I agree Alice.  I have spent the last 3 hours reading this very interesting blog.  Mark has done a nice job.

It's a sad commentary on the American electorate when we see the polls which put Barack Obama ahead of a man with such a resume'.  How far we have fallen from the ideals of our founding fathers.

In 1952, I had a "I Like Ike" cap and wore it all the time.  As for me, this year, I LIKE MITT !!!!!!

Janet, 
Speaking as one who has been tracing his roots for many years, I can tell you there are many good sites on the internet.  Some free, i.e. FamilySearch, and some pay, i.e. Fold3.  Ancestry.com is one of the most popular sites but can be quite expensive.

Just remember,  there is a lot of information on the internet but only a fraction of the total records worldwide.  Don't get lulled into thinking the internet is the all to end all when it comes to genealogy.

jpbill, with Elk Co. roots back to 1874.

Alice was a very nice lady.

They say deaths run in three's in the Hollywood community.  Well I think Moline has also joined that club with the death of three great ladies in the last month.  Orien Walker Tanner, Ann Ames, and Alice Olson were all part of our lives for so many years.  Thanks for the memories.

So sorry to hear of Sharon's passing.  She was a nice girl.  Even though she was a year ahead of me in school, we did have one class together.  Biology.  Since we were seated alphabetically, we were next to each other at the same table.  She was very smart and very funny.  I enjoyed getting to know her better that year.  May she rest in peace.

And yes, they lived on Biddle street, the 2nd house south of the highway on the west side of the street.

Yes, Juanita was raised in Moline.  Her older brother was Larry Martinez and younger sister is Geronima "Jomie" Martinez.  For the life of me, I can't recall her mothers name. Her father was Jesus "Joe" Martinez who worked for the Santa Fe Railway Co. on a Section crew.

Little did the Osage tribe know but their new reservation was sitting on a lake of black gold.

My condolences to Virginia's family.  May she rest in peace.  I will always remember her for making the best popcorn balls in the world.  Her home was the favorite place in town on Halloween night.

Bill Hawkins

Lisa,  for us oldtimers, you'll have to go back further than that.  Was that where the Corner Cafe was?