Bell-Two
01-27-2014, 03:36 PM
This is a followup of the Unearthing Family History post.
http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/showthread.php?14605-Unearthing-Family-History
I am very happy to say that we are glad that we could make this happen :)
Tony,
The token arrived today. We were very excited. And very grateful. While I'll never know if my Grandfather actually touched that particular token, or how it eventually ended up in your area, it is a part of my family history. The Ingle itself is the only physical piece of evidence that I have of his store. I have a few tales of all night poker games in the back of the store from my Grandmother, and now I have the story of the couple from Ohio that dug it up, shared the story of the find, and their spirit of generosity that gave it to his family.
I will keep you abreast of any new information that I find on my Grandfather or his store. Hopefully, I'll find out if there truly is a connection between him and Jack "Doc" Kearns, and if that was him in the photo with my Grandfather.
Thank you again, Tony. And as promised, I'm including a photo of myself with his token.
Sincerely,
Jack
P.S. I have a 30 year old son that will inherit the token when I'm gone. He carries the Bly (Bley) name, and he knows the story about how it came to be in our possession.
http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/showthread.php?14605-Unearthing-Family-History
I am very happy to say that we are glad that we could make this happen :)
Tony,
The token arrived today. We were very excited. And very grateful. While I'll never know if my Grandfather actually touched that particular token, or how it eventually ended up in your area, it is a part of my family history. The Ingle itself is the only physical piece of evidence that I have of his store. I have a few tales of all night poker games in the back of the store from my Grandmother, and now I have the story of the couple from Ohio that dug it up, shared the story of the find, and their spirit of generosity that gave it to his family.
I will keep you abreast of any new information that I find on my Grandfather or his store. Hopefully, I'll find out if there truly is a connection between him and Jack "Doc" Kearns, and if that was him in the photo with my Grandfather.
Thank you again, Tony. And as promised, I'm including a photo of myself with his token.
Sincerely,
Jack
P.S. I have a 30 year old son that will inherit the token when I'm gone. He carries the Bly (Bley) name, and he knows the story about how it came to be in our possession.