Announcing an exciting new web site This new site is exciting, not because I have put it up, but because of its historical content. It presents the childhood memoirs of a man (Darwin Hawkins) who grew up in Pike County Missouri during the first two decades of the 20th Century. He tells what it was like growing up in Eolia , Whiteside, Silex, and Bowling Green. Best of all, he uses the actual names of the people he knew (I found references to everyone in my core family). For me the most thrilling find was the tale of a practical joke my dad played on him when they were in Louisiana for the Buffalo Bill Circus. There are all kinds of stories: school days, work ways, fulfillment, treachery, politics, social and folk ways (including dances and the coming of movies), murder, suicide, etc. You name it. If it was a part of life, Darwin covered it! There are some inaccuracies, e.g., He tells how two of my uncles came back from WW I without a scratch. In truth, both were severely wounded. Nonetheless, Darwin wrote what he remembered from his own first-hand experience. My cousin Ned Shelton and I want him to be famous for that, among all those who are interested in Pike County history. The URL for the site is: http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/hawkins/darwin/darwin.html Enjoy! Jim Hawkins