tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71120537027730912322024-02-07T17:51:29.171-06:00Kingdom Of FifeMerkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-86226124964674253362014-12-16T08:21:00.002-06:002014-12-16T08:21:41.613-06:00150th Battle of Nashville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past weekend, Pvt. Baconator (that is Malc's reenacting name) and I (Amish Todd . . . the Brits call me Moonshine Todd) joined the rest of the 9th Ky for an event commemorating the <a href="http://www.bonps.org/sesquicentennial/">150th anniversary of the Battle of Nashville</a>. A number of historic sites in and around Nashville participated in this sesquicentennial remembrance with the 9th were stationed at <a href="http://www.bonps.org/fort-negley/">Fort Negley</a> (which was the largest inland fort built during the Civil War). Our weekend was fairly low-key . . . doing drills and a few firing demos, but mostly just interacting with the public in the camp. The above photo is of our encampment framed by the substantial entrance gate at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Negley">Ft. Negley</a> Park. It was taken after all the others had turned in for the night. I was up because one of my favorite joys of reenacting is being allowed on a historical site after dark.<br />
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Baconator and Critter up at the fort pondering my musings about the Roman emperor <a href="http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/pupienus">Pupienus Maximus</a>. Well, this was the last of the significant 150th events for our area. We will be doing Bentonville early next year, which will be the last of the 150th events for the western theater and then, I imagine, will die down. Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-51992962719587361182014-11-16T18:21:00.001-06:002014-11-16T21:40:33.908-06:00150th Franklin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend, Malc and I joined a good many of the 9th Ky for the 150th Battle of Franklin. It was an especially notable event for Malc, as he was able to fully participate in a reenactment for the first time. No more just a runner . . . he marched, and fired just like everyone else. Here is Malc and Kyle going through the "school of soldier" just to make sure he was battle ready. From what people around him told me he did great. This was extra special because Franklin is the last major 150th event the 9th participates in the western theater (we will be going to Bentonville, NC in March). </div>
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Malc in line for inspection before heading out to the field of battle. Unfortunately I was at the other end of the line, so I didn't get to watch Malc's encounter with "the elephant." <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>*The above photo is from the <a href="http://www.9thky.org/home">9th Ky webpage</a>.</i></span><br />
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The last men standing . . . the rain came . . . the rebs left, and the event canceled. The 9th, as you can see, didn't want to pack up and leave.<br />
<br />Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-5456933379534434732014-11-06T18:12:00.000-06:002014-11-06T18:12:13.002-06:00Auf Wiedersehen Mick . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we said auf wiedersehen to our German friend Mick. The group of exchange students left bright and early for Atlanta and from there they were to travel home to Germany. While he was only here about two or so weeks, it certainly was action packed.<br />
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Some of the places he visited here with the Fife clan or with his group included: Mammoth Cave, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Lincoln's Birthplace and Boyhood Home, the Bardstown Civil War Museum, Old Talbott Tavern, the Louisville Slugger Museum, the Kentucky Derby Museum, the Corvette Plant, CNN, Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site, the World of Coca-Cola, and Mane and Pa's in Capitol Hill, Ky.<br />
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While at Mane and Pa's we had Mick "cooter up" in full uniform and go through some basic drills and such.<br />
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I think he really enjoyed it, as you might can guess Germany is a tad bit more strict with their gun laws.<br />
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This was the first time Mick held a gun, let alone fire one (albeit just powder).<br />
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I also want to share with you a couple of our favorite questions that were posed to Mick while he visited Malcolm's school (now remember, these kids are in high school). One asked him if Germany was a part of the United States, and another asked him if they drove here or flew.<br />
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Mick was telling Malc about the nearby Roman ruins and the abundance of half-timbered buildings in his region of Germany . . . as if he needed any other incentives to want to travel to Europe! <br />
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Guard d̶u̶t̶y̶ doodie . . .</div>
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We went to Evansville specifically to visit Angel Mounds, but it was closed . . . I assume because it was election day. It would have been nice if that had posted that on the webpage!Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-5671074061517887262014-10-31T18:09:00.001-05:002014-10-31T18:09:12.559-05:00Halloween 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Poe and our German friend Mick . . .</div>
