tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.comments2022-08-04T12:16:39.636-06:00Today In Wyoming's HistoryPat Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05085914852278228313noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-10349401351047946282022-08-04T11:02:43.851-06:002022-08-04T11:02:43.851-06:00that should have read your great great Uncle Frank...that should have read your great great Uncle Frank BaberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-42521909532423870832022-08-04T09:33:32.123-06:002022-08-04T09:33:32.123-06:00My name is Linda Trucco, I bought the Baber/Hollid...My name is Linda Trucco, I bought the Baber/Holliday house with my husband at the time, from your Uncle Frank in 2009. I would love to visit with you about some things; especially some old photographs I found in the house. Mark and I sold the house a few years later..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-81058672317180087042022-06-30T09:26:59.272-06:002022-06-30T09:26:59.272-06:00Please feel free (you and anyone else) to always p...Please feel free (you and anyone else) to always publish comments, including corrections to items noted. There's always a delay due to comment moderation being a feature of this blog, but save for spam, I will publish them. Thanks.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-62251712427786663162022-06-29T16:41:58.900-06:002022-06-29T16:41:58.900-06:00I just sent a request about the Flagg Ranch. Pleas...I just sent a request about the Flagg Ranch. Please contact me at ltlshiloh@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-15969171953616634722022-06-29T16:39:45.299-06:002022-06-29T16:39:45.299-06:00I am inquiring about posting and correcting inform...I am inquiring about posting and correcting information about the Flagg Ranch at Sweetwater Station. This would be at the 6th Crossing site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-15600397883652202672022-06-29T16:19:51.681-06:002022-06-29T16:19:51.681-06:00My Great, Great Grandfather was Jack Flagg of the ...My Great, Great Grandfather was Jack Flagg of the Johnson County Wars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-37674626936397993652022-04-24T18:46:53.709-06:002022-04-24T18:46:53.709-06:00Cal and Rudolphia are my Greatgrandparents. Frank...Cal and Rudolphia are my Greatgrandparents. Frank, my great Uncle died of a ruptured appendix.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545218491303972398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-4851936055909916582021-12-15T16:16:55.443-07:002021-12-15T16:16:55.443-07:00The reason Laramie is called the "Gem City of...The reason Laramie is called the "Gem City of the Plains":<br />Being along the transcontinental railroad (and later, the original transcontinental highway,) Laramie was very early to receive electricity. It was also a low passage through the mountains. When you looked down from the Laramie Mountains to the east of town, Laramie looked like a pocket full of gemstones with all its lights... hence, the name.Steve Grabowskihttps://www.facebook.com/Spectacle.Emporiumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-44703543372651957592021-07-01T05:04:30.674-06:002021-07-01T05:04:30.674-06:00That's very interesting. I didn't even th...That's very interesting. I didn't even think to look for their remnants when I was there.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-14447450120555838032021-06-30T21:57:32.648-06:002021-06-30T21:57:32.648-06:00I guess it was around 1992, the charged remains of...I guess it was around 1992, the charged remains of both wagons were still visable at the site. Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726127775489663576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-41193126998735037532021-04-27T12:14:38.483-06:002021-04-27T12:14:38.483-06:00In looking these up, the way that the descriptions...In looking these up, the way that the descriptions read above is actually the way they really read. So, for example, some say only "extraordinary gallantry"<br /><br />Modern ones are much more complete.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-74564630350228178152020-12-09T18:20:54.898-07:002020-12-09T18:20:54.898-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-87443983031095514442020-12-09T18:14:45.393-07:002020-12-09T18:14:45.393-07:00Nice write up on an obscure battle.Nice write up on an obscure battle.Tarzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08458990701344697533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-41683469128140127412020-12-06T07:15:47.646-07:002020-12-06T07:15:47.646-07:00Thanks Merideth, I appreciate the compliment.Thanks Merideth, I appreciate the compliment.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-27816887823082538232020-12-06T01:19:30.480-07:002020-12-06T01:19:30.480-07:00This is just wonderful! Thank you. Great researc...This is just wonderful! Thank you. Great research.Merideth in Wyominghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953715963384764551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-53390120314007032662020-06-24T07:27:17.549-06:002020-06-24T07:27:17.549-06:00Part 3 of this series: https://lexanteinternet.bl...Part 3 of this series: https://lexanteinternet.blogspot.com/2020/06/military-installation-names-what-they_24.htmlPat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-25270863537669651772020-02-29T21:00:50.786-07:002020-02-29T21:00:50.786-07:00Was there a murder there Was there a murder there Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898499900313847897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-90117257113605747222020-02-27T11:38:06.825-07:002020-02-27T11:38:06.825-07:00I am reading a book by Ana Leigh in which the wago...I am reading a book by Ana Leigh in which the wagon train passes through this area. I am hoping to see it in person. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603729771936517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-12641379685981159552019-08-28T09:44:20.648-06:002019-08-28T09:44:20.648-06:00You are correct. I"m not sure what the origi...You are correct. I"m not sure what the origin of that error was and why I noted that date, so I'll research it and see what lead to that.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-30733865393249196192019-08-28T07:42:49.288-06:002019-08-28T07:42:49.288-06:00You note that Governor Ross was inaugurated on thi...You note that Governor Ross was inaugurated on this day in 1925. I believe that actually occurred on January 5, 1925.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090708793499832868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-78039574556513226262019-06-18T06:57:46.465-06:002019-06-18T06:57:46.465-06:00Thank you, and thanks for the invite!Thank you, and thanks for the invite!Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-12988970116303053452019-06-16T09:59:09.303-06:002019-06-16T09:59:09.303-06:00The date Stephen Wheeler Downey's death had be...The date Stephen Wheeler Downey's death had been almost universally misreported as occurring on August 3, 1902. However, he died in Denver's St Joseph's Hospital at 5 a.m. August 5, 1902. Source: Laramie Boomerang August 6, 1902. I only discovered this in researching my book "West to Wyoming, The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Stephen Wheeler Downey." Albany County and Laramie will celebrate Stephen and Eva Downey Day on 28 July. You are most cordially invited to attend the reception at 2 p.m. at the Laramie Plains Museum!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090708793499832868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-944180251548896382019-04-26T07:07:21.714-06:002019-04-26T07:07:21.714-06:00Oddly enough, I had a correct entry for this the d...Oddly enough, I had a correct entry for this the decommissioning on the correct date.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-52746316307064103282019-04-24T05:23:10.199-06:002019-04-24T05:23:10.199-06:00And you are also correct on the decommissioning. ...And you are also correct on the decommissioning. I'll make a note to check the notes here so that your corrections are reflected.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-13222495350486074402019-04-24T05:21:15.837-06:002019-04-24T05:21:15.837-06:00You are correct. There's actually a lot of ph...You are correct. There's actually a lot of photographs of the USS Wyoming up on this blog (or rather the various USS Wyoming's) but this isn't one of them.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.com