When The Elderly Die…

[Dean Romig]

I saw this on FaceBook this morning and it is so very true. It made me think of so many of our very knowledgable and revered PGCA Friends who have passed on like Alan Swanson, Austin Hogan, Rich Flanders, Charlie Cleveland and so many others.
Please share your knowledge in writing before it is too late.

[Double Lab]

Perfect example of that Dean is my Dad, who died at age 97. Veteran of WW11, Pacific theater, and I never got the story of his experiences during the war, when he met my mom and life in the 40's, etc. Just never thought to push the issues.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

Perfect example of that Dean is my Dad, who died at age 97. Veteran of WW11, Pacific theater, and I never got the story of his experiences during the war, when he met my mom and life in the 40's, etc. Just never thought to push the issues.

I hear ya ! My grandfather was in Japan/Philippines during WWII I wish I’d paid better attention to where he said he was in the Philippines. If I had I’d have tried to find the places , but like so many other things it’s lost now .

[William Woods]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I hear ya ! My grandfather was in Japan/Philippines during WWII I wish I’d paid better attention to where he said he was in the Philippines. If I had I’d have tried to find the places , but like so many other things it’s lost now .

My father and several uncles served in WWII. One uncle never made it home; Isaac Warren Woods is buried in the Philippines.

[William Woods]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I hear ya ! My grandfather was in Japan/Philippines during WWII I wish I’d paid better attention to where he said he was in the Philippines. If I had I’d have tried to find the places , but like so many other things it’s lost now .

My father and several uncles served in WWII. One uncle never made it home; Isaac Warren Woods is buried in the Philippines.

[Mills]

All the more reason to share our knowledge while we are alive.

[J. A. EARLY]

I am trying to pass the information on to my family and all who are interested. Two books so far on the Morris and Harlow Families. Discovered I am a descendant of "King" Carter who owned 300,000 acres in Virginia. Also discovered that I am a second cousin six times removed of Robert E. Lee (his mother was a Carter). And to our surprise, Jimmy Carter was related to Robert E. Lee. But we don't claim "Jimma" Carter.

Working on the unpublished letters of George K. Harlow a cousin, enlisted 1861 in the 23rd Virginia Infantry, and in 1864 hired a substitute for $300 and a suit of clothes. Before his teenage substitute could get there substitution was outlawed so he lost all he had spent. Captured and died at Elmira (Hellmira) Prison, New Your in 1865. One-hundred and fifty pages of letters, etc. Just got to live long enough and quit hunting turkeys, doves, geese, and deer every free moment.

I ordered the stones for the Morris Family Cemetery where our Revolutionary ancestor and his grandsons are buried. Need a stone for Rev War ancestor's son who served in the War of 1812.

I tell people I know people who will span 200 year plus. My paternal grandparents were both born in 1888. I have grandchildren who hopefully will live to 2088 if man does not kill us all.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

All the more reason to share our knowledge while we are alive.

…to my point Mills.





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[Mike of the Mountain]

One guy who should publish multiple books is Dave Noreen. "Researcher" probably has more knowledge on more shotguns than anyone I know.

[stumpstalker]

A hobby of mine that I began and was most active in pursuing in the 1980s was to record with audio cassette tapes the experiences of New Englanders and Nova Scotians that were active in the Sword and Giant Bluefin Tuna fisheries. I targeted the oldest individuals first. Time will tell if I achieve my goal of producing something for public consumption on these subjects, but I continue to inch almost daily toward it these days.

Aside from that, I do have cassette tape recordings of my parents relating mostly their early experiences, for which no publication is contemplated.