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<br />Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-2046966053825639262014-10-20T21:50:00.001-05:002014-10-21T16:36:36.522-05:00Drilling at Oaklands MansionThis past weekend, Dudeboy, Dr. J and I joined the 9th Ky for a living history encampment (read "drilling") at the <a href="http://oaklandsmuseum.org/">Oaklands Mansion</a> in Murfreesboro, Tn. We had, for once, absolutely beautiful weather the whole weekend. <br />
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There is quite a bit of history that pertains to the house . . . during the war C.S.A. President Jeff Davis stayed at the home in 1862, and in that same year Nathan Bedford Forrest defeated Thomas Crittenden in the First Battle of Mufreesboro with much of that battle taking place near here, and "<a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM493E_Oaklands_3_A_92">it was here</a> on July 13, 1862, that Nathan B. Forrest received the surrender of Federal forces occupying Murfreesboro." Another nearby marker states, "July 13, 1862- Surrender of the Union garrison took place about 4:00 P.M. Units surrendered were Brig. Gen. T. T. Crittenden and staff, detachment of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, detachment of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry, "B" Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery, the 9th Michigan Infantry and the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. Stores valued at $500,000, four field-pieces, 60 wagons, 300 mules and 175 horses were taken. The entire Union force of about 1200 lost 19 killed and 120 wounded. Confederate losses were 30 killed and 60 wounded. The Confederates withdrew to Readyville, thence to McMinnville after tearing up the railroad and destroying bridges."<br />
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Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-91019661492854830092014-09-28T19:02:00.000-05:002014-09-29T08:03:37.469-05:00Fife Family Fish Fulfilled Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Fife clan converged on Louisville for our first mega (to be annual) Fish Fulfilled weekend. The goal being eating as much fish as we can in one weekend. This year we hit Check's Cafe in the Germantown - Schnitzelburg neighborhood, Suburban Fish Fry in the south-end near the racetrack, Mike Linnig's on the river, and PassTime Fish House in J-Town. Our numbers were pretty good, and I daresay fun was had by all (I certainly drank a fair amount of <a href="http://www.fallscitybeer.com/">Falls City</a>). The representatives of the Fife clan included Todd, Malcolm, Vic, Phyllis and Charlie, Tracy, Scott and Ann, and Noni. Our auxiliary group consisted of Greg "Studs" N., William and Lynn, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Pip Monster, Action Jackson, Greg G., Wayne and Ann, Denise, Brent, Marilyn and Bill. Discussions of where to go next year have already transpired. In honor of our youth, I suggested at some point we eat King Fish in our cars.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Passtime-Fish-House/111563832213640">PassTime Fish House</a> . . . fish attrition . . . the down to the final four.</div>
Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-21302295310863581582014-08-10T21:18:00.001-05:002014-08-10T21:18:53.176-05:00A Day in the Life of the 9th Ky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend Dudeboy and I joined the rest of the 9th Ky for a special event where one could "Experience the daily life of a soldier, and the parallel life of their loved ones at home as the men of the Ninth Kentucky keep to the schedule in General Orders No. 8 from the papers of their very own Marcus Woodcock." Which meant reveille was at 5am and then we drilled and drilled some more . . . a typical day in the life of the 9th Ky. Below is a copy of the actual schedule written out by Woodcock.</div>
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Today, Dudeboy is starting public school as a freshman. The insert is from his first day of kindergarten all those years ago . . . Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-70787290042352168462014-07-20T15:49:00.001-05:002014-07-20T15:49:46.948-05:00The War of 1812 . . . Year Three, Part 2 . . . Old Fort Niagara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The second day of our War of 1812 --Year Three-- Kick-Ass Immersion Pilgrimage© was centered around <a href="http://www.oldfortniagara.org/">Old Fort Niagara</a>. The consensus of the Fife Clan is that this fort is definitely among the best we have visited . . . and we have toured more than a few. It possesses the triumvirate of all great fortifications . . . location, architecture, and history. Of course, that is our own personal criteria/viewpoint, but I beg you to differ in opinion in regard to this structure. Do not doubt me! <br />
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As proof, I submit to you <i>The French Castle</i> . . . built in 1726, it is reputed to be the oldest surviving building in the Great Lakes region. It has been restored to represent its appearance during French occupation. Here I should note, a good many of the War of 1812 sites we visit overlap with other historical events . . . for example, in Canada you will come across sites and references to the Canadian Rebellion and the Fenian Raids. In the US you might encounter the French and Indian War, or the Revolutionary War. All that to say, this place is no exception.<br />
