Snow. Ice. Sleet. Slush. oh my!
Thanksgiving Day
The Philippi covered bridge has been restored, but according to documentation and photos, it is a remake of the original bridge. 
Barbour County Historical Museum
I didn't see the mummies, but here is the museum in which they reside.
The mummies are the bodies of two female asylum inmates that were artificially preserved in 1888 by local doctor Graham Hamrick, who was interested in mummification techniques.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippi,_West_Virginia
Barbour County Courthouse Built in February, 1903, it was constructed of hand-cut Hummelstown stone. It replaced the first court house that housed Union troops during the Civil War.
Philippi mummies' photos http://www.virginiawind.com/virginia_travel/philippi.asp
Philippi Civil War battle summary http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/Battles/wv001.htm
Philippi Covered Bridge http://www.appaltree.net/aba/bridge.htm
Philippi Covered Bridge photos of original bridge http://www.bc-net.org/barbour/Barbour%20History.nsf/f77724974a43d171852563c600466846/9a1b02347aa944ae852563c600597086?OpenDocument
Philippi Courthouse http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc18666.php
Pittsburgh Airport
A Walk Through Old Savannah
I finished work early one day and had the chance to walk around the historic district. My job site was in a grand old home. Pretty fancy!
The Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, is significant for its distinctive grid plan as well as its 18th and 19th century architecture. The district encompasses the original town plan laid out in 1733 by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, founder of the British colony of Georgia. Today Savannah retains much of this plan based on divisions also called wards, squares, and "trustee lots.". Most of the original squares remain and are surrounded by fine examples of buildings in the Georgian, Greek Revival, and Gothic styles. Notable buildings include the Owens-Thomas House built in 1818 (Oglethorpe square), the Beaux-Arts style Edmund Molyneux Mansion circa 1917 (Bull Street), the Spencer Woodbridge House built in 1795 (Habersham Street), and the 1853 Gothic Revival Greene House (Madison Square). from http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/1.htm
Dolphin Drains were installed to
keep evil spirits from entering the house.
Camille Weber Court
After a day at work. This isn't a family blog, but my assignment this week took me to Savannah, GA & to Bluffton, SC. Camille & family live in Bluffton, so they are included in this week's work/travel blog.
Shiloh - Age 4
Shiloh will be 5 in January.
The family has started interviewing
private kindergartens for next
school year.
Jana - Age 3
Jana is on the go. If I think of a word
to describe her, it's exuberant!
Elizabeth - Age 20 months
Quiet little one, but carries on the
family trait of head-strong women!
Pizza Time!
....and there's Jeremy!
Great Dad and we love him.
Savannah - Hilton Head Airport
When I started recording the airports I pass through, I figured each airport would have something - at least one thing - unique about it, but that's not always the case. However, this airport makes up for all the dreary ones I've seen.
I was pretty excited about this assignment because Exeter is the hometown of a bunch of my relatives. If they lived in the 1700s and 1800s, are they relatives or ancestors?
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000215
Exeter Cemetery Dad's mom was Irma Gilman, and this is a town of Gilmans. In fact, there are still Gilmans all over the place - and Gilman Streets - and Gilman houses - and Gilman historical reading stops. However, the ones I knew about are all in the Exeter Cemetery.
house i
n Exeter that is identified as the Ladd-Gilman house is not the house described & photographed by the National Park Service. They are actually describing and photographing the Gilman Garrison House http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/constitution/site13.htm
Evidence of Living Gilmans 
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