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Most of the pages on this web site contain historical information about the development of the families of the people of the United States of America.   No one person can claim credit for all of the research which has been required to collect the data which I have analyzed and am disseminating on this web site.  Other than my personal research, inherited information which my parents researched, and sometimes information from the books of the Sigler Family Organization edited by Robert Howard Sigler and Gregory L. Watson, I have given credit for my sources.  If an author does not give credit to his or her sources then the author not only takes credit for the source's correct information but also for the source's mistakes.  That would be unfair to both the source and the author.  This is our history and is meant to be read and disseminated by anyone who desires to do so.  However, if material from this web site is copied, printed, and/or published on other web sites, in books, or in research papers it would be very much appreciated if I and this web site were given credit as being the most immediate source for the material. A link to this web site would also be appreciated.

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Scholar, Soldier, Craftsman

Scholar

It all began in a primitive four room school with eight grades in southern Ohio in 1954. That environment accounted for the first five grades of my education. My family then moved to Paducah and I found myself in an education paradise (by comparison) for the next seven years. After a year at Paducah Junior College, I transferred to a university and spent another five years of my life there. On the other side of the desk, I taught a couple of courses at a community college in Tennessee. My first contact with computers came in the    form of six graduate hours of computer programming in 1972 (using punch cards).



Soldier         

   
On a winter afternoon in the mid sixties, an Eagle Scout walked down the entrance hall of the old Arcade Theater building and filled out the forms for the selective service board.   I checked in with the army, navy, and air force recruiters and thus began a total of twelve years as a reservist over a period of twenty-two years.  For various reasons, I found myself on active duty for a total of twenty-eight months at regular military schools in California, Arizona, Texas, and Maryland. I even took a brief two week excursion to Florida. I took magic carpet rides from Paducah that ended up on the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, and Great Lakes coasts and many places in between. I was a soldier of the Cold War.   That was a war that we won.



Craftsman

Life goes on and learning never ends. I turned to the brothers and sisters of the trades to learn the ways of learning, working, and earning to support my family. I went north to the Chicago area and learned the ways of the multi-craft maintenance mechanic in an office furniture factory. I then returned home and learned the ways of the electrician at the old ICGRR shops.  After being part of a reduction in force in 1980, I was a traveler and worked at three large powerplants in the area. Later, I learned the ways of the highly skilled operators in a massive electrical power complex.







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Eagles and Arrows

Watts and Vars

Science of Location and Art of Description

The Black Hole --- Everything Goes In and Nothing Comes Out

Power --- Its Source and Use

Politics

Behavior Modification

Living

Money

See All Evil . . . Hear All Evil . . . Speak Nothing

Postage Stamp Airdales

Cochise rode his horse, Chaparral, through the Tin Barn and past the Laurel, which was Always Out Front.   After 9 a.m., Charlie ate 8 crackers and shouted Bravo 6 times, but his friend, Russ, heard the Echo 7 times.