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Our visit coincided with a French and Indian War Encampment and Reenactments of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_La_Belle-Famille">La Belle Famille</a>/Woods Battle and the Siege and Surrender of Fort Niagara by the French to the English. As this deals with another time period we will return to it later in the entries devoted to sites we saw that were apart from the War of 1812. But that is not to say that there is not much to relate about <a href="http://www.eighteentwelve.ca/?q=eng/Topic/42">Fort Niagara during the War of 1812</a>. By the way, you might notice that the date of 1678 in the above photo does not jibe with the date of 1726 I gave in the previous picture. That is because the date on the emblem, which is on the French Castle, denotes the date of the actual first structure, Fort Conti. Of course, 1759 is when the French surrendered the fort to the British. <br />
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Now, when talking about the War of 1812, the strategic location of the fort, which is situated at the mouth of the Niagara River, guaranteed that this would be a place of interest . . . especially given that the British had two forts, <a href="http://www.kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-war-of-1812-year-two-part-7-niagara.html">Fort George and Fort Mississauga</a>, just across the river. In the early years of the war, it served mainly as a base of operations. However, given the ugly history of the region: both sides campaigning to lay waste to all, be it a legitimate military objective or homes of the general populace, some kind of action was bound to transpire here. <br />
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Dr. J and Dudeboy praying that the British will be lenient when they attack? I daresay, a lot of the US troops were praying that the British wouldn't give as good as they got, for what transpired up to this point and led to the British attack on Fort Niagara was not one of the United State's finer moments (and that is saying something!). <br />
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Of course, what I am alluding to is the <a href="http://www.warof1812.ca/burningofnewark.htm">Burning of Newark</a> (now known as Niagara-on-the-Lake) by US troops when they abandoned Fort George in December, 1813. US troops had occupied Fort George and Newark since May of that year. However, as their situation was becoming untenable with US invasions checked at Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams (both in June of 1813), the worst of winter to come, the poor condition of the few soldiers left to defend, and an approaching British force bent on retaking the fort, it was decided to withdraw to Fort Niagara.<br />
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This is where things get murky . . . with the retreat, Newark was put to torch. Ultimately the blame must lay with US Brigadier General George McClure. Whether through incompetency by allowing/ignoring <a href="http://www.eighteentwelve.ca/?q=eng/Topic/65">Canadian Volunteers</a> under the command of American sympathizer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Willcocks">Joseph Willcocks</a> to settle old scores, or by outright intent this was nothing but guerrilla warfare. I do think the concluding line in Wilcocks' wikipedia bio to be telling, "Willcocks lies in an unmarked grave, ignored by the country he fought against and forgotten by the country he fought for."<br />
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So, objectives had changed, with the British going on attack (bolstered with the incentive of obtaining a bit of retribution for the Burning of Newark). That isn't to say the capture of Fort Niagara was the only objective. The British under Lieutenant-General Gordon "<a href="http://www.eighteentwelve.ca/?q=eng/Topic/42">Drummond</a> undertook a campaign during the winter of 1813-14, in which the American frontier was laid to waste."<br />
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The South Redoubt . . . this is one place where the British encountered much actual resistance. The fort had been neglected and fallen into disrepair. Couple that with "a small party of negligent American pickets (who) were surprised while playing cards at a local tavern and forced at bayonet point to reveal the fort's password"* the British managed to gain control over much of the fort . . . the exception being a group of defenders barricaded in the South Redoubt. Those who were encountered were put to the bayonet. <br />
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Casualties for the US amounted to up to 80 killed, 14 wounded, and over three hundred captured. Compare that with only 6 killed and 5 wounded for the British. Payback's a b!tch.<br />
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This is the massive (24' x 28') original garrison flag that had been captured by the British. From an <a href="http://nyusd1812.org/star-spangled-banner/">online article about the flag</a>:<br />
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The road back to Niagara has been long and arduous for the colors the British captured on that frigid night, Dec. 19, 1813. A month later, an aide to Maj. Gen. Sir Gordon Drummond, the commander of the British forces in Upper Canada, arrived in Quebec to present the flag — the trophy — to Sir George Prevost, British commander-in-chief of North America. In May 1814, Prevost shipped the Niagara flag to London where it was laid before the feet of the Prince Regent, later King George IV. It is generally believed that the Prince Regent returned the Fort Niagara flag to Gen. Drummond, whose family home was in Scotland. There it remained on display in a hallway for decades.</blockquote>
The flag has suffered over the years with a fire and such, but it has been preserved and returned to Old Fort Niagara. Note that it is a "Kentucky flag" . . . 15 stars and 15 stripes.<br />
