Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Cowboy Legacy -- A Million Ancestors in 20 Generations

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Did you happen to watch the genealogy TV series "Who Do you Think You Are?" on August 27, 2013?  I was amazed to learn supermo...
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Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- John Hodiak

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John Hodiak (1914-1955) was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.  He died suddenly from a heart attack at age 41.  He ...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Cowboy Wisdom -- Lead Core Trolling

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My dad had been an enthusiastic fisherman during his entire life.  When he retired -- in his mid sixties -- his passion for fishing shif...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Cowboy Wisdom -- Vintage Backpacking Gear

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Will Rogers once said, "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment."  That quote sure remin...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Cowboy Legacy -- Great Granddad Was A Fur Trader

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I have been fascinated by canoeing and canoe travel for over fifty years, but it was just three years ago that I made a genealogy breakt...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Cowboy Culture -- Recollections of 1950s Mountain Living

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I was 15 years old in 1957, when my folks moved to the little High Sierra hamlet known as Oakhurst.  Oakhurst sits right at the junction...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- Jimmy Wakely

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Jimmy Wakely (1914-1982) was an American B-Western actor and country Western music singer.  He was one of the last silver screen singing...