Friday, September 2, my friend, Robert “Slim” Bowser and myself headed to that great place known as Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The reasons for our visit were varied. We stopped by some businesses to present viewings of the print, “The Wheatfield-Whirlpool of Death”. We discussed options with a business that specializes in shirts and sweat-shirts. We [...]
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Gettysburg Visit
Posted in Historical, My Family on September 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
THE WHEATFIELD-… Painting Update
Posted in Historical, My Art on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All things are finally falling into place in regards to the original acrylic painting entitled, “THE WHEATFIELD- WHIRLPOOL OF DEATH” The organizing of the plans are taking shape also. I will be attending an event at Old Bedford Village on Saturday of this upcoming weekend. The event is known as “Meet The Generals.” I [...]
“Israel”
Posted in Historical, Uncategorized on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The following words are something you usually won’t see within my writings. With the constant threat to the Jewish people and Israel I felt a need to write my thoughts on the nation and people. Of course, the “blog” will be only a very brief history of Israel. The Assyrian man, Abraham was called by God. Abraham believed what [...]
Lots Of Stuff Going ON!
Posted in Fishing, Historical, Misc. Nature on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Indeed, I have been involved in many things over this last week. Beginning on August 4th through August 7th, I was at the Armstrong County Folk Festival most days. I was dressed in civilian manner along with members of the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company D. Thismembers of this group are Civil War Living Historians. I [...]
Smoke-In-The-Sky
Posted in Historical on July 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Smoke-In-The-Sky, (a.k.a. Jon Miller) of Hopwood, Pennsylvania spent hours at the Armstrong County Historical Museum in Kittanning on July 16. The heavily tattooed Jon, was dressed in period correct clothing often found in the 18th century on native-Americans. The Indians of that time commonly would be observed wearing clothing of the “white man” [...]
THE WHEATFIELD-WHIRLPOOL OF DEATH
Posted in Historical, My Art on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Copyright Laws Apply To painting The challenge of painting a Civil War battle scene has been completed. (I have mentioned the progress with a few past blogs.) The scene depicts the Wheatfield, an actual Gettysburg battle that occurred on July 2, 1863. This event was a very bloody battle with many casualities.The union forces were [...]
Smoke-In-The-Sky
Posted in Historical on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Armstrong County Historical and Genealogy Society will be hosting native American reenactor, “SMOKE-IN-THE-SKY” (Jon Miller of Hopwood, Pennsylvania) on July 16th at the Armstrong County Historical Museum. He will be discussing many things concerning the native Americans that were common in our area of Pennsylvania during the 18th century. Topics will include native modes [...]
Memorial Day Thoughts
Posted in 2011 Spring Gobbler Season, Historical, My Family, Wildflowers on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I spent the very early hours of the morning of Memorial Day in the woods.(In fact, I wrote this blog during that time too.) What a great place to reflect! Of course, my thoughts, as they so often do, drifted back to some early years of my father and I trekking over these [...]
Memorial Day- Civil War Ancestry
Posted in Historical, My Family on May 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Memorial Day causes me to ponder on the reasons of war and those involved. My father, Allen K. Smail instilled a deep respect and honor towards are veterans. He was in the European theater during WWll. He saw concentration camps and other many sites most of us would cringe in terror over seeing. I have [...]
U.S. Grant at the Armstrong County Historical Museum
Posted in Historical on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today was the 2011 grand opening for Armstrong County Historical Society’s Museum. Highlights of the day’s event was General (and later President) U. S.Grant. General Grant was portrayed by Walt Marr of Elderton,. Pennsylvania. Sue Hutchison portrayed his wife Julia. Grant was the general of the Union Army helping to end the Civil War. [...]