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Before leaving the area, we drove back to Buffalo and visited the <a href="http://www.buffalohistory.org/">Buffalo History Museum</a> and their exhibit, <i>By Fire & Sword: War in the Niagara Theatre, 1812-1814</i>. It was small but interesting exhibit about the area during the War of 1812. It included some artifacts pertaining to the US Brig Niagara and battlefield finds, like the above powder horn found at the Chippawa battlefield.<br />
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*<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-War-1812-Battlefields-Historic/dp/1596528303">The War of 1812: A Guide to Battlefields and Historic Sites</a></i> by Grant and Jones Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-36025251235682614462014-07-17T09:16:00.000-05:002014-07-17T09:16:43.178-05:00The War of 1812 . . . Year Three, Part 1 . . . Don't Give Up the Ship!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Our full first day of War of 1812 </span></span><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">immersion year three</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> was centered around Erie, Pa. and a good deal of that was related to </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Oliver_Hazard_Perry">Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry</a>. </span></span><br />
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Specifically what brought us to Erie was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Niagara_(1813)">US Brig Niagara</a> . . . sunk, raised, sunk, raised and restored for the centennial in 1913 and yet restored a couple of more times. What remains original of the Niagara is not much. Still, it is grand to at least have what exists today. I should add that it was intentionally sunk all those times (the first time being in 1820) for preservation. Atop the mast flies Perry's famous battle flag emblazoned with "Don't Give Up the Ship, " which had been James Lawrence's dying words during the USS Chesapeake action against the HMS Shannon earlier in the war. Malc was really dismayed that I appropriated and bastardized the quote by continually exclaiming "Don't Give A Sh!t" for much of our trip.<br />
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Now, when I say what brought us to Erie was the US Brig Niagara, I need to elaborate on that and explain that <a href="http://www.flagshipniagara.org/us-brig-niagara/public-day-sails/">we sailed on the blasted thing</a>! We were on the ship for just over six hours, going up and down Lake Erie. It was amazing to watch all of the rigmarole that ensues to sail the ship. There is a complex (what appears to be) tangle of ropes and such . . . far too much for my feeble brain make sense of.<br />
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And the trip was very much participatory. The man who appears to be passed out drunk in the top-left of the above photo is actually the captain of the ship. Fortunately he was not drunk, but only scanning the crew climbing around up above us amongst the sails, or maybe he was just observing the wind. What I can unequivocally state is . . . he was not reenacting the actions of the captain of the Exxon Valdez. <br />
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I should mention that the Niagara was not Perry's flagship . . . that being the Lawrence. Now ensconced into US lore, Perry had his battle flag removed from the disabled Lawrence during the battle and was transported at great daring and risk to the Niagara where he took command and made it his relief flagship. There is a bit of controversy surrounding all of this, especially regarding the Lawrence's actual captain (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Elliott">Jesse Elliott</a>), but I am not gonna get into that. That can be your homework. As you can tell from the sky, we had great weather for it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.masshist.org/database/2208">From the fleet of brave Commodore Perry . . .</a></div>
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At one point, the crew fired off a round from the carronade. Fortunately for the rich folk out sailing in their puny (compared with our massive warship!) sailboats it was only a blank.<br />
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Malc very excited to view Perry's personal compass. During the trip, we actually got to view many items attributed to him.<br />
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The Perry Monument at Presque Isle State Park. During the war, six of the nine ships in Perry's fleet were constructed at the Presque Isle Naval Base, which no longer exists. However, there is this 100' monument which commemorates Perry and his base of operation. The plaque on the monument states, "Erected by the State of Pennsylvania to commemorate the victory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie. September 10th, 1813."<br />
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The monument is situated next to Misery Bay, so named because of the many hardships endured by Perry's men during the winter of 1813-1814, many of which suffered from smallpox. Misery Bay was also the location where the Niagara and the Lawrence were sunk for preservation.<br />
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<br />Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-78373066665208743492014-07-14T16:24:00.000-05:002014-07-14T16:24:33.176-05:00The War of 1812 . . . Year ThreeDear gentle reader,<br />
