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Post by Diane Merkel on Feb 20, 2006 19:28:23 GMT -6
One of our boarders suggested we have a place to introduce ourselves to one another, so here it is. I'll start with what I'm doing now and perhaps add to it later. I am the webmaster of www.lbha.org and the moderator for these boards as well as being the editor of the LBHA Newsletter. I pretty much fell into all of those positions (no one else wanted them ), and everything is done as a volunteer (no $$$). I work from home as an education consultant, but I'd rather work on LBH stuff anytime! I believe I must have the word SUCKER tattooed on my forehead because I have a hard time saying "No" to anything connected to American history. I currently serve on the boards of two local history museums (chair of one of them) and developed their websites as well as a few other history-related websites. Feel free to start new threads about yourselves or just add on to this one. Diane
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shawn
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My sons and I...Reno Hill June 26th 2006
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Post by shawn on Feb 20, 2006 20:01:37 GMT -6
Shawn here, and I live in Nebraska, work at a tractor and tire shop. Ive been a fan for a while, but not too in-depth until recently. Most of what I know has been told around elk camp campfire by my father and grandfather who grew up in the Hardin area. Im very comp illiterate, my kids have me beat by miles...and Im trying to get them interested in LBH. I plan on going to the battlefield for the anniversary, but I cant plan 10 minutes ahead, let alone months.
Have a great day
Shawn
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kenny
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Post by kenny on Feb 20, 2006 23:49:23 GMT -6
I'm Kenny;I'll been interesting of Custer and the others in the Indian wars sensed I was a kid.I don't have any book on LBH.Which I have to relied on memories from books I have all ready had read.I do have a fiction book by Ralph Compton call Clarion's Call.But I don't think that count.
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Post by Scout on Feb 21, 2006 7:01:22 GMT -6
Shawn...check your lottery tickets! the winner lives in Nebraska somewhere! 350 mil!
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Post by alfuso on Feb 21, 2006 8:32:04 GMT -6
Alfuso here. Host a Custer Delphi forum. Discovered Custer when I saw TONKA back in 1958, been hooked ever since. I live in Dunedin, Florida. Have beena Clinical Chemist/Hematologist in a hospital lab for 40 years. My interests are catholic but I always return to Custer. I get sidetracked now and again by Mosby and Rommel. And Napoleon and Forrest. And Will and Grace. And CSI and Stargate SG1. And my 7 cats. Edited to add: my other hobbies are photography (really into birding 'cause so many neat birds live so close to me -- you can see my photos here: photobucket.com/albums/v344/alfuso/) Used to paint a bit but photos are faster. I used to be in a number of media fandoms and wrote about 100 stories and poems for fanzines. alfuso
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Post by stevewilk on Feb 21, 2006 9:00:20 GMT -6
Allfuso, I'm just a stone's throw from you in Palm Harbor....at least for now. Don't plan on staying in Florida...small board eh?
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Post by Treasuredude on Feb 21, 2006 9:23:08 GMT -6
Hello all. Name here is Scott and I live in Pierre, South Dakota. I grew up in North Dakota and became interested in Custer in school when I gave a report on Custer while studying the Civil War in history class. I wanted to do one on Lincoln but a classmate beat me to it. The teacher assigned me Custer and the rest is history. Aside from the LBH, I especially like researching the Black Hills Expedition of 1874. I also like to read about Black Hills history in general. I attended my first LBHA convention this past summer. I met up with some guys I had met on the Internet. I had a great time and plan on going to next year's conference in North Platte. My avatar is a photo of my son and "Sitting Bull" at the 1999 re-enactment near Hardin. My son and I have been to the battlefield twice (1999 and 2001). I have tried to spark an interest in him but so far he couldn't care less. Other interests include rock music and screwing up my computer. I have a website at www.treasuredude.net.tcStop by.
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Post by crzhrs on Feb 21, 2006 10:41:39 GMT -6
Crzhrs:
Obviously not my real name . . . live in NH . . . work for the State Dept. of Agriculture . . . interest in Native American culture, history, and philosophy led me to the conflicts between whites/indians which in turn led me straight to the LBH . . . have been to the battlefield once (1989--wish I could get back soon)
Am a Master Gardener . . . my wife and I have a small-time nursery business (part-time) and we also sell produce, cut flowers, plants at our local Farmers' Market.
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Post by Scout on Feb 21, 2006 21:31:06 GMT -6
My name is Scout and I am the sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand....I hid in a nearby log and lived on berries for a month before I was found by Mormon missionaires. I lived with them over a month until they found out I was a Methodist and asked me to leave. When they found out I was a Republican they asked me to leave faster.
