COUNTY LIFE
Lifetime interest in genealogy fills family trees
By Danny Russell
I have been searching through my ancestry most of my life. It started with my grandfather telling me stories his grandfather had told him, one who he saw and the other who died long before he was born.
I became curious about these people as grandpa, Lige Russell talked about them and I wanted to know more than he could give me. In the case of my grandfather’s grandfather on his father’s side, William Russell, he knew very little.
He knew had been in the Civil War and at one point he deserted and hid under a bridge, underneath where two officers sat on their horses discussing which way he may have went. That was all grandpa knew.
He didn’t know much about where he had lived except coming to Montague County in late 1881 and dying the following year. I wanted to know what he looked like. All Grandpa could say that his father said he was a big two-fisted Irishman.
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Bowie Public Library’s Summer Reading program continues on July 16 with the Olympics.
It will be all about the upcoming Summer Olympics with outdoor games at the soccer field. Summer reading wraps up with the popular Creature Teacher on July 23 who brings lots of animals to the kids to see up close.
Any questions about summer reading can be directed to the library staff by calling 872-2681 or follow their Facebook page.
Summer reading is open to children ages 0-12. Keep a summer reading log and earn a book.
Top photo – This past Tuesday, the library staff visits with Smokey the Bear and a member of the Forest Service at summer reading. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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