tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post7339583418218782203..comments2024-03-12T04:00:04.167-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: A New Hampshire Yankee, Home on the Range...Heather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-24325924263646486372013-03-23T11:43:47.959-07:002013-03-23T11:43:47.959-07:00Here is an old video that depicts one of the many ...Here is an old video that depicts one of the many St. Louis to San Francisco train routes that were used in the 1950s. <br /><br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swovTXT57gM<br /><br />Trains were important to early settlement in the west, but they are still a big deal for moving material long distances. <br /><br />My great-grandfather (the Irish immigrant), grandfather, father, great-uncles, uncles, brothers, cousins, and myself all worked for railroads at one time or another. I spent one summer while in college out on the rails with a track crew when there was still a lot of "manual" work involved. It was a nice indoctrination to work.<br />AJSwtlkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927070658835473340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-2570593033274198402013-03-20T20:06:07.003-07:002013-03-20T20:06:07.003-07:00A day trip out to the Kennecott Copper Mine is wel...A day trip out to the Kennecott Copper Mine is well worth ot. also.Charlie Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304896381573101640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-18461542444440363602013-03-20T18:17:36.913-07:002013-03-20T18:17:36.913-07:00We are almost opposites, in a sense. I was all ove...We are almost opposites, in a sense. I was all over most of the west as a youth and didn't get back east, beyond Chicago, until after college. There is definitely a "sky" and distance difference. <br /><br />Lewis and Clark did a good job of telling us early about the northern part of the west. You could drive up to where they were in a mere few hours (western hours, let's say). <br /><br />How families filled in the US map is an interesting topic. Are you thinking of putting Labels so that we can see where people went and when? <br /><br />Your photos and arrangement are spectacular. <br />AJSwtlkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927070658835473340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-5555356079762114982013-03-20T16:41:00.581-07:002013-03-20T16:41:00.581-07:00We unexpectedly got to see the Golden Spike re-ena...We unexpectedly got to see the Golden Spike re-enactment a few years ago and it was delightful. There were re-enactors portraying all the notables, who spoke their famous speeches; the trains steamed in (magnificent!), and we onlookers got to play the onlookers of that historic day--although when we were there there weren't a lot of people, so to remain historically accurate, wehad to applaud and cheer as if we were each seven people!Rob'thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912152363748830870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-91694061738268980362013-03-20T11:53:14.072-07:002013-03-20T11:53:14.072-07:00Sounds like you are having a wonderful time there ...Sounds like you are having a wonderful time there in Utah. Thanks for posting these photos. They're beautiful.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-18722801029087673142013-03-20T07:47:25.147-07:002013-03-20T07:47:25.147-07:00The mountains would be great wallpaper for your iP...The mountains would be great wallpaper for your iPad.Midge Frazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817669854967092840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-62886227669753250132013-03-20T03:26:38.370-07:002013-03-20T03:26:38.370-07:00Beautiful photos Heather! Thanks for posting them...Beautiful photos Heather! Thanks for posting them and sharing with those of us who cannot attend.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139639019457759712noreply@blogger.com