I currently live in Memphis, sell Real Estate sometime...when my wife makes me. I also do illustrations and write on the Indian Wars. Have a large collection of Civil War relics which I dug up. Love baseball, beer,barbeque & books. Got a wife and a dawg too. I been in the LBHA for about ten years and the CBHMA about twelve years. Been to the 'Custer Battlefield' twice...when I lived in Seattle.
Michael Nunnally [Scout]
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Post by Tricia on Feb 21, 2006 22:50:47 GMT -6
Uhh ... hello! Leyton McLean is not my real name; he is a character from one of my stories. McLean is a West Point friend of GAC's, who left the Academy in 1861 to fight for the Army of Northern Virginia ... and yes, Leyton is related to the Wilbur McLean of Manassas and later, Appomatox.
In my "real" life, I do live in the south and spend my time as a full time writer and editor. I am president of my local writers' group and mentor/facilitate a city-wide writing group in a nearby suburb. When I am not doing those things, I write book reviews for Cavern Press and work on my Custer fiction; both of my titles have won awards in recent national contests ... but I am not ready to seriously market either of them. I keep thinking "one more rewrite ..."
I am part Navajo as well as Jemez Pueblo. Both my grandfather and great-grandfather became Navajo Tribal Chairman. In that aspect of my life, I am helping a doctoral candidate in archetectural history with primary source materials for her dissertation, as my grandfather was on the committee to move the Navajo tribal capital to Window Rock, AZ.
I came to the Custer "thing" after spending most of my college and graduate life in art history. Son of the Morning Star was my one-way ticket to this madness ... until then, I hadn't spent a moment longer on American history or art than I absolutely had to! I look forward to attending the 130th anniversary (this will be my third time to the battlefield), though my time in Montana will be pitifully short.
Regards, Leyton McLean
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Post by bubbabod on Feb 22, 2006 1:43:55 GMT -6
Hello. I am "bubbabod," real name Frank Bodden. I live in Carlsbad, Ca., but Texas born and bred and would move there in a second if it wasn't for the heat, humidity and mosquitos of the Texas Gulf Coast. I am a retired court reporter from the San Diego Superior Court. I became interested in Custer's Last Stand ever since seeing the famous painting that graced so many bars, only this bar was part of a restaurant my mom took us to after Sunday mass. Although I love the study of the LBH, I'm equally or more fascinated by the Bozeman Trail and Red Cloud's War, as well as the southwest Indian Wars. And the Trojan War and the Odyssey. I am a member of the LBHA and have attended two LBHA national seminars, one in Sheridan and last year's in Rapid City, where I met up with several friends I'd only met online. What a great time. I've also been a member of the Bozeman Trail/Ft. Phil Kearny Association and attended two of their "Days" and hope to do so again this year, as well as taking in the LBH. Two years ago I had the privilege of taking a two and a half day tour with Rich Fox, where we started near Busby and Two Moons' cairn, approximately at Custer's Last Camp, and drove basically Custer's route, including the Crow's Nest, over the divide, past the approximate Lone Tepee and morass locations. I also took a tour led by the late Terry C. Johnston in 1997, where we visited the LBH, Ft. Phil Kearny, Fetterman site, Wagon Box site, Ft. C.F. Smith and the Hayfield fight sites, the site of the Dull Knife fight--what beautiful country--as well as Crazy Woman Crossing and Reynolds' fight on the Powder River. I've since met several internet friends out there and taken them out to many of those places. Love it. I've been on several LBH or Indian Wars boards, but this is my favorite, not only because of the knowledge you folks have, but also because of the way everyone conducts themselves and lack of bickering. Keep up the good work.
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Post by El Crab on Feb 22, 2006 4:04:04 GMT -6
Hello. I am El Crab, which is Spanish for "The Crab", of course. I don't actually speak Spanish, except when I try to remember my French. I'm 27 and I live in Tigard, Oregon, which is 20 minutes west of Portland.
I first discovered the great hobby of Custer and the Little Big Horn when I was reading my mom's Nat'l Geographic on the Titanic. I had never read the article, and was bored one day. After completing that article, I looked at the table of contents and saw the "Ghosts on the Little Bighorn(sic)" title. Being intrigued by ghosts, I took a gander. I was hooked at that point. I actually was a bit uneasy about sleeping that night, as that article really played up the terror aspect of the fight. Needless to say, it was on my mind all evening.
I was already an avid reader, and made weekly trips to the library. Armed with my new obsession, I got my hands on anything and everything Custer related. And I wanted to go to the field, but I wasn't even yet able to operate a motor vehicle.
