This past January I had the unexpected, sad occasion to fly to Kentucky
(Cincinnati, actually) to attend the funeral of my uncle in Richwood, KY
--- where I had not been for fifty years, since childhood. I was amazed at
how memories came back. I was amazed how beautiful the land still is.

One of my ancestors, George Michael Bedinger, had accompanied Boone on his
early forays into Kentucky. At that time, Shephardstown, West Virginia,
where he grew up, was still part of Virginia and I believe Kentucky too was
considered the unexplored frontier of Virginia. As I flew over ridge after
ridge of mountains, with snow still in the valleys, I tried to imagine what
it must have been like for GMB and others to make those first trips. It
must have taken astounding courage.

Thanks,

St. George Tucker Ranson

At 03:17 PM 8/25/2003 -0400, Beverly Thomas wrote:
>Wow!! What a subject! I have done a little traveling over the years, been
>to Texas, and I must say that every state has it's own beauty. I love
>Virginia, especially the Shenandoah Valley, and my own state of West
>Virginia......the green mountains and the rolling hills of farmland. My
>ancestors were Virginians, a few who moved into western Virginia in the
>late 1700's to mid 1800's.......before that part became the state of West
>Virginia. One thing that you come to realize as you travel, just how brave
>our ancestors were to start out on horseback, on foot and in wagons to
>brave the elements to begin a new life in the wilderness! I wish I could
>see them today and tell them how much admiration I have for them!!
>Bev
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