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Mary Todd Lincoln House — Lexington, Kentucky

Posted on June 10, 2004 by Roger

We spent the morning at the Kentucky Horse Park outside of town, then drove downtown to the Mary Todd Lincoln House. For the only time of the trip, we had to share our tour of a house with another family, … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Harrison House — Indianapolis, Indiana

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Roger

My family and I stopped here on our way to Kentucky for vacation. The house is located right in the middle of the city, in a somewhat worn neighborhood. The house is very well kept up, and our tour guide … Continue reading →

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Tippecanoe Battlefield — Lafayette, Indiana

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Roger

I took my family on a short vacation through Indiana and Kentucky. On the first day, we stopped at the Tippecanoe Battlefield, site of an Indian fight in 1811. When Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet, organized Indians from various … Continue reading →

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White Sox vs. Angels — U.S. Cellular Field

Posted on May 28, 2004 by Roger

My younger daughter and I went to this game with a group from our church. It was supposed to be a junior-high social, but only 12 showed up — and that included me, one of the pastors and his young … Continue reading →

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Bird #418 — Harlequin Duck

Posted on February 14, 2004 by Roger

histrionicus histrionicus (from histro, actor, referring to its brightly patterned, clown-like feathers) Saturday, February 14, 2004 — 1:50 pm Zion, Illinois — North Point Marina — Lake Michigan This bird was reported on IBET earlier in the week. I drove … Continue reading →

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