tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21718741.post114030174104158849..comments2023-06-06T08:56:36.986-05:00Comments on RunAwayImagination: My rootsRunawayimaginationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392405682285496123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21718741.post-1141930216292027592006-03-09T12:50:00.000-06:002006-03-09T12:50:00.000-06:00Glad you enjoyed my narrative about my dad's homet...Glad you enjoyed my narrative about my dad's hometown. I spent the summers of my 13th and 14th years (1959-60) in Gordon with my granddad. Having been raised in the suburbs of Washington, DC, it was quite an exotic experience for me.<BR/><BR/>My uncle Frank O'Rourke wrote several books about the life of cowboys and founded the "Tri-State Old Time Cowboy Museum" in Gordon. (http://www.westnebraska.com/Area_Attractions/Sheridan/CowboyMus.htm)<BR/><BR/>The O'Rourkes came over from Ireland in the mid-1800s and initially settled in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. The next generation homesteaded in Gordon. I developed a strong respect for those hardy people who made their houses out of sod and survived the harsh Nebraska winters.<BR/><BR/>Many of my O'Rourke relatives still live in the west. In 2003 I attended a family reunion on a family ranch outside of Chadron.<BR/><BR/>I also enjoyed reading your observations about Hopkinsville, KY. Good work!Runawayimaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392405682285496123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21718741.post-1141788876366644502006-03-07T21:34:00.000-06:002006-03-07T21:34:00.000-06:00I enjoyed reading about the Gordon and Eli, Nebras...I enjoyed reading about the Gordon and Eli, Nebraska connections. My mother was born in Gordon and taught school in Eli before she was married. Eli is almost a ghost town now. I think one family lives in the "town". The railroad is gone and the old train bed has become "The Cowboy Trail", a bike and walking path that goes for miles and miles.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.com