Well, the Fife clan has just returned from another epic week and a half trip pertaining to the War of 1812. <a href="http://www.kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-war-of-1812-year-two.html">Last year</a> we traveled to War of 1812 sites in New York, and Ontario, Canada. <a href="http://www.kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2012/08/war-of-1812-road-trip-day-1.html">The year before that</a>, we visited sites in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. And it is our plan to have one more War of 1812 trip next January, which will coincide with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (along the way we plan to visit several sites pertaining to the auxiliary Creek War). However, for this year, we journeyed back to Canada (mostly Quebec, but we also returned to a bit of Ontario), and we traveled to the Lake Champlain area of New York. As always, it was a non-stop action packed trip that will take several entries to cover. Hopefully, you all will enjoy following our adventures, and maybe find something of interest.<br />
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Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-83300519980584479142014-06-29T21:30:00.000-05:002014-06-29T21:30:37.913-05:00The Culhanes Go To The Big CityThis is the last entry for our trip to Atlanta and the National History Bee . . .<br />
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Room with a view . . . this is looking outta our hotel room.<br />
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Same view, but during the day. You could see both Kennesaw Mountain and Stone Mountain off in the distance.<br />
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Looking down into the guts of our hotel . . .</div>
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OK, here are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Haw#Recurring_sketches_and_segments">the Culhanes</a> I was referring to in the entry title. They acted like had never been on a dag-blasted elevator before. Granted, the thing was glass and zoomed at a pretty good speed up to our floor some 40-something stories up. Dudeboy was apprehensive about getting on the thing at first, but after that first time he didn't want to exit it!<br />
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One place we always wanted to visit, but never had a chance is the Martin Luther King National Historic Site. Well, we thought this would be a perfect tie-in with the history bee.<br />
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Dudeboy on MLK's boyhood home. Unfortunately, tours of inside the home were booked solid. Word to the wise, if you want to tour the home, go early in the day and get a reservation (it can only be done in person).<br />
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The gray rectangle in the back at the top of the photo is the tomb for M.L.K and his wife Coretta.<br />
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One last stop for us before leaving Atlanta . . . <a href="http://www.thevarsity.com/">the Varsity</a>, which claims to be "The World's Largest Drive-in Restaurant." I daresay it has to be one of the busiest, as that place was hoppin'.Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-33335106079567703222014-06-23T20:51:00.000-05:002014-06-23T20:51:36.872-05:00Kennesaw Mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the way down to Hotlanta for the <a href="http://www.kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2014/06/artemisia-boom-national-history-bee.html">National History Bee</a>, we stopped by <a href="http://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm">Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield</a> as Dudeboy had never toured the battlefield. The view in the photo above is from atop Kennesaw Mountain and you can see Atlanta on the horizon in the blue distance.<br />
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One of the Confederate artillery placements atop Kennesaw Mountain . . . near the overlook.<br />
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Original Confederate earthworks still visible on Pigeon Hill. This was where one of the two attacks by Sherman was repulsed.<br />
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Atop Pigeon Hill . . .</div>
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The Dead Angle on Cheatham Hill. It was at this protruding angle in the Confederate lines that the worst of the fighting raged. The Union troops attacked from across the field in the background to the entrenched works of Johnston's troops. For the most part, the Union advance was mowed down. However, amazingly, some reached the earthworks and actually engaged in hand-to-hand combat.<br />
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This is the Illinois Monument dedicated in 1914 and is the largest monument on the battlefield. At the bottom of the photo is the entrance to a tunnel that was being constructed with the intention of setting off a bit of explosives under the Confederate lines. However, the Confederates withdrew before the tunnel was completed.<br />
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The mounded area in the forefront of the photo was where some Union soldiers were caught in a kinda no-mans land. They threw up a bit of earthworks to help shield them from the Confederate line which was situated just behind where the Illinois Monument is located. It would have been suicide for many in this situation to retreat, so many suffered out here in the open for a good while.<br />
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The grave of an unknown Union soldier near the Dead Angle. </div>
Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-55030954089536415542014-06-16T17:58:00.001-05:002014-06-16T18:04:48.657-05:00A 9th Kentucky Wedding . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An original <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">ferrotype by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Wendell Decker (see <a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2013/09/our-day-with-wendell.html">here</a> and <a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2013/09/ambrotypes-ferrotypes-150th-chickamauga.html">here</a> for our previous sittings with Wendell).</span><br />
