With a little help from my friends — Google Earth, iPhone and Google Maps on the iPhone, as well as the cousin who told me where to look for this some years ago, I did in fact find the gravestone for Augustus (NOT Augustine) Austin Hackworth. Witness:
I’m about half way to Florida from St. Jo, stopped tonight in Nashville not far from The Hermitage. While the purpose of this trip is utilitarian, fetching my household goods from storage, it’s always good to multitask whenever possible, and I’m certainly doing that this week. As well as visiting my sons tomorrow and the [...]
Today we went junking. A visit to the DAV thrift shop netted several prizes for the new house, including two of these red & sage tweed wing chairs for just $20 each, and the upholstry looks new! The one in this picture has some rubbed spots on one arm, but I think I can make [...]
