The Rest of the Story...
It's 2018 now. What a ride it has been. I often wonder about the significance of the events that have shaped my life. How did this son of a beautiful farm girl and her handsome over achieving husband from Idaho end up here trying to understand the 'interweb' and life in the 21st century? That's a tall order, and when i figure it out, you'll be the first to know.... Meanwhile, let’s start with that handsome couple:
The other turn of the century
One Great Grandfather from Missouri
In the 1890’s, my grandfather Garrett Raleigh Smith, carried this boot gun – a Remington 25caliber Over/Under Derringer – serial #343. One state over and down, Patrick Floyd Jarvis ‘Pat’ Garrett carried his own in New Mexico.
One Grandfather a farmer in Nebraska
In 1937, John Patrick ‘JP’ Hayes auctioned off all his belongings and headed west to Idaho with his young family, including his daughter Barbara Ann Hayes.
Artifacts
1897 - Certificate for Street Work
I’m not sure what street work refers to yet, but the words ‘poll tax’ rang a little bell. That $2.00 in 1897 would be about $50.00 today. So, if you wanted to vote in the election that year, it would cost you $50.00!
1920 - Boise Idaho
Apparently, both my grandfathers were ‘horse traders’. My dad’s father had moved to Idaho before my father was born. I don’t know a lot about Garrett Raleigh ‘Corky’ Smith, but when you think about it, automobiles weren’t pervasive at that time and horses were a much bigger part of our lives than they are now.
1937 - The Public Auction - Elmcreek Nebraska
A couple of my favorites are ‘Some Barbed Wire’ and ‘Some Alfalfa’, That and ‘About 8 Tons Cane Hay’. BTW – you can pick up a 1927 Ford Roadster on eBay for under $50K.
Mid Century & Mid West
When Gary met Barbara
The road led from Nebraska to Idaho and Oregon
They met in high school in Nampa, Idaho and after graduation and a stint in the Navy they moved to the mini town of Roseburg, Oregon to pursue a career in logging. Before long, being a good catholic family in the 1950’s – they had a family!
Camping & Hunting
My parents with both grandparents and siblings
Family Time
1960 Roseburg Oregon
Mom, Dad, Jamie, Mark, Stephanie, Barbara and of course Zeke and me.
