My father died 11 years ago but my Mother remained active in the house until just before her death last year. She died in the fall and the winter was snowy and cold. We hurriedly took stuff out of the house and when I opened one box, I took a deep breath and closed it quickly. My dad’s things were in there from when he was a boy and a young man in the army. Today I opened the box again and just grazed the surface. There are a lot of personal things there, but when you’re talking about a little town in Indiana, some of those items have a bit of history to them.

From the Danville Commerce:

Babe Ruth

and then

Lou Gehrig.

And then there are these guys – such as they were. I don’t know the year or the name of anyone in the photo, but considering it was with my dad’s stuff and given the heavy cardboard, I’d guess maybe one of the players is my Great Uncle Parke Grismore.