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I have a copy of the meeting minutes from the Church my Great-grandparents and Grandfather attended in Illinois. It was the Richard side, Peter, Sarah and Oliver. It was a Brethren Church called The Kaskaskia Brethren Church and was located in Fayette County Illinois. The congregation met in the Hogge Schoolhouse and at some time… Read More Kaskaskia Brethren Church
As I ‘grew’ in the denomination of my faith, I saw farther behind the curtain if you will. If you’re not familiar with the story of the Wizard of Oz, the little girl Dorothy needs help getting home and she is told to find the great Wizard of Oz and that he can help her.… Read More Man Behind the Curtain
Prejudice: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics.Prejudice is all around us,It has not left our presence,It still rears its ugly head,In our world todayYou’re black,You’re brownYou’re yellow,Get out of here.You’re a female,You’re a trans,You’re a handicap,I have no time for you.You’re different,Not the same,My… Read More Prejudice
Flint Road Cart Factory / Durant-Dort Carriage Factory No. 1 / Factory One303 W. Water St., Flint, Mich. 48503Built in 1880 by the Flint Woolen Mills as a woolen mill, this building was leased by Billy Durant and JD Dort in 1886. They opened the Flint Road Cart Company that later became the Durant-Dort Carriage… Read More The UAW and General Motors Presence in Genesee County Michigan
DoctrineI have been struggling with my Christian walk for some time now. It would seem that the more I saw behind the curtain, the more I questioned what we were/are doing. One of the things that has driven me away from my home denomination is the fact of doctrine. I still hold the doctrine of… Read More Doctrine
Jimmy had always been a loser. In every aspect of life, he did not succeed. He always bought 50-50 raffle tickets, scratch offs and lottery tickets. None of them were ever winners, not even a dollars’ worth. He never won the girl or got lucky. He worked a dead end job and still lived in… Read More He Won The Sweepstakes
There used to be a family joke about being duct taped in a chair and fed oatmeal when we became old…Ernest Cline: If Nostradamus Were A Guidance Counselor, from the book The Importance of Being ErnestThen they’ll stick your generic ass in some tomb of a retirement community where you’ll live out the remainder of… Read More Ernest Cline; If Nostradamus Were A Guidance Counselor, from the book The Importance of Being Ernest
For whimsical, intense Pinup portraits, the master is Gil Elvgren. His work adds a sense of wholesomeness to the model. His depictions of the female form are fantastic.Gillette A. Elvgren (March 15, 1914 – February 29, 1980) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.His work with… Read More Gil Elvgren – Painter
Roscoe Vanzandt – Union HeroOn February 1, 1937, the motor line at Flint Chevrolet Plant Number 4 was running, producing motors for General Motors. Just after 3:30 pm, as the afternoon shift ramps up, Kermit Johnson and a handful of other Union supporters begin running down the line. As they go, they instruct the men… Read More Roscoe Vanzandt – Union Hero
The General Baptist Denomination in Flint MichiganAs you drive around Genesee County today there is no want for Cannabis businesses. Almost every street corner seems to have a store or grow facility. This was not the case when I was growing up. Flint during the 1950s to the 1980s was filled with Coney Islands, Banks… Read More The General Baptist Denomination in Flint Michigan
Ramblings of an Old Coot 