speak English, especially
southern English but if you hand them the camera they will take
a picture for you. ;)
That pretty much concludes my tips.
If you get the chance to go, go. Pictures are nice but you
can't imagine the raw power going over the falls until you feel it.
You may not have heard of it, but if you
are traveling to Niagara Falls,
Lebanon, Ohio is a seemingly good,
safe, little town to stop in along the way. There was
nothing major but the town has worked hard to restore its old
buildings and we enjoyed stopping there to rest.
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September 27, 2007 |
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Added names and new photographs to the
Korean War Memorial here in Little Rock.
Added the
last of my Oklahoma pictures with the
Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City.
Added
Boyd's Bears in Pennsylvania
<---that's for my sister Tina. Maybe it will perk her up a
little. |
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September 26, 2007 |
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Added the following for Sebastian County -
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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September 25, 2007 |
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Added the
Oklahoma State War Memorial in
Oklahoma City and the
"Inclined" by David Phelps.
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September 24, 2007 |
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Added the
Spirit of the Buffalo in Oklahoma City.
Down town reporter David Simmons shared the Spirit of Little Rock
Pig. I think it should look more like a Razorback and I
think this University of Arkansas logo licensing and everyone using
a pig now instead of a Razorback is a bunch of bull. Its a wonder
someone hasn't tried to license the American Flag. ;)
Spirit of the Buffalo
Spirit of the Pig
Bruce Mason sent me
pictures of the
Old National Guard Armory, which is
now the Independence County Regional Museum in Batesville.
Thanks Bruce! Added the
Land Run Monuments in Oklahoma City by Paul Moore. |
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September 20, 2007 |
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Added the following in Louisiana:
Added the following in Helena, Phillips
County:
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September 19, 2007 |
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I had went to the Confederate Cemetery in
Helena, Arkansas in 2004 but was unable to really photograph it due
to storm damage. A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to go
photograph it again. An alphabetical tour of every marker can
be found here
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September 18, 2007 |
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Added a virtual tour of the Louisiana Purchase
State Park.
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Added new pictures for the
Joe T. Robinson Auditorium.
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September 17, 2007 |
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This weekend Mark and I traveled over to the
Oklahoma City Memorial & Museum dedicated to the 168 people killed
April 19, 1995. I have been to a lot of museums but have never
been moved like I was in this Museum. The virtual tour I have
placed on my website will show the outside of the memorial but if
you ever get the chance, be sure and tour the museum.
Oklahoma Memorial one |
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Lots more coming this week, I promise! |
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September 10, 2007 |
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Bill Boone has uploaded hundreds of articles
from the Lonoke Democrat -
http://community.webshots.com/user/EarlyLonoke
and has a yahoo group for Lonoke County researchers at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lonokecountygenealogysite/
I have lots of new uploads, but I am trying to
make some web updates too. Be patient. :) |
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September 5, 2007 |
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Added transcriptions for the
Arkansas Gazette - 1831. |
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September 4, 2007 |
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Added the following in Mississippi:
Added in Louisiana:
Mark took a picture of me in
front of Krazy Korner on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Who
knows, maybe I am Krazy!
George Gatliff sent me two lone markers
that he found in
Clark and
Pike County. Thank's George! |
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September 3, 2007 |
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Added
art found in the Little Rock Art Promenade.
Nancy Felts Dunlap sent me the history of
Walter's Chapel Church & Cemetery. I think I
am going to try and photograph it here in the next few weeks.
Thanks Nancy! |
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September 1, 2007 |
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To celebrate the "7th"
Anniversary of this website, which I started in September
2000.....everything on this website will be FREE...all of the
Arkansas Gazette articles and over 300,000 cemetery pictures.
There is a limit of 5 articles or cemetery pictures per week, per
email address, for personal use, at this time. Just disregard
the order buttons ( I will get them removed as I can) and send me an
email with the names you are interested in AND where you found them
on my website. If you can help pass the word around the
genealogy community, I would appreciate the help as I don't really
have time to monitor the boards anymore.
To all of my supporters, I
want to thank you...without you, I wouldn't have made it this far.
I am looking forward to another great year and I hope to add lots of
great stuff. - Pris
Send requests to:
ArkansasTies@ArkansasTies.com
Added
My friend Tim Mayville has a website at
http://www.clarendon-ar.com/ where
you can post queries for Monroe County, but best thing of all, he
has 2000 cemetery books to sell with over 250 pages of transcribed
Monroe County, Arkansas Cemeteries for $20.00 + shipping.
Email monroehistory@mayville.us
If you want the LATEST, and greatest news in the genealogy
department, check out Leland's GenealogyBlog at - http://www.genealogyblog.com/ |
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