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Another original <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">ferrotype by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Wendell Decker.</span><br />
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Father and son on Father's Day weekend . . .</div>
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Dudeboy in line at one of the demonstrations for our Old Mulkey Meeting House living history event.<br />
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Apart from our annual Old Mulkey Meeting House living history event another important occurrence transpired this weekend . . . an antebellum-themed wedding involving two 9th Ky. members Todd W. and Tara. They met at the Old Mulkey event two years ago and fell in love. (Photo taken by Cousin JoAnne)<br />
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Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-31842357441317272092014-06-09T11:08:00.001-05:002014-06-09T11:59:58.940-05:00Artemisia! . . . Boom! . . . the National History Bee National Finals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, we have just returned from
Atlanta and the National History Bee National Finals, and we are very
proud and pleased to relate that Malcolm did great! There were just
under 700 students from 47 states that participated. We met and
talked with several families from all over the country . . .
California, Texas, Connecticut. There were even kids who journeyed
from Alaska and Hawaii for the event!<br />
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As I said Malcolm did great. He outright won or tied for first in each of his preliminary rounds (I should add that there were ten children in each preliminary round). And by doing so, he qualified for the Championship Rounds. There were three championship rounds . . . the first consisting of 128 students divided into 16 sections. The top two from each section moved on into the next round where the final eight advanced to ultimate championship round. Well, Malcolm made it into the first championship round.<br />
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To show how hard it is when you get to this point in the competition, the boy who won the Nashville Region (the last two years no less) was also eliminated in Malcolm's section. Apparently some kids even have personal "history coaches." So, compared to some, we didn't really put much effort into reviewing for the event which impresses me even more knowing he was mostly relying on his existing general knowledge. (Above photo . . . to give you some idea of how large the event was, this picture was taken when I was positioned only about 2/3rds back).<br />
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Malcolm pointing to his name which signified that he was moving on to the Championship Rounds.<br />
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It was a thrill to watch Malcolm throwing out names like Eugene Debs, Samuel Gompers and events like the Bonus Army, the Prague Spring and that Artemisia was a reference to the Persian War. I must say the last eight kids in the final were amazing to watch. I was a history major and they would have blitzed me.Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-27615779631942683062014-06-01T22:30:00.001-05:002014-06-01T23:42:16.817-05:00Our New Neighbors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is one of the five baby skunks (I just looked it up . . . a baby skunk is called a "kit") that live in or near our yard. This guy was very friendly and obviously wanted to check me out, but like so many people unaccustomed to beings not like them I was a little leery. These guys are pretty damn cute . . .<br />
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This past weekend, Dudeboy and I joined a few of the 9th Ky. for the reenactment in honor of <a href="http://www.georgiadivision.org/bor_reenactment.html">150th anniversary of the Battle of Resaca</a>. This was the <a href="http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/resaca.html">first major engagement</a> in the Atlanta campaign with some 6000 casualties. <br />
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<a href="https://archive.org/details/ABoyAndHisDog1975">A Boy and His Dog</a> . . . dog tent that is. This is what he wanted for his birthday and we purchased it on the way down to Resaca. He is quite proud of it, but I daresay come weather in the teens (like at Ft. Donelson) he'll be in the A-Frame with me! Speaking of my A-Frame, look at the nice open area to the right of it. By the next morning, that area looked a little bit different, as you will see in the next picture.<br />
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We had a steady rain for the majority of the time while we were at Resaca and these were some of the results. Dudeboy dubbed the event "Rain-Soak-A." However, we consider ourselves very lucky for our tent stayed fairly dry, but as you can see, the water was encroaching. A number of others were not so lucky. While we slept soundly, a good many of the others in our area were inundated and "maybe got an hour of sleep!"<br />
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"Say hello to my little friend . . . "</div>
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While in the area we visited a few of the sites pertaining to the battle . . . like the cemetery for the Confederate dead. I should mention that the reenactment took place on a <a href="http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/resaca/resaca-history-articles/van-den-corputs-battery.html">portion of the original battlefield</a>. <br />
