Well I belive I have a spook inside my blogging software. Yesterday when I tried to comment on my blog, the system would sign me out of Google when I tried to post it. Today the system would sign me out and then return to the post with the following.
Anonymous said
and then repeat the comment that I was trying to post.
Any suggestions.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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The system will not let me comment on anyone's blog. Not even my own.
I though Kim had a great day and I thought the video posted by Kathleen of Yael Naim's video
was great.
I though Kim had a great day and I thought the video posted by Kathleen of Yael Naim's video
was great.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Camp Ellis
Sargeant Michael B. Ellis,(The Lone Wolf),enlisted in the US Army on Feb 8, 1912 at the age of 17. He served along the Mexican border and at Vera Cruz and in WWI he was in campaigns through out France. In the autumn of 1918 Sargeant Ellis was operating far in advance the first wave. Flanking one emplacement he killed two of the enemy and captured 27 prisoners and two machine gun positions. The captured prisoners indicated the location of four other machine guns and he in turn captured these and all their crews. He was the only soldier in General Pershings
First Division to receive the Medal of Honor.
Early in 1942 a site of 17,800 acres in Illinois was selected as an army camp to serve the needs of WWII. The site took in farm land and the town of Bernadotte, located on the Spoon River. The site was named Camp Ellis.
All the farm and town families were forced to sell their home and property and had to move out.
The camp was 6 miles from my folks front door. The camp was open for business April 15, 1943,one month ahead of schedule.
The camp included a major hospital with 1400 beds, two dental clinics, and a 125 bed unit for prisoners of war. The hospital occupied 140 acres and provided medical and dental services and trained medics for services over seas.
The camp was built to handle 35,ooo men and 3ooo prisoners. The camp training was in the areas of combat, quartermaster, enginering, medical, and signaling. Needless to say the area around and near the camp was now very different place.
In December 1945 the camp with 28,557 military buildings and 17,455 acres was turned over to the Illinios National Guard. Effective November 1949, Camp Ellis, Illinois was declared excess and sold, with the original owners given first choice.
So you will appreciate more what I've written, this camp is the some location which Kim wrote about in her blog dated April 16 and 17, 2010 when four old people broke through a barrier to an impassable road, braved the deep mud, past a hugh firing range wall and broke the the barrier at the other end. The firing range is now put to its proper use. It is now a monument for graffiti.
First Division to receive the Medal of Honor.
Early in 1942 a site of 17,800 acres in Illinois was selected as an army camp to serve the needs of WWII. The site took in farm land and the town of Bernadotte, located on the Spoon River. The site was named Camp Ellis.
All the farm and town families were forced to sell their home and property and had to move out.
The camp was 6 miles from my folks front door. The camp was open for business April 15, 1943,one month ahead of schedule.
The camp included a major hospital with 1400 beds, two dental clinics, and a 125 bed unit for prisoners of war. The hospital occupied 140 acres and provided medical and dental services and trained medics for services over seas.
The camp was built to handle 35,ooo men and 3ooo prisoners. The camp training was in the areas of combat, quartermaster, enginering, medical, and signaling. Needless to say the area around and near the camp was now very different place.
In December 1945 the camp with 28,557 military buildings and 17,455 acres was turned over to the Illinios National Guard. Effective November 1949, Camp Ellis, Illinois was declared excess and sold, with the original owners given first choice.
So you will appreciate more what I've written, this camp is the some location which Kim wrote about in her blog dated April 16 and 17, 2010 when four old people broke through a barrier to an impassable road, braved the deep mud, past a hugh firing range wall and broke the the barrier at the other end. The firing range is now put to its proper use. It is now a monument for graffiti.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
On Being Norse Neighbor
Walter R. Tingley, Jr of Shingle Springs, CA submits this story.
It is recorded that most of the Tingleys in the United States are descendents of Palmer Tingley. We have been told that Palmer landed in Ipswitch, MA in 1642. Marian Frye stated in the Tingley Family Revised that: "The name Tingley is a local name in Yorksire, England." There is in fact a town in England north of London, near Leeds, named Tingley. For many years my father and members of his family told me that we were all descendents of Palmer, who came from England. It was'nt until 1953, when I was serving in the army in Germany, that while driving into Denmark, that a Danish border guard in formed me I was Danish. Upon entering Denmark , he ask my nationality, and I replied, "American". He then said. "Oh, I know you're American, but where did your ancestors come from?" I said, England. And he said, "No, they might have come from England later, but they were originally Danish."
He said there was a small town 40 kilometers north of the border (in the Schleswig-Holstein area) named Tinglev, which I visited. He said this was probably the origin of our family in England. In 1066 or before, when the Vikings invaded England, some of them probably settled in England. Although History records that most of the Vikings came from Norway, its presumed that some of them must have come from Tinglev. The name was obviously anglicized later to Tingley. Recently, archeologists have found evidence of villages that were established by the Vikings near Leeds. I can only presume that they were Tingleys.
My notes: Records found show that Palmer's father last name was Tingle.
It is recorded that most of the Tingleys in the United States are descendents of Palmer Tingley. We have been told that Palmer landed in Ipswitch, MA in 1642. Marian Frye stated in the Tingley Family Revised that: "The name Tingley is a local name in Yorksire, England." There is in fact a town in England north of London, near Leeds, named Tingley. For many years my father and members of his family told me that we were all descendents of Palmer, who came from England. It was'nt until 1953, when I was serving in the army in Germany, that while driving into Denmark, that a Danish border guard in formed me I was Danish. Upon entering Denmark , he ask my nationality, and I replied, "American". He then said. "Oh, I know you're American, but where did your ancestors come from?" I said, England. And he said, "No, they might have come from England later, but they were originally Danish."
He said there was a small town 40 kilometers north of the border (in the Schleswig-Holstein area) named Tinglev, which I visited. He said this was probably the origin of our family in England. In 1066 or before, when the Vikings invaded England, some of them probably settled in England. Although History records that most of the Vikings came from Norway, its presumed that some of them must have come from Tinglev. The name was obviously anglicized later to Tingley. Recently, archeologists have found evidence of villages that were established by the Vikings near Leeds. I can only presume that they were Tingleys.
My notes: Records found show that Palmer's father last name was Tingle.
Monday, May 2, 2011
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