MY ADVENTURES N AMERICAN HISTORY & OTHER ASSORTED SILLINESS TRIP REPORT; SEPT '18
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knewton64
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WAKEY WAKEY -
TIME FER EGGS AND BAKEY
Ok......today is but one of the many reasons why I have chosen this adventure and thru
https://www.trafalgar.com/en-us with some add ons via https://www.viator.com/
(yes, I do see me continuing on with both companies as I am impressed with both of them)
why?
************** GETTYSBURG**************
whats in store for today?
what more surprises is Luke gonna come up with?
(yes, will admit those peanuts and etc he handed out were fantab!!)
and -
STAY TUNED -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
TIME FER EGGS AND BAKEY
Ok......today is but one of the many reasons why I have chosen this adventure and thru
https://www.trafalgar.com/en-us with some add ons via https://www.viator.com/
(yes, I do see me continuing on with both companies as I am impressed with both of them)
why?
************** GETTYSBURG**************
whats in store for today?
what more surprises is Luke gonna come up with?
(yes, will admit those peanuts and etc he handed out were fantab!!)
and -
STAY TUNED -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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Ears popping but having fun spending time in the woods - looks like Gettysburg will b in the late afternoon - off now for some lunch - where ?
passing by Harpers Ferry -
TTFN
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CHEERS Y'ALL
passing by Harpers Ferry -
TTFN
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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Just got back from dinner at the Dobbin House -
Fun was had by all -
Dessert was YUM!!
BUT,,,,,,
Change in direction -
Due to the fact that we are going to visit the Gettysburg battlefield before we head em on out to Philadelphia, I thought it would be a very wise idea to get some goooooood sleep.
So -
gonna call it an early night -
the sandman caught me around midnight as I had thought of this -
************* ONLY MEANT FOR A GIGGLE*****************
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
at the Dobbin House -
Fun was had by all -
Dessert was YUM!!
BUT,,,,,,
Change in direction -
Due to the fact that we are going to visit the Gettysburg battlefield before we head em on out to Philadelphia, I thought it would be a very wise idea to get some goooooood sleep.
So -
gonna call it an early night -
the sandman caught me around midnight as I had thought of this -
************* ONLY MEANT FOR A GIGGLE*****************T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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DAY EIGHT
Friday Sept 13TH
(Philly weather forecast)
High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Cloudy
76°67°
20%
ENE 10 mph 87%
Generally cloudy. High 76F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE -
Now to those of you wanting a good book to read that mirrors this adventure, IMO this is the book and heres why:
(from 2005)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has recovered a valuable copy of the Bill of Rights that had been missing for 138 years, officials said Wednesday.
The FBI estimated the document, one of 14 copies of the Bill of Rights commissioned by President George Washington, is worth $30 million, but experts said it is impossible to set a price on it.
"It's really irreplaceable. It's simply impossible to give it a monetary value," said Milton Gustafson, a senior archivist at the National Archives.
According to legend, it was stolen from North Carolina by a Union soldier at the end of the Civil War.
"A carpetbagger took it in 1865," said one official. "It's really priceless."
The document was recovered by the FBI in Philadelphia Tuesday in an undercover operation when an individual attempted to sell it, officials said.
The copy is believed to have been in North Carolina in recent years, but officials were uncertain where it had been for most of the past 138 years.
"It is anticipated that North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights will be coming home to the state by early next week," said U.S. Attorney Frank Whitney in Raleigh. Officials have scheduled a homecoming event for Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Raleigh.
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It was demanded by many states as a condition to ratifying the Constitution. Congress approved the amendments in 1789 and they were ratified by the states in 1791.
The original copy -- the one Congress passed as a joint resolution in 1789 and written in longhand on parchment -- is at the National Archives."
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Now, HOW this document got recovered is what is detailed in Bob's book. He has also recovered during his career the Buffalo soldier flag, many Rembrandts etc. So, if ya wanna read about a guy who literally worked and talked like a 1930s Gangster so he can recover these things - then this to me is the book.
ANYWHO -
So, whats on tap for today??
STAY TUNED -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
Friday Sept 13TH
(Philly weather forecast)
High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Cloudy
76°67°
20%
ENE 10 mph 87%
Generally cloudy. High 76F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE -
Now to those of you wanting a good book to read that mirrors this adventure, IMO this is the book and heres why:
(from 2005)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has recovered a valuable copy of the Bill of Rights that had been missing for 138 years, officials said Wednesday.
The FBI estimated the document, one of 14 copies of the Bill of Rights commissioned by President George Washington, is worth $30 million, but experts said it is impossible to set a price on it.
"It's really irreplaceable. It's simply impossible to give it a monetary value," said Milton Gustafson, a senior archivist at the National Archives.
According to legend, it was stolen from North Carolina by a Union soldier at the end of the Civil War.
"A carpetbagger took it in 1865," said one official. "It's really priceless."
The document was recovered by the FBI in Philadelphia Tuesday in an undercover operation when an individual attempted to sell it, officials said.
The copy is believed to have been in North Carolina in recent years, but officials were uncertain where it had been for most of the past 138 years.
"It is anticipated that North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights will be coming home to the state by early next week," said U.S. Attorney Frank Whitney in Raleigh. Officials have scheduled a homecoming event for Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Raleigh.
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. It was demanded by many states as a condition to ratifying the Constitution. Congress approved the amendments in 1789 and they were ratified by the states in 1791.
The original copy -- the one Congress passed as a joint resolution in 1789 and written in longhand on parchment -- is at the National Archives."
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, HOW this document got recovered is what is detailed in Bob's book. He has also recovered during his career the Buffalo soldier flag, many Rembrandts etc. So, if ya wanna read about a guy who literally worked and talked like a 1930s Gangster so he can recover these things - then this to me is the book.
ANYWHO -
So, whats on tap for today??
STAY TUNED -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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** touring the Gettysburg Battlefield ***r
We arrived at around 8:15a...,
Debbie is our tour guide for the day...
(She talking with Luke our Tour Director)
Ok—- get yer history on ... its starting yea!
TTFN
&
CHEERS y'ALL
We arrived at around 8:15a...,
Debbie is our tour guide for the day...
(She talking with Luke our Tour Director)
Ok—- get yer history on ... its starting yea!
TTFN
&
CHEERS y'ALL
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knewton64
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1st impressions of the battlefield - to see history come alive ?
Way cool!
The
Book, “is it you Kate”; worthwhile to check it out.................
ANYWHO -
Didn’t know Harrisburg pa was important to capture 4 the Confederates-
T.T.F.N.
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CHEERS Y'ALL
Way cool!
The
Book, “is it you Kate”; worthwhile to check it out.................
ANYWHO -
Didn’t know Harrisburg pa was important to capture 4 the Confederates-
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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Wowzers!
Info overload but loving every minute of it!!
T.T.F.N.
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CHEERS Y'ALL
Info overload but loving every minute of it!!
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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About to visit Little Round Top in about 30 minutes -
Statue Guy with field glasses -mr warren Who reported. What he saw to Meade
Very emotionally moving this tour -
T.T.F.N.
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CHEERS Y'ALL
Statue Guy with field glasses -mr warren Who reported. What he saw to Meade
Very emotionally moving this tour -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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knewton64
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I’m listening - on low - using one ear bud only - The Gettysburg movie soundtrack while on this tour - imho , it really enhances this tour -
and -
Got one more fer ya -
T.T.F.N.
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CHEERS Y'ALL
and -
Got one more fer ya -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL
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