by Sears Homes | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is, “How are you related to Addie?” When I gave my talk in Lake Mills on September 4th, I explained this in some detail, and perhaps it’d be a good idea to do that here, as well. My great-great...
by Sears Homes | Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
By today’s standards, Teddy Roosevelt’s presidential retreat would be described as extremely primitive. Situated on a 15-acre parcel in the Piedmont area of Virginia it was known as “Pine Knob,” and lacked indoor plumbing and electricity. The...
by Sears Homes | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Addie’s story has been picking up steam and gaining a wider audience. This ustream video – a recording of a talk I gave in Lake Mills – has had more than 700 hits (as of September 28, 2011). In the last month, more than 7,000 people have come to my...
by Sears Homes | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
On June 19, 1901, 29-year-old Addie Hoyt Fargo – a beautiful, intelligent, gregarious young woman – was allegedly shot and killed by Enoch Fargo, her wealthy, powerful, 51-year-old husband. But Enoch was never punished for this crime. According to local...
by Sears Homes | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My adventure into this Addie Hoyt story began with an ending: My father’s. June 10, 2011, my father passed on. He was 91 years old. Three days later, I was cleaning out the apartment at my late father’s assisted living facility and found a book of old...
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