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Paperclips
7 Aug 2023

Paperclips

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel, Family History | 4

This Towering Cumulus cloud was an armed fortress obstructing my flight into Carlyle.

Click on the Golden Retriever for details….

Cessna, Aircraft, VFR Flight, Thunder Storm, Paperclip, Kipling, Carlyle, C-GSXS
Romeo
25 Jul 2023

Romeo

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

The Alberta Hotel in Blairmore may be the only establishment in the province with a mural celebrating a murderer painted on the side.

Click on Emilio Picariello for details.

Crowsnest Pass, Blairmore, Emelio Picariello, Filumina Lassandro
Flawed
10 Jul 2023

Flawed

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel, Family History | 4

No one in the family has ever heard of “Catherine” Wells.

Click on Wells relatives we do know existed and see if you can find Catherine.

Catherine Wells, Census
What Really Matters
7 Jul 2023

What Really Matters

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

Allegiance to clan is more important that any personal, cultural, or political affiliation.

Click on any Paton, Wells, Watson, or L’Heureux family member to hear more…

Family, Clan, Allegiance
The Bishop of Barf
7 Jul 2023

The Bishop of Barf

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

My inner nine-year-old can’t resist a title like this.

Click on the white rock for all the gory details.

Bishop of Derry, Barf Mountain
Two Score and Bumfit
6 Jul 2023

Two Score and Bumfit

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

Two score and bumfit ewes.

Click on the sheep to verify the count.

Yan Tan Tethera, Livestock, sheep
The Fab Four
6 Jul 2023

The Fab Four

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

We missed seeing this statue on Liverpool dock, but we did get to meet some Fab people.

Click on Paul, George, Ringo, or John for details.

Fallows, The Beatles, Albert Dock, Liverpool
Two Badgers
5 Jul 2023

Two Badgers

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

In the UK, “pounds” is money, “stone” is weight, and “fortnight” is the average duration of a holiday.

Click on either rodent for other units of measurement.

Metric, Badger, Measurement, Imperial
Where We Belong (the sequel)
4 Jul 2023

Where We Belong (the sequel)

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel, Family History | 5

Everything we are as individuals, everything we have become as a family started here …

Click on any Paton for the rest of the story.

Paton, Scotland, Family, Gavinburn
Where We Belong
3 Jul 2023

Where We Belong

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

Our Grandparents would be very happy to be entertaining their 21st Century descendants at Gavinburn.

Click on Grandpa Billy for a Paton Family history tour.

Old Kilpatrick, Scotland, Gavinburn

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