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The Day the Music Died
17 May 2022

The Day the Music Died

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

“Well, that’ll be the day, When you say goodbye” – Richie Valens

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Buddy Holly, Iowa, The Day the Music Died, Richie valens
Willie the Rat Jr.
11 May 2022

Willie the Rat Jr.

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

Nobody in Kansas City got a drink, a building permit, or a roll in the hay unless the mob got a cut.

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Mob, Pretty Boy Floyd, Kansas City
Faced Towards the Future
11 May 2022

Faced Towards the Future

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

“Still… If I had gone back when I was supposed to, I would have had no life in Canada and wouldn’t be sitting here writing this over-long letter” – Helen Shepherd

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Kansas City, Helen Shepherd, Family
Imagination
11 May 2022

Imagination

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Travel | 0

“I’m just a farm boy from Missouri who hides behind a mouse and a duck”. – Walt Disney

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I. G. Baker
11 May 2022

I. G. Baker

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

“The Missouri – too thick to drink, too thin to plow”

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Supply Chain, I. G. Baker, Steamboat, Missouri, Arabia
The Mad Hatter
11 May 2022

The Mad Hatter

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Few people know much about President Lincoln’s assassin’s assassin.

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Lincoln, Corbett, Mad Hatter
Blaming the Victim
7 May 2022

Blaming the Victim

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Enter, a villain. Most family stories have one, they come in many forms.

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Elna Bekker, Lyman, South Dakota, Villain, Victim
VOLTS
2 May 2022

VOLTS

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, History, Travel | 0

Sierra, X-Ray, Sierra, Billings Tower. Are you declaring an emergency?

Click VOLTS above and Download in PDF
– photo courtesy Gervais Goodman

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Billings, Volts, Airplane, Montana
The Yellow Brick Road
1 May 2022

The Yellow Brick Road

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, History, Travel | 7

We are going to Kansas, Toto.

Come along for the ride. Click on “The Yellow Brick Road” above, and download your invitation.

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Walt Disney, American Mid-West, Kansas, The Yellow Brick Road, Helen Shepherd
The Tribe
21 Apr 2022

The Tribe

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“Nobody sits or stands before him in the canoe.” – Chief Wickaninnish

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Tofino, Wickaninnish, Potlatch, The Tribe

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  1. Russ Paton on Late For Dinner3 May 2025

    The voice of experience …..

  2. GG on Late For Dinner3 May 2025

    You can NEVER have too many railway things.

  3. Russ Paton on The Farm Never Left Me16 April 2025

    Yes, we are fortunate to have all the old photos. They always prompt memories or nostalgia.

  4. Keith MacDonald on The Farm Never Left Me16 April 2025

    It's wonderful to have all those old photos way before your time. And the ones since you were born must…

  5. Russ Paton on The Farm Never Left Me15 April 2025

    Yes, the most important spring job is making it come faster!

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