I agree fully, Sandi, and would appreciate a copy of the picture. Rick > > From: "Ralph Sewell" <jlgrd@comcast.net> > Date: 2006/06/15 Thu PM 01:08:01 EDT > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Chief Logan and I > > What a wonderful thing that you did Sandi. I would love a copy of the > picture > > Ralph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandi" <sandmayo@yahoo.com> > To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:01 AM > Subject: [WVLOGAN] Chief Logan and I > > > > Hello, > > > > Yesterday, I had the honor of spending the day with > > Chief Logan, at Chief Logan State Park. > > > > My approach to Chief Logan was sad, but my resignation > > for what I was going to undertake was unthwarted. > > Chief Logan stood stern, proud, and undaunted by my > > presence. I surrounded him by tools and flowers, and > > lots of determination, to make his standing ground a > > lovely place once more. > > > > The two barberry bushes planted on either side of him > > had grown to considerable size and I was concerned > > about their overgrowth. The crabgrass was the biggest > > problem, but I pulled the most of it from the soil. > > > > Many people drove by taking notice of my endeavor, and > > several even stopped to ask if I was with a local > > garden club, to which I proudly replied, "YES! Are you > > a garden club member, also? We are in desparate need > > of new members who like to do civic beautification..." > > To which, I just received a smile and a "Keep up the > > great work!" ;-) > > > > For several weeks I have felt compelled to come and > > clean and plant flowers in the flower bed of Chief > > Logan....He deserves some beautification, as our > > county is named for him. > > > > The men working inside the Museum in the Park came out > > to check on me and one asked if I had been called to > > clean up Chief Logan for this coming weekend's event? > > I stated to him that I had not, and I knew nothing of > > what was happening this weekend....He proceeded to > > tell me about the Colonial Days Encampment that they > > are calling West Virginia Days. Reenactors of the pre > > 1840's will set up camps and demonstrate the > > lifestyles of the Colonial natives and American > > natives of the Logan Co., VA(WV) area....He made it > > sound so interesting to a history nut. Friday and > > Saturday they will demonstrate what it may have been > > like to live in those early years in peace time, not > > war. > > > > Mrs. Frankie Esposito, Museum in the Park curator, > > came out to talk with me, and later took me on a tour > > of the museum and its contents....the huge Coal Wall > > Memorial is being constructed, and I was lucky enough > > to get to meet the artist, and see the beginnings of > > the construction...Cool. The coal being used is from > > the actual mines from SAGO and the one at Melville, > > Logan Co.,...A must see once completed this weekend! > > > > Mrs. Esposito explained that they are planning to have > > a room set up to invite persons to come and tell their > > oral histories, as many of these are being lost with > > each passing day. I agreed with her wholeheartedly, > > and told her I was very impressed that there were > > plans for this. She was very excited about it. > > > > I really liked the Quilt exhibit and especially, the > > Dehue/Rum Creek, Logan Co., WV Exhibit that is in the > > main entry hall. > > > > Anyway, I returned to complete my duties around Chief > > Logan, and I am almost positive he was beginning to > > stand a little taller when I had completed planting > > all the petunias, swept up, and cleaned. I regret I > > did not have enough to plant on the back side, though. > > > > Bruce Collinsworth, park coordinator, told me to do > > whatever it took to make him look nice....and so I > > proceeded to trim up those unruley barberry bushes > > into nice round balls....Though I would have preferred > > completely removing them and planting yellow lilly > > perennials, but that is for another time and more > > money down the road. (The paper wasps' nest in the > > right hand bush, kept me from cutting them down to the > > nubs). > > > > I took photos of him and a family with a son named > > LOGAN, stopped to have their photo taken with Chief > > Logan, also....It was a good day. > > > > The Chief stood tall again. > > > > I will gladly email a photo of the Chief Logan > > memorial, if anyone would like to see him in his > > glory, or better yet, pay him a personal visit this > > weekend. > > > > Have a great weekend, > > > > Sandi > > Logan Garden Council > > Holden Garden Club > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. 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