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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Just finished posting waymarks from a trip to Lawrence, Kansas taken back on June 16th.  I mainly documented the Downtown Historic District.  I was able to get 77 waymarks in 14 different categories from 143 pictures.  Highlights include:

Round Corner Drug - at one time, this was 
the oldest drug store in the State of Kansas.

An old Montgomery Ward Building - 
a great example of Art Deco architecture.

Former Lawrence Masonic Temple
an example of Egyptian Revival architecture.

Watkins Museum - this was a former
Bank and Lawrence City Hall.

Sister Cities Park - 
a little oasis in downtown Lawrence.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Went to Council Bluffs, Ia. and Omaha, Ne, earlier in the month and was able to waymark three separate cemeteries and visit the Omaha Zoo.  I ended with 8 visited and 20 posted waymarks.  The highlights included:
Grenville Dodge Mausoleum
Grenville Dodge was a Civil War General and a major
force in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

John O'Neill (8 March 1834 - 7 January 1878) was an officer in the American Civil War,
 and a member of the Fenian Brotherhood.
 O'Neill is best known for his activities leading the Fenian raids on Canada in 1866 and 1871.

Skip Stephenson was one of the hosts
of "Real People" TV Show.

Gilbert Swanson was the owner of
the company the developed the first frozen TV dinner.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Final Count of Waymarks from my recent trip to Pigeon Forge,TN; Charleston, SC; Chattanooga TN; and Paducah,KY:  32 new waymarks posted - 143 waymarks visited.  Some of my favorites...

Not a scanned postcard...
St. Philip's Church in Charleston- great to explore both inside the  
church and outside in the cemetery!

Gravesite of the "Birdman of Alcatraz"
Located in Metropolis, Il.

Memorial to the members of the Great Train Robbery
Chattanooga National Cemetery

Trail of Tears Fountain - Ross's Landing
Chattanooga, TN.

Point Park on Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga
Closed up tight due to the Government shutdown.

Ft. Sumter - Charleston from Ft. Moultrie
Again, a victim of the Government shutdown

Gravesite of H. L. Hunley Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston
Inventor of the submarine that sunk the USS Housantanic

Rosa Raymond gravesite - Magnolia Cemetery
This is the most fascinating and sad gravesites
I have been.   

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Pictures from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park - this was BEFORE the Government shutdown at 12:01 today...

Lonely tree near Cades Cove.



The "troll" guarding the bridge on the nature hike.
This old Tulip tree is located at the west end of the
Nature Trail near the Sugarland Visitor Center.

Cataract Falls near the Sugarland Visitor Center.

View from Newfound Gap.

View from the top of Clingman's Dome.
There is a very nice tower with ramp access. 

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Today was mostly a geocaching day (found my 2900th cache) through Southern Johnson and Douglas Counties.  I did get a little waymarking in - 17 pictures taken in some very historical cemeteries and areas, 6 waymarks posted.  Highlights...

This meadowlark landed on a headstone
in the historic Black Jack Cemetery - 
A Very Lucky photo!

An example of 19th Century 
carving on this headstone in the 
Eudora Cemetery.

A great historic Church in Eudora.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Finally got done painting the exterior of the house and was able to take a waymarking trip.  Went to Sedalia, Missouri Sunday afternoon and took more pictures of the Downtown Historic District.

Calvary Episcopal Church
This is a new category post (Episcopal Churches) for me

Added Katy Depot 
to the National Register Category

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
I was able to post 4 separate categories for
this historic Church.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

I went out in the humidity today to Lawrence, Kansas.  I took pictures of Massachusetts between 8th & 10th - 51 items & 143 pictures.  I'm curious to see how many waymark this will turn into.  I also went to the Central Resource Library for Johnson County.  The American Series Book is quite a piece of history.  I can't wait to see what the Missouri book looks like!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

I'm still in the process of posting the waymarks from my St. Joe trip from two weeks ago - who knew it takes SO long to post 193 pictures - :)

I did get a milestone this evening - I posted #2000.  It was in the Mausoleums category.

Nave Mausoleum in Mt. Mora Cemetery
Samuel Nave was vice president of Nave-McCord Mercantile Co.,
 a business co-founded by his father and uncle.

More waymarks from the St. Joseph trip to come.

Monday, June 3, 2013

I just finished posting my Ottawa, Kansas trip from January.  I ended up with 65 waymarks and two visits.  Highlights include completing all of the buildings in the Historic Downtown District, a former Carnegie Library, and a Tribal flag for the Ottawa tribe:

Elks Building in the Ottawa Downtown Historic District

Former Carnegie Library - now a Community Center

Ottawa Tribal Flag - this flag is on the Ottawa 
University Campus.  The University was originally
built to provide education for the Tribe's children.


Sunday, June 2, 2013

Just finished up on a waymarking trip to St. Joe.  I have 65 separate objects and 193 photographs to go through.  I'm hoping for approximately 125 waymarks to come from this trip.  I photographed 3 Historical Districts and Several properties on the National Register.  I may end up with just a couple of visits.  I'm looking forward to seeing what the final count will end up being....

Sunday, May 26, 2013

I just posted my 1900th waymark - WMH50V Boonville Defence Works.  I have been trying to clear the 250 photos taken from the trip on April 21st that went through Arrow Rock, Glasgow, Fayette, Boonville, and Columbia.

Photo highlights of the trip - 
 First Barn Quilt Waymark


 Cooper County Courthouse

 Thespian Hall - Field Hospital during Civil War

Farley Mausoleum - Farley was a carver of headstones.

Final count of visits on the 4/21/13 trip: 143
Final count of posts on the 4/21/13 trip: 33