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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Of George Winfield Garthwait, Civil War Veteran, 4th Great-Grandfather to my Cousins, via Frank and Amy Baldwin

It's time for another Blog Post, and since Memorial Day is coming up very soon, I will consider this to be a "Memorial Day Special", insofar as that may be appropriate, given what Memorial Day is for, which is, to say, remembrance, specifically, of Veterans, and their service. To that end, the following write-up concerns a veteran in the family whom I've heard vaguely about for many years, and having done research on him finally, will try to put the information forward as accurately as I can..

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Baldwin Landing at Ticonderoga - Part 2: Boat Stalkers

Hello everyone, what follows is an unpublished entry from 2018. I thought it would be a fun read, and it goes into my trip to Baldwin Landing (it's been so long already?!) I will present the writing as-is, add in a few pictures stolen from official sources, and follow up on it.

 

The video store "Video King" has (naturally) long since closed. I remember buying a DVD of Burger Cop there, and it was such a poorly made DVD that it was unwatchable. However, given the recent 'Hong Kong Cinema Classics' releases, there is a chance that it may see the light of day in a more watchable format fairly soon. It was also the last trip my grandmother would make to Lake George with us, on the year of a special anniversary of one of the boats. She got to see it one last time though, with both of her grandchildren and all of her great-grandchildren and the rest of us.

 

Not a bad way to go out. 

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Greetings from 2026! I'm still alive!

Hello everyone! Back in 2017 I made this blog and updated it a little bit in 2018 and then Covid hit in 2019... Apologies to those who have contacted me over the years, I saw your messages this morning and I will turn my attention to getting back to you when I can. I used a completely dedicated email for this page, and I have not checked it since 2018! Since then...


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