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I recommend that you take the time to read a great short story pertaining to the battle that Ambrose Bierce wrote entitled "<a href="http://americanliterature.com/author/ambrose-bierce/short-story/killed-at-resaca">Killed at Resaca</a>." <br />
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It is impossible to tell from this photo, but Dudeboy is standing in front of the remains of some earthworks of a large redoubt located at what was <a href="http://www.resacabattlefield.org/FoRFortWayne.htm">Fort Wayne</a>. <a href="http://www.resacabattlefield.org/news130622.htm">This fort</a> was built in part to protect the Western and Atlantic railway bridge over the Oostanaula River.Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-44543100571533297412014-05-11T10:32:00.000-05:002014-05-11T10:32:02.736-05:00Happy Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Mother's Day . . . in what has apparently become a <a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-birthday-and-mothers-day.html">new tradition</a>, the Fife Clan returned to <a href="http://www.redboilingspringstn.com/">Red Boiling Springs, Tn</a> for Mother's Day. This year we ate at <a href="http://www.armourshotel.com/">Armour's Hotel</a>, where one can also partake of the mineral baths and the like . . . and of course sample the sulfur water.<br />
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The next few pictures are of Avi "taking the waters." As wikipedia states in their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Boiling_Springs,_Tennessee">article about Red Boiling Springs</a>: "The various waters contained several minerals but sulfur was predominant, giving the waters the scent (and some would say, the flavor) of rotten eggs." More like rotten eggs seeped in sewer water.<br />
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Upper Little Bloody Creek Falls</div>
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Remnants of a niter mine</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This past weekend, Dudeboy and I joined the rest of the 9th Ky at the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/battleoftriune/">Battle of Triune</a> Civil War Living History and Battle Reenactment. It was a perfect weekend . . . unlike "<a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2013/04/triunetyphoontri-phoon.html">Triphoon</a>" last year! And, as you can see in the above image, we had group photo taken by a certain well known <a href="http://vintageimagestudios.wix.com/wendell-decker">collodion photographer</a> (who wasn't exactly pleased with the results, but we sure were). </span><br />
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This is the last entry for our trip to Indianapolis. We did pretty much what we set out to do, and wore our butts out doing it, but we don't know relaxing vacations . . . </div>
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers'_and_Sailors'_Monument_(Indianapolis)">Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument</a> (and <a href="http://www.in.gov/iwm/2335.htm">Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum</a>).<br />
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This big-honkin' monument was "erected to honor Hoosiers who were veterans of the American Revolution, territorial conflicts that partially led up to the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the US Civil War, and the Spanish American War."<br />
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Detailing on one of the light-posts . . . I am not sure what the entwined bears have to do with anything, but I thought they were neat.<br />
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Dudeboy atop the 284' (or 331 steps!) monument with the state capitol off in the distance.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.childrensmuseum.org/">Children's Museum of Indianapolis</a> . . .</div>
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Dudeboy probably would have enjoyed the museum much more at a younger age, but they did have a pretty good dinosaur exhibit. Here he is touching a fossil that is in the process of being prepared for display.<br />
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<a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2010/09/chihuly-at-cheekwood-part-1.html">Enveloped</a> by <a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2010/09/chihuly-at-cheekwood-part-2.html">Chihuly</a> . . . </div>
Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-27356808608718908972014-03-31T23:09:00.001-05:002014-04-02T22:42:32.005-05:00National History Bee . . . Nashville Regional Finals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dudeboy just returned from the Nashville Regional of the <a href="http://historybee.com/">National History Bee</a>. He was fairly nervous, but he did really well and made it all the way to the championship round. So, we are very proud to say Dudeboy is a Regional Top-10 qualifier for the National History Bee National Finals to be held in Atlanta on June 6-8.<br />
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*Update . . . here is a <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlHistoryBee/status/451400007300550656/photo/1">photo from the twitter page of the National History Bee</a>. Dudeboy is on the far left side of the photo. These kids were the finalists from the championship round.</div>
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Very extensive <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/30362">yard art just outside Jolietville, In</a>.</div>
