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Charles Curtis’ Grave

Posted on 2021-06-27 by Bartholomew Barker

The final grave of this roadtrip is Vice President Charles Curtis, the first vice president with acknowledged non-European ancestry and the only one, so far, with a Native American tribal affiliation. His tombstone reads “Son of the Kanza Nation”. He … Continue reading →

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Alben William Barkley’s Grave

Posted on 2021-06-22 by Bartholomew Barker

The sky was bluer than usual this morning as I drove to Paducah, Kentucky. No clouds and fewer trees as I crossed fields of corn and soybeans. The sky was so blue I could almost pick out the brightest stars … Continue reading →

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Gerald Ford’s Grave

Posted on 2019-07-18 by Bartholomew Barker

My summer road trip has been disappointing in the lack of any new ancestral graves and I’ve barely made any progress on my genealogy so I thought I’d go for an easy win. I’ve been collecting Dead Presidents since my … Continue reading →

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