Field Trip Friday: Lyndon

  We didn't really take a "field trip" per se this last Friday, but we had a lot of fun in the process!  We had rescheduled our Sleeping Heroes (documenting Civil War soldiers) at Lyndon Cemetery from the week before, and boy are we glad we did - the temperatures were SO much better and we got to hang out with more of our buddies too!  We documented over 55 veterans and even found a Civil War nurse!

We had a great time.  It helped that Shorty was in an agreeable mood for wandering through the stones.  He didn't last the whole time, but for a 1 year old, he did excellent!
  Then we ate a picnic lunch at the city park and just played. 

my monkeys:)

  Mom really wanted to go to the Osage County Historical Society too, both to make it an official "field trip" and to visit with a fellow researcher there.  It turned out to be a quick trip (ie. mostly chasing a toddler up and down the aisles) but Bubby got to see some cool fossils, Mookie liked the handiwork, and I found a G.A.R. picture for my research!

checking out the fossils

 

 

an identified picture of the Lyndon G.A.R. band (thanks to the Os. Co. Hist. Soc.)

  I'm thinking next week we may venture north and check out some territorial Kansas sites!