Fast forward about 15 years, and a thought suddenly dawned on me: I own a car, I have money, I have time. I decided I was going to the field, and planned for spring of 2004. Lucky for me, BubbaBod and his pals quit another board, and I emailed one of them to find out where they went. I was told they were emailing each other, and I weaseled my way in. When I heard they were going to the field with Fox, I again used my rodent-like skills and got an invite. I don't think I've had more fun in my life.
I am working on getting there this year for the 130th. I really want to go back. The logical side of my brain thinks it silly, since its just a battlefield with some markers. Well, not really, but I've been there recently and I can always look at my pix and read more about it. So why do I want to go back so desperately?
As for my other interests, I have three other obsessions. Golf, Formula One racing and cars. I hope to someday turn pro at golf (I'm probably moving to Reno for the summer to play as much as I can), I stay up until 8 in the morning on race days so I can watch the F1 races live. And I've rebuilt my car and my engine once each, and am in the process of another engine rebuild.
Oh, and movies. I'm obsessed with movies, and presently own over 240 DVDs. And sharks and the Civil War, which were supplanted by Custer and his demise as my number one interests. One day I am going to get into one of those cages and be surrounded by 18 foot Great White Sharks. Its my other dream.
I also draw and write in my spare time, and used to dabble in websites when I had a race team called Dancing Crab Racing.
Anyway, that's me in a nutshell. I'm also pleased about how this board has so far avoided the problems most other forums I've been a part of have had.
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Post by alfuso on Feb 22, 2006 11:21:35 GMT -6
stevewilk
I doan ever plan to leave Florida. I love Dunedin and I loathe snow. I am working in the Lab at Palms of Pasadena in St Pete presently. Keep trying to get a job at Mease or Morton Plant 'cause it's close to home but the old Lab vets (like me) are dug in and few openings show up.
alfuso (Linda Terrell)
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Post by Melani on Feb 22, 2006 19:09:01 GMT -6
Hi, I'm Melani, which is my real name--that way I don't forget it. I live in Oakland, California, and work at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, where I run the office for the Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library (we really go in for long names here!). We have the largest fleet of 100-year-old ships in the country, including the squarerigger Balclutha. When not hanging around LBH forums, I sail on anything that will have me. I have crewed for brief periods on the brig Lady Washington, the schooner Bill of Rights, and the schooner Lynx. I am also a Sea Scout mate and sail on a 30-foot whaleboat with teenagers. Sailing and maritime history is my other obsession.
I read Comanche of the Seventh, by Margaret Leighton when I was ten, and that was the hook for me. It was clear to me that much of what she wrote was fact, but unfortunately, she didn't include a bibliography. So I went to the public library and looked up Custer, but all I could find was Jay Monaghen. Since I was particularly interested in Myles Keogh, that didn't help a lot. I also read some other kid books, but even at age 10 I was spotting some of the inaccuracies.
Sometime around 1970 or so I visited the battlefield with my parents, that being the only way I could get there at the time. They were indulgent enough to hang around for a few hours, and I was too shy to ask many questions, but I did come away with a few books, including The Custer Myth, which fulfilled my research needs for a while. But then it all went dormant for me for maybe 25 years.
A couple of years ago, it occurred to me to google Keogh, and I was overwhelmed by the amount of info. So I started buying books (yes, I paid full price for the Keogh symposium book!), and googling everyone. I found this forum while looking up Thomas Weir.
So now I am back into it on a level I really can't believe, and it's more fun than I can imagine! For the past two months I've been doing almost nothing but reading LBH, trying to catch up with some of you guys. I am going to have to take a brief break, since the centennial of the great 1906 earthquake is coming up, and we are doing a Living History presentation at Hyde St. Pier (SF Maritime NHP). So I have to do some earthquake research to figure out what happened to my character that day (oh, yeah , I also re-enact about 5 or 6 time periods, mostly Renaissance and Dickens Faires).
I already have my campground reservations for the re-enactment, and my family has agreed to come along, though they all think I'm crazy. I am looking forward to meeting some of you guys in person.
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Post by markland on Feb 23, 2006 10:34:48 GMT -6
Melani, re: 1906 earthquake. Some very nice photos and other information is available at the National Archives' on-line site: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/basic_search.jspUnder search criteria, enter (minus quotation marks) "1906 earthquake" and be sure to click the small box below which states, "Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies." If you want me to look in the War Department Executive Papers for any reports or things of interest, let me know. Sooner the better as I will be doing some serious work travel beginning 3/4. New Mexico here I come! Best of wishes, Billy
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