Jun 07 2009
Small Town Snapshots
I just learned about Small Town Snapshot Sunday. It’s such a cool idea, I thought I’d give it a go. The timing for this is perfect. Just this past week, I took my octogenerian grandfather to visit the Lester C. Lawrence Buffalo Ranch & Museum outside of Clifton, KS.
A little background info: Grandpa is a lifelong resident of North Central Kansas, mostly around the Clay Center & Concordia area, except for the few years he served in the US Army during WWII.
This photo is my grandpa’s big brother & big sister during wheat harvest south of Clifton, KS. Grandpa was present this day, but sadly the photo he appears in has been lost.
Here is Grandpa the day he returned back home to Kansas from the Pacific. My grand dad was a combat medic, and a bronze star & purple heart recipient. He served in New Guinea & the southern Philippines.
I love it anytime I can get him to tell stories about the army or when he was a kid growing up. That’s why it was such a treat to take him to the LCL ranch & museum.
This wagon was once used by the lumberyard in Clyde, Kansas (where I now live).
Grandpa inspects a binder, similar to the one used by his brother 80 years ago.
Music is a big part of our family. We got a kick out of hearing the Edison phonograph records from around 100 years ago.
No visit to the Buffalo ranch is complete without looking at the Bison. It was raining that day, so we didn’t stand outside to look for very long.
If you are ever in the area, be sure to check out the Lester C. Lawrence Buffalo Ranch & Museum. It is well worth the visit. Hope you enjoyed my first installment of Small Town Snapshot Sunday.
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Wonderful post, Bill! I’m in Kansas, too. You might be interested in joining Blog Kansas…
http://www.myprairierose.com/PrairieView/2007/11/01/blog-kansas/
My mother grew up around Brewster and Goodland and my dad grew up right across the state line on the Colorado prairie. They moved to Wichita when I was little and we’re all still in the Wichita area.
Great STSS post! Thanks for participating. You didn’t leave your link via Mr. Linky at the site, so I added it for you!
I hope you’ll join us again next week!
I love the old photos!
Hello Bill~ I too enjoyed the old pictures of your granddad and his brother/ sister. It looks like your granddad enjoyed his visit to the museum. Hope all is well. Have a great night.
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