Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:22 PM 1/4/2009, Tina Manley wrote: >We had an old three-story Victorian farmhouse with 6 acres at the >corner of Old Centralia Road and something else. Centralia >Presbyterian Church was across the road and down the street. You were probably there around 1965. I worked in politics around 1973 when Iron Bridge Road was a twisty, two-lane road which often reduced itself to dirt. Today, it is a four-lane highway, 55mph for much of its length. You would not recognize the area. I have another friend who lived in Richmond about the same time, wiorking in a chemical plant in Hopewell, who still speaks fondly of the Bermuda Hundred he knew. When I have a chance, I'll wander by the Centralia Presbyterian Church and do some digital shots (on my very primitive camera, mind you!) and will send them to you. Do not be hasty: this may take a while as I'm ramping up to a Virgijnia Defense Force drill this weekend. Tina, when you were in Central America, did you learn any of the local languages? It seems that this is a fascinating area for linguists. But, then, the linguistic history of American Indians is very controversial and no one has yet explained why a solitary tribe of Cherokees were present at Little Big Horn, albeit they played only a minor role, apparently as puzzled by their presence there as have been later scholars. Pictures will follow, in a month or two, off-List. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!