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It is impossible to get everything in a single photograph. Needless to say, the person who created all of this is very driven. While we saw no posted signs, we viewed it all from the road. It would have been nice to amble amongst the dinosaurs, whirligigs, and countless other installations.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.imhm.org/">Indiana Medical History Museum</a> compares <i>very</i> favorably to two of our favorite museums . . . the <a href="http://muttermuseum.org/">Mütter Museum</a> and the <a href="http://kingdomoffife.blogspot.com/2012/08/house-sitting-day-2-part-2-rafinesque.html">Moosnick Medical and Science Museum</a> at Transylvania University. Without a doubt, this was our favorite destination of the whole trip to Indy. <br />
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The 100 seat amphitheater. Even the chairs are original (however, the seats were recaned).<br />
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The autopsy room complete with table, drains, scales, and a built-in speaking tube connected to offices in the floor above.<br />
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One of the three laboratories . . .</div>
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Dudeboy perusing through the newly acquired collection (one of the curators (?) just bought the collection for herself and let us look through them as she was organizing them) of <a href="http://content.lib.washington.edu/stereoweb/index.html">stereocards</a> of disease, skin rashes and the like for use with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscope">stereoscopic viewer</a>.<br />
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In the library of the facility. Dudeboy was in heaven . . . oaken cabinets, old books, odd paintings, etc. I daresay, he could envision this as his own study. <br />
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<br />Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112053702773091232.post-1084175920179890142014-03-23T16:09:00.002-05:002014-03-23T16:09:25.621-05:00Trip to Indy, Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The past few days, Dudeboy and I joined Dr. J for a trip to Indianapolis where she had a conference for those English-Rhet-Comp type people. While she was all business, we played.</div>
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Our first stop was the <a href="http://www.indianalandmarks.org/historicsitestoursevents/morrisbutler/Pages/default.aspx">Morris-Butler House</a>. Unfortunately, it is now closed to tours while they "implement a new vision for the property." Needless to say, Dudeboy was very bummed about this development.<br />
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<a href="http://www.in.gov/iwm/index.htm">Indiana War Memorial</a> . . . this massive memorial houses a museum dedicated to Indiana's involvement in the various wars throughout our nation's history . . . from Tippecanoe to our most recent endeavors in the Middle East.<br />
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One exhibit is a recreation of the radio room of the <a href="http://www.ussindianapolis.org/intro.htm">USS Indianapolis</a>. If you are not familiar with the harrowing story of the Indianapolis, you will want to take a few moments to look into it.<br />
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The Shrine Room is "the emotional and architectural core of the Memorial" being a striking remembrance of the Great War.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.presidentbenjaminharrison.org/">Benjamin Harrison Home</a> . . . the last home of the 23rd president (wedged between the non-consecutive terms of Grover Cleveland). The home is amazing for the sheer amount of original furnishings that make up the collection. <br />
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The <a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/">Indianapolis Museum of Art</a> . . . Dudeboy in front of the iconic "<a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/collections/artwork/love-indiana-robert">LOVE</a>" statue by Robert Indiana. Unfortunately, time didn't allow us to do justice to both the permanent collection and the temporary exhibit <a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/exhibition/essential-robert-indiana">The Essential Robert Indiana</a>, so we elected to limit our Robert Indiana to this permanent piece.<br />
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Dudeboy interacting with the <i><a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/exhibition/sopheap-pich-room">A Room</a></i> installation by Sopheap Pich.<br />
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Dudeboy's first in the flesh encounter with <a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/collections/artwork/ecce-homo-bosch-hieronymus">Bosch</a>.</div>
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The recently acquired <a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/collections/artwork/dream-spring-r%C3%AAve-de-printemps-bouguereau-william-adolphe">Dream of Spring</a> by Bouguereau. After our brutally cold winter, I admit no shame in being totally enamored with this over-the-top celebration of the season.<br />
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Amazingly, on this first full day we were also able to visit the <a href="http://www.indianamuseum.org/">Indiana State Museum</a>, but none of the pictures I took are worth sharing. I must note they have a nice exhibit on the natural history of Indiana . . . lots of trilobites and such! Merkin J. Pus-Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667489495522103945noreply@blogger.com0