[GLLUG] Interesting Story

[Julie Code]

Hey Guys,
            Thanks for your comments and interesting stories also with 
geneology etc.  You may be able to get the story on argus-press.com but the 
site is poorly regulated and I don't think you'd find it.  Unfortunately, 
since I moved to my Grandma's house just recently the only internet I have 
is my mom's computer, with exxxxxxxtreeeemllly slow internet connection.  I 
actually just scanned the article and was going to send it, but it took way 
to long, I swear I waited at least 5 minutes for the article to send over, 
but it really didn't and my browser said it was only half done.  So that is 
really how bad off my ma's computer is, sad isn't it, I guess that is what a 
computer is like when all it has is windows on it and is infested with so 
many viruses etc.  Oh well.  I'll come by I am sure sometime, I actually 
have this thursday off work, so may be able to come to the meeting with the 
violin and article.  =)

Sincerely,
Julie


>From: "Julie Code" <jewels9321 at hotmail.com>
>To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu, woodslj at msu.edu
>Subject: [GLLUG] Interesting Story
>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:55:28 -0400
>
>Hi Guys,
>         This will be off-topic but makes a very interesting story.  I 
>found some info about the guy that made my violin! I know Mary Lawton, and 
>Brian etc and many others may find this interesting.  I ended up calling 
>the Argus-Press-- a newspaper that services Owosso and Shiawassee County.  
>I asked them if they knew of any websites that I could search for an 
>obituary on G.W. Palmer.  The argus ended up sending me to the story 
>writer. I told her some information, she got really excited and really 
>wanted me to come in with the violin to get pics taken and have my own 
>article in the paper.  The county fair was last week, so it took a little 
>while to get me in so I ended up in the paper just this last sunday on the 
>front page! The shiawassee historical society found record of him as a 
>violin maker, a curio dealer, and worked at two furniture factories.  But 
>really what makes the story even more interesting, is they left a number to 
>call just in case if anyone knew about him etc.  I ended up going to the 
>argus-press building yesturday to pick up some more copies of my article, 
>and the lady at the front desk told me that her mom wanted to talk to me.  
>She called her mom and I talked to her on the phone.  She told me that G.W. 
>Palmer was her grandmother's best friend.  She told me that she called him 
>"uncle" and had many fun times with him.  She also told me that he was a 4 
>ft tall dwarf, that was just a very very talented artist.  I think that is 
>really cool that G.W. Palmer was a dwarf, just a really special and 
>talented person.  His first name is Guy.  I think I have a real gem in my 
>posession! She, her name is Velma (and 77 years old) told me that when she 
>was really little, she would go over to Guy's house and paint ceramics, 
>then they would go and sell them in the neighborhood.  She does know of one 
>person that may still have one of the ceramics--- a 18 inch tall painted 
>parrot.  She also says she may have a picture of him in her ma's or gma's 
>photo album.  And she also knows where he is buried.  He is buried next to 
>her grandmother, and she was going to see when he was born -- probably 
>around 1890 or something I am thinking.  The historical society doesn't 
>have any more directories of him after 1953, so he lived a long time for 
>someone growing up in that time period.  But anyways, the argus is 
>interested in making a follow-up story.  I guess we are going to have a big 
>get-together of people who knew Guy and write a second story.  Isn't that 
>neat?! I am really excited about it, and I hope she finds the picture and I 
>think I made a good purchase! lol =)
>
>Julie
>
>
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