BY JODI FUSON
for L Magazine
As a child, Ed Zimmer could amuse himself for a long time with a tangle of string. In adulthood, he found satisfaction searching through multiple resources to find answers about the past.
Longtime friend Jim McKee got hooked on history while completing a Cub Scout project on his Lincoln ancestors in the early 1950s. A wooden cigar box that his grandfather passed down contained photos from the Havelock neighborhood, where his great-grandfather was the first postmaster. Years later, McKee would co-write a book with Zimmer titled âHavelock: A Photo History and Walking Tour.â
As children, both men spent a considerable amount of time at their local branch libraries.