brothers Fowler

This past month my study has deepened on the grain merchant from Paola, Kansas.

The organizer in me remembers the energy I had in my twenties. I can easily imagine what Fowler did with his.

He and I have both explored self-publishing. I see parallels. So I am planning to illustrate this work.

 

 

 

Once in December I spent the whole day at the Missouri Valley Special Collections on the fourth floor of the Kansas City Public Library on Tenth Street. A ninety mile drive from where I live.

Doors are swinging open just like they did when I was exploring Fred Geary in 2011, and like the last two years on my father.

A work space is set up at the house. Away from the sounds of television and commotion.

Fowler had roots in the grain business. His grandfather and two brothers. His father and his uncle.

working on a book

These days

tap tap tappity tip tap

typing my hand written notes

into Word documents.

what I first knew from my research in 2011,
from trips to the downtown Kansas City Public Library
fifth floor in special collections room. 

 what I now know in 2017,

after more digging on-line,
Google searches,
new angles
find just the right "search" words!!! 

hand on the mouse (here).

grateful for all the doors that have opened,
thank you jesus-- author of my life, 
all my days are written in your book!!

the chats 
at the grain elevator.

seeking to reconstruct

things Fowler learned from the family business. 

the segments of his life that I can relate to--

the pieces of the story

that interest me in 2017.

 about a pocket of people

who met up in 1910. 

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