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Donald La Fon
At a young age my parents introduced me to the
historical places near our home in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and helped
develop a sense of appreciation for historical events.
We visited the Batt...view moreAt a young age my parents introduced me to the
historical places near our home in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and helped
develop a sense of appreciation for historical events.
We visited the Battle of Tippecanoe battleground,
the site of Fort Ouitanon, Fort Michilimackinac and other historic sites where
I began learning about the people involved in historical events and places.
My grandmothers also encouraged my research efforts.
We spent days touring the old family home sites, visiting cemeteries where
family members are buried, and relating family history.
Later, my college education and my respect for my
ancestors’ efforts enabled me to research and write about their experiences.
I have visited other battle sites of the
Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War in Vincennes, Gettysburg,
Franklin and Chattanooga, Tennesee, and King’s Mountain, South Carolina.
I also have visited Greeneville, Tennessee, capitol
of Franklin; Davy Crockett’s cabin; McKinney and Pineville, Kentucky; the
Cumberland Gap; several presidents’ homes; Meramec Cavern; Washington, D.C.,
and Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
I have walked where American heroes lived, fought,
and died. I have read their letters and
diaries. I have visited mines and swung
a sledge in Spruce Pine, N.C., where my distant relatives worked and I have
visited their gravesites, I have visited portions of the Erie Canal and have
researched about the laborers who built it.
I have ridden on a train, a river boat, and canoed extensively in all
seasons. And, I have visited numerous
libraries to gather information for my stories.
All this research was done for the sake of
authenticity in my writing and to honor our ancestors.view less
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