tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post4908356377463516093..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Much Needed Day Trip to a Historic Texas CemeterySam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-2345391904902219092022-09-20T12:55:01.844-05:002022-09-20T12:55:01.844-05:00Thanks for the comment...you made my day!Thanks for the comment...you made my day!Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-22359041802724070742022-09-16T11:06:41.498-05:002022-09-16T11:06:41.498-05:00Thanks for the info. I worked at the nearby airpor...Thanks for the info. I worked at the nearby airport and learned the history of the area including the great Rogers Hornsby. Today I am in Chicago and saw the Large Rogers Hornsby brick in the walk of fame around Wrigley. Settled down at a nearby bar waiting on the gate to open and found your info. Thanks again. Go Cubbies! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5396025380992383562021-05-20T16:43:22.815-05:002021-05-20T16:43:22.815-05:00I almost slipped right off that "edge" a...I almost slipped right off that "edge" and into a deep rut, Susan. That would have been an expensive visit, I think, if that had happened. ;-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-75944866796909950062021-05-20T11:26:26.775-05:002021-05-20T11:26:26.775-05:00You really know how to live on the edge, Sam! LOL....You really know how to live on the edge, Sam! LOL. I love cemeteries, especially ones with historical significance and interesting stories/gravestones. Thanks for sharing your adventure with this one.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9544391094988778692021-05-17T17:48:46.693-05:002021-05-17T17:48:46.693-05:00Thanks, Cath. That little road is private and requ...Thanks, Cath. That little road is private and requires the driver to exit the vehicle, open the gate, drive through, and exit again to re-lock the gate. I assume that the cemetery is also on private land, but that access is allowed for families of those buried there and people who want to study the historical grave markers. I missed it the first two times I drove down the highway because the gateSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77331554531727370642021-05-17T17:45:19.110-05:002021-05-17T17:45:19.110-05:00Lots of history in this little place, Lark. I can&...Lots of history in this little place, Lark. I can't imagine what it must have been like when the Hornsby family decided to call that spot home back in 1832.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81886195488104814772021-05-17T17:44:31.125-05:002021-05-17T17:44:31.125-05:00It was a really nice day, JoAnn, despite the fact ...It was a really nice day, JoAnn, despite the fact that the roundtrip was five hours and I only stayed in the cemetery for about 90 minutes. But, you know, eating inside a restaurant was just as much fun as anything because it had been well over a year since I set foot inside one.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-16269266391267304802021-05-17T17:09:58.916-05:002021-05-17T17:09:58.916-05:00Strange that such a beautiful and historical place...Strange that such a beautiful and historical place was so hard to find. Loved this post, Sam. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-78412767677722554802021-05-17T15:04:52.853-05:002021-05-17T15:04:52.853-05:00I love old cemeteries! Those Texas Ranger graves w...I love old cemeteries! Those Texas Ranger graves were very cool. What a fun trip back in time. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58513961815263980712021-05-17T15:02:02.223-05:002021-05-17T15:02:02.223-05:00Such fun to read this post... great photos, too. ...Such fun to read this post... great photos, too. Isn't it wonderful to get out and do something out of the ordinary again?! And eating a burger INSIDE a restaurant - wow! Glad you had such a good day, Sam. Thanks for sharing it here.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84920133850685367212021-05-17T11:52:20.570-05:002021-05-17T11:52:20.570-05:00It is a wonderful bit of history to find, Jen. I a...It is a wonderful bit of history to find, Jen. I am lucky that I went on Saturday because it started raining on Sunday and still is, and the road would be impassable today and for the next few days as the rain continues. I moved my trip up by a week because I'd seen the forecast...and they actually got it right this time.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-50263249212627661802021-05-17T11:50:23.149-05:002021-05-17T11:50:23.149-05:00I really feel a lot better for having forced mysel...I really feel a lot better for having forced myself out the door and behind the wheel, Cathy. Even a day trip is therapy for someone like me who lives for long summer road trips.<br /><br />Your mother and grandmother were definitely on to something by looking at cemeteries as a source of genealogical information. Those old headstones often tell a story to go along with the name and dates, and itSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-19407335061991031902021-05-17T11:44:26.413-05:002021-05-17T11:44:26.413-05:00Dorothy, I passed through Terlingua on November 2 ...Dorothy, I passed through Terlingua on November 2 or 3, right after All Souls Day, back in 2017 and spent a few hours there and in the little cemetery. It was fascinating, and the colors and reverential displays were something like I had never seen before. So much history in that little mining town and in the final resting place of so many of its former citizens. I've been wanting to explore Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-5909304642305302572021-05-17T11:30:17.461-05:002021-05-17T11:30:17.461-05:00I love old cemeteries and the Hornsby Cemetery app...I love old cemeteries and the Hornsby Cemetery appears fascinating. I love the Texas Rangers' with the badge replicas and the Rogers Hornsby grave with the baseball caps and the baseballs. Thanks for sharing all of your cemetery history! jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46206332422319291442021-05-17T03:21:57.063-05:002021-05-17T03:21:57.063-05:00Loved this post, Sam, and I'm glad you decided...Loved this post, Sam, and I'm glad you decided to make the trip. Almost made you feel human again, didn't it? <br /><br />My mother and grandmother belonged to a local genealogical society in central Illinois, and they spent a lot of time searching out old, forgotten country cemeteries. As a teenager, I tramped up hill and down dale, waded streams, kept an eye peeled for snakes, and Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-831087834368423402021-05-16T20:06:04.006-05:002021-05-16T20:06:04.006-05:00Wonderful pictures and an interesting narrative ab...Wonderful pictures and an interesting narrative about the historic cemetery. It reminds me a bit of a visit we made a few years ago when we were visiting Big Bend National Park. We stayed in Terlingua and one day visited the old Terlingua cemetery. It was around All Souls' Day and the cemetery was colorfully decorated. I found it to be one of the most soulful places I had ever visited. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-63738700348205442712021-05-16T17:28:55.775-05:002021-05-16T17:28:55.775-05:00It's slowly, but surely, happening, Diane, and...It's slowly, but surely, happening, Diane, and I am getting more and more optimistic about the possibility of being able to travel late this summer. I love old cemeteries and have spent hours in them taking pictures and reading headstones. So much history there. <br /><br />Those lobster rolls must really be something if they justify driving two hours each way to enjoy them. I totally Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77264576457938058712021-05-16T17:04:34.509-05:002021-05-16T17:04:34.509-05:00Sam, loved the little bit of history and the fact ...Sam, loved the little bit of history and the fact that you traveled such a distance to try and find this cemetery - great pics as well. We drove 4hours RT on Friday for a lobster roll (indoors) at in a neighboring state. Bit by bit life is starting to feel more normal.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com