Good morning, Vagabonds. @David, I began reading a biography about the last Comanche chieftain that I discovered in my condo’s library. (I didn’t know his mother was white). It gives a bit of Texas history, too, I’m still only halfway done with “Michael Angelo in Ravensbruck.”
Morning, Vagabonds. Yes. It’s a fascinating story. Quanah Parker was the son of Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been abducted by the Comanches as a child. Her uncle searched for her for 20 years and brought her back to “civilization.” She hated living with the white people and begged to be returned to “her” people, the Comanches. She finally returned to the Comanches and bore the child who would later sign the peace treaty ending the Comanche war. I knew the Parker family personally when I lived in East Texas and we talked at great lengths about this fascinating historical incident.
Good morning Vagabonds..To dark to see anything outside, the temps. are in the upper 20s, just cold enough to harden the snow..It’s nice to know your states history in such a personal way..I don’t believe that I know any of the Allen family although Ira Allen lived and is buried in Irasburg which is the next town north of us.The Allen brothers figure strongly in the revolution along with Gen. Arnold on and around Lake Champlain, Ethan Allen had a major roll in the taking of Fort Ticonderoga..History, got’a love it..Well get ready for the week and the New Year..ttfn
Love hearing about all of your “Histories”! Closest we came to personal histories is our property in Utah. We used to camp there, and got to know our neighbors (this is way out in the mountains south of Bryce Canyon). One neighbor is a grand niece of Butch Cassidy (Parker), and the man who graded our hill to put a house on is a nephew of Jeremiah Johnson. Quite a few Johnsons in that neck of the woods.Again…………really great stories when we would get together!
Cold front hit yesterday. It was 24, then plummeted to 9 for the day, and 1.1 during the night! Glad we can burrow in for the day! BRRRRR
Not a lot of local personal histories here. The history of this town is fascinating, but not exactly something we can relate to. My favorite local story is about when the mobs were in charge here. No matter what they did elsewhere, there was a tacit understanding that nobody was murdered within Las Vegas. The bosses knew that the city depends on the tourist trade and the quickest way to drive away tourists is to make it obviously unsafe for them. Even Bugsy Siegel wasn’t killed here. He made the mistake of visiting his lady friend in LA and was shot at her apartment, after surviving in Vegas for several years with a price on his head.
Temperatures were below freezing this morning. There was ice on the sidewalk and gutters. It is supposed to snow here on New Year’s Day. Rare event for Las Vegas.
woodworker318 over 9 years ago
Good morning Vagabonds.Now the cold weather starts for a few days. The jet stream has really dipped down low to the south of us.
arye uygur over 9 years ago
Good morning, Vagabonds. @David, I began reading a biography about the last Comanche chieftain that I discovered in my condo’s library. (I didn’t know his mother was white). It gives a bit of Texas history, too, I’m still only halfway done with “Michael Angelo in Ravensbruck.”
davidf42 over 9 years ago
Morning, Vagabonds. Yes. It’s a fascinating story. Quanah Parker was the son of Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been abducted by the Comanches as a child. Her uncle searched for her for 20 years and brought her back to “civilization.” She hated living with the white people and begged to be returned to “her” people, the Comanches. She finally returned to the Comanches and bore the child who would later sign the peace treaty ending the Comanche war. I knew the Parker family personally when I lived in East Texas and we talked at great lengths about this fascinating historical incident.
Dkram over 9 years ago
Good morning Vagabonds..To dark to see anything outside, the temps. are in the upper 20s, just cold enough to harden the snow..It’s nice to know your states history in such a personal way..I don’t believe that I know any of the Allen family although Ira Allen lived and is buried in Irasburg which is the next town north of us.The Allen brothers figure strongly in the revolution along with Gen. Arnold on and around Lake Champlain, Ethan Allen had a major roll in the taking of Fort Ticonderoga..History, got’a love it..Well get ready for the week and the New Year..ttfn
MontanaLady over 9 years ago
Good Morning, Vagabond,
Love hearing about all of your “Histories”! Closest we came to personal histories is our property in Utah. We used to camp there, and got to know our neighbors (this is way out in the mountains south of Bryce Canyon). One neighbor is a grand niece of Butch Cassidy (Parker), and the man who graded our hill to put a house on is a nephew of Jeremiah Johnson. Quite a few Johnsons in that neck of the woods.Again…………really great stories when we would get together!
Cold front hit yesterday. It was 24, then plummeted to 9 for the day, and 1.1 during the night! Glad we can burrow in for the day! BRRRRR
JanLC over 9 years ago
Good morning, Vagabonds.
Not a lot of local personal histories here. The history of this town is fascinating, but not exactly something we can relate to. My favorite local story is about when the mobs were in charge here. No matter what they did elsewhere, there was a tacit understanding that nobody was murdered within Las Vegas. The bosses knew that the city depends on the tourist trade and the quickest way to drive away tourists is to make it obviously unsafe for them. Even Bugsy Siegel wasn’t killed here. He made the mistake of visiting his lady friend in LA and was shot at her apartment, after surviving in Vegas for several years with a price on his head.
Temperatures were below freezing this morning. There was ice on the sidewalk and gutters. It is supposed to snow here on New Year’s Day. Rare event for Las Vegas.