Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
May 19, 2013, 12:21:02 am

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
200497 Posts in 13348 Topics by 624 Members
Latest Member: TheHerd
* Home Help Search Calendar Login Register
  Show Posts
Pages: [1] 2 3 4
1  General Category / The Good Old Days / Re: Interesting blog with not so old photos of area points of interest on: April 27, 2013, 05:45:57 pm
I agree Alice.  I have spent the last 3 hours reading this very interesting blog.  Mark has done a nice job.
2  General Category / Politics / Re: Why Mitt Romney is Unlikeable. on: August 20, 2012, 01:55:24 pm
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 !!!!!!
3  General Category / Genealogy / Re: Help me explore my roots on: August 05, 2012, 12:03:16 am
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.
4  General Category / Obituaries / Re: OLSON, Alice Catherine (Nelson) - b. May 12, 1913 - d. June 8, 2012 on: June 21, 2012, 11:02:10 pm
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.
5  General Category / Obituaries / Re: JOHNSON, Sharon L. (Farnsworth) - b. July 5, 1942 - d. April 17, 2012 on: April 20, 2012, 05:54:22 pm
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.
6  General Category / Obituaries / Re: GONZALES, Carmen - b. July 16, 1935 - d. March 11, 2012 on: March 15, 2012, 10:28:35 pm
And yes, they lived on Biddle street, the 2nd house south of the highway on the west side of the street.
7  General Category / Obituaries / Re: GONZALES, Carmen - b. July 16, 1935 - d. March 11, 2012 on: March 15, 2012, 10:26:10 pm
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.
8  General Category / The Coffee Shop / Re: The Great State of Kansas on: February 06, 2012, 11:10:19 pm
Little did the Osage tribe know but their new reservation was sitting on a lake of black gold.
9  General Category / Obituaries / Re: BRYAN, Virginia Ruth - b. July 15, 1931 - d. December 15, 2011 on: December 16, 2011, 06:51:39 am
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
10  General Category / Archives / Re: Moline City Office moving on: October 20, 2011, 05:10:50 pm
Lisa,  for us oldtimers, you'll have to go back further than that.  Was that where the Corner Cafe was?
Pages: [1] 2 3 4
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.18 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!