Elmira, NY or “Oh, Toto, We’re Not in Winnetoon Anymore!”
“Of those arrested, 76 were Americans, 1 German, 3 Scotch, 10 Italians, 1 Finnish, 3 Russians, and 7 Irishmen.” Those darn Americans…I wonder if they were from downstate??
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Share Your Story – The Winnetoon, NE Jail
In the northwest corner of our Winnetoon Village Park is the City Jail. It was built along the railroad tracks and rarely used. Over the years the shingles blew off and neglect took hold.
Sentimental Sunday – Oh, Daddy!
He drank a lot of beer…I mean, a lot! He smoked up to 3 packs of cigarettes a day. He tried smoking pot. He was hot headed and impulsive. He laughed til he started to squeal and cough. He liked fast cars, had a bunch of different cars over the years and was pretty much an expert in antique ones.
Wordless Wednesday – True Blue Ballou Brothers
Walter, Bob & Ladd Ballou, ca. 1900, Wheaton, IL
Maritime Monday – John Clifton Brannon
…he was hired as a merchant seaman by the Southern Transportation Company, out of Philadelphia. He then traveled extensively on an ore barge up and down the eastern seaboard.
A Few Nuts From The Tree 