Twenty Five Years?

It's very hard to believe that I have been writing for the local community for 25 years. It seems like such a short time ago that I was turning out 'The Way We Were" for the now defunct "Mercer Messenger." I just uncovered this article which was in one of the Messengers Jack Lacy delivered to my office a day or two ago. Twenty five years.....wow, tempus does indeed fugit!

1987: Tom Glover's "Pulitzer," Part I

One would think that I was the only recipient of awards that long ago evening in 1987. Not so! Awards were streaming down like falling rain. Above is the article accompanying the awards ceremony, and detailing the many local personalities who received them.

1987: Tom Glover's "Pulitzer" Prize Part II

Hey, I'm really proud of the fact that my nostalgia/history writings were such a success while I was a columnist for Jack Lacy's late, great, Mercer Messenger. My target audience, as is the case today, was for the mature, over 60 generation who remember the good times. I miss seeing Editor Wayne Davis, a fellow radio amateur, and Russ Roberts. Russ is quite active as a speaker, with many appearances at Kuser Mansion this year. Check him out. As for the late Frenchy DuFour, he was a gentleman, and I miss him.

1941: My Mother, the rural Hamiltonian

This is a personal family photo of my mother during the dark days of World War II feeding the chickens in our yard at 131 Hartley Avenue. Today, those yards have morphed into lush green lawns. Back in the 30's and 40's nearly every home in our suburban neighborhood had chicken coops, and a vegetable garden.