And how it shaped his interest in nature. He talked about the legislative houses and opposition to establishing the 10th National Park. Hosted by history colorado, this event marking the centennial of the park is a little over one hour. On genuine 26, 1915, Woodrow Wilson created rocky Mount National park. Five days earlier on january 20, the enabling legislation, a cartoon on the screen behind me appeared in the denver post. It shows enos mills shaking hands with the goddess colorado, who was saying, enos, i am proud of you. In the background, to mountains speaking. Further complements followed, and within months enos mills was being hailed as the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. The title that mills himself would appropriate in his own writings. That title has followed mills from his time to our own. To cite the most obvious public example, that title graces the pedestal of the bronze lifesize statue of mills and his border collie, scotch. It has stood in the corner of a park
On january 26, 100 years ago president Woodrow Wilson signed into being the next park. Looking on from the background to mountains join man, you guess im proud of you, the other replies, i always knew you were all right. Further complements followed. Within a matter of month, he was being hailed as the father of document National Park. The title that he himself would soon appropriate in his own writings. The title has followed mills from his time to our own. Despite the most public of example, it raises the lifestyle statue of mills and his Border Collie that have stood in the corner of the park in downtown estes park. 1870, 2 1922, the father of rocky notional park Rocky Mountain National Park. The inscription continues as follows, he brought the love for nature and the wilderness to all that he touched. His legacy is in the scenery and wild gardens of the nature that we continue to enjoy. However, the title father is both unfortunate and misleading. That all too easily lends itself t
In terms of generationally did not prepare us for the work that needs to happen today. Thats the critique i was making about trading on individual success without a sense of social responsibility. Who are your parents . My parents are both retired professionals. One was a School Teacher and administrator of the Chicago Public schools for 35 years and my father recently retired was photojournalist. He worked for Johnson Johnson publishing in the early days, charlotte observer, news day, for past 20 years, New York Times staff photographer. Are they retired from new york. My mother always lived in chicago. My parent were divorced when i was young. My father lived in new york for over 30 years. What is your lineage . The famous part of my lineage, the part i know as opposed to distantly, im greatgrandson of the founder of Elijah Mohammed founder of nation of islam. My mother never converted but very much formative to my early years my First Cousins aunts and uncles all very much part of t
I am thrilled tonight to have jim here because this is a great talk. I read it and finished it last night and thought oh my god why did i not read this book earlier . My mother was from georgia and she was a thirdgeneration graduate. She graduated in 1950. After leaving she went to sweet breyer college and a sweet breyer she had a friend of hers Exchange Student from saint interschool. One day she said ann arent you from america . Can you tell me about quanah nail . My mother said i had never heard of him. She had learned about him from scotland so when she came home she was a little bit upset and she asked my grandfather to take her there. My grandfather was a republican type and his First Cousins quoted his book is one of the leaders of our family. That person that banker who later tried to ask them to leave said that and sheffield sure was a quick thinking girl and she went to sleep our college in virginia but she came home and income so good for sweet breyer college and good for my
Night we add cspan here with some of new ground rules please put your phones on silent or turn them off for questions afterwards please stand up so they can get the microphone to you i am thrilled tonight to have jim here because this is a great book yet i read it i finished it last night and i thought why did i not read this earlier this is all about my family. My mother was a Third Generation graduate from his High School Graduating in a 1950 but she went to Sweetbrier College and had a friend of hers that was an Exchange Student from st. Andrews is in scotland and one day she said are you from their . She said i have never heard of it. Said she had to learn about it from somebody from scotland so whether she came, she was a little bit upset but my a grandfather was a republican type and his first cousin is quoted in the book as he had to leave town in 1957 but the person who cater tried to ask them to leave said she was bright as she went off to Sweetbrier College and good for my mo