Virtual Hike to Hardinsburg, Kentucky

Posted on January 20, 2024 by vanbraman

The next destination on my Virtual Hike was Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

Hardinsburg, Kentucky, hog wallow, virtual hikeThe previous destination on my virtual hike was Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Hardinsburg, Kentucky, hog wallow, virtual hikeThe first part of the route was through the suburbs as I headed north to hike by an interesting place.

Hardinsburg, Kentucky, hog wallow, virtual hike, Fort KnoxJust north of Elizabethtown is Fort Knox. I am sure that some of you can name some movies that have Fort Knox in them. All of you most likely know that it is the Federal Gold Depository.

Hardinsburg, Kentucky, hog wallow, virtual hikeI then headed west and the route took me through Hogwallow. Back in the early 1900’s there was a community of about 50 people here that even had a newspaper. Can you imagine reading the Hogwallow Kentuckian?

Hardinsburg, Kentucky, hog wallow, virtual hikeI then continued on to Hardinsburg. I started this segment in Elizabethtown which is in Hardin County and ended up in Hardinsburg. Is there a connection?

Hardin County is named for Col. John Hardin and the town is named for his brother Capt. William Hardin.

I chose this destination as it was about halfway to the next location which has a family connection.

I will cross the Ohio River into Indiana by breaking my Virtual Hike rules. See: Breaking the Rules?

In Indiana I will virtually stop at several more places with family connections.

Steven

Images in this post are from Google Maps and Street View

WwRI – Written With Real Intelligence

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A New Stamp Album

Posted on January 19, 2024 by vanbraman

I have been waiting for the past week for the delivery of a new stamp album.

I had been checking and found that it would be delivered on Monday, but today when I checked I found that the delivery had been pushed up.

stamp albums, new album, stamps, stamp collecting, deliveryTo get ready for the new album, I pulled out the last album that I worked with. This album went up to the mid 60’s and I did a lot of work on it when I was in Jr. High school.

stamp albums, new album, stamps, stamp collecting, deliveryQuite a few of the pages of the album were complete, including a lot of never used stamps.

stamp albums, new album, stamps, stamp collecting, deliveryI was working on my computer finishing up some work when I heard a thump outside my front door. It was nice to see the package from Mystic Stamp Company.

stamp albums, new album, stamps, stamp collecting, deliveryI opened up the package and found that the binder and pages were separate. The binder came with a slip case and was of really good quality. The album is the second of the series and covers the mid-30’s to the mid-60’s which covers most of my childhood collection.

The album is a hingeless album which is something new to me, but a great innovation from when I worked on my collection before.

stamp albums, new album, stamps, stamp collecting, deliveryHere is a page from my old album. These are the earliest ones in the new album from the old one, so it is where I started.

stamp albums, new album, stamps, stamp collecting, deliveryIt may be a bit hard to see, but you can see the built in mounts in the new album that protect the stamps. It was so easy to place the stamps in the new album.

Now the big job starts of transferring stamps from my old albums to the new one. Once I get the stamps all transferred I can start to decide which stamp to acquire. I am already making a mental list. Perhaps the Boulder Dam stamp needs to be acquired.

I have a lot of thoughts running through my head after looking at stamps that show so much history.

You get a great education from collecting stamps.

Steven

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