Posted by (+192) 9 years ago
I found a great deal on a copy of Hoope's book, but had to go to London to get it.
I should have my own copy in a couple of weeks.
But, this other book that I received today is via Inter Library Loan, so I have to read fast. As a teaser, to what do people who lived on Strevell St. owe typhoid?
Answer: Jason Strevelle dropped the final "e" on his name when he came out west from Illinois, which was partially due to his son Charles' need for a different climate to finish recuperating from a bout with typhoid. So if you lived on Strevell, typhoid is what gave your street address its name.
The book that I will be curled up with for the next 36 hours is: "As I Recall Them" by Charles Nettleton Strevell. Has anyone else in this group ever read it or heard of it?
After glancing through it, I find it curious that he doesn't seem to mention the events when he was 11 years old that almost cost him his scalp and his life on a surveying crew.

But, this other book that I received today is via Inter Library Loan, so I have to read fast. As a teaser, to what do people who lived on Strevell St. owe typhoid?
Answer: Jason Strevelle dropped the final "e" on his name when he came out west from Illinois, which was partially due to his son Charles' need for a different climate to finish recuperating from a bout with typhoid. So if you lived on Strevell, typhoid is what gave your street address its name.
The book that I will be curled up with for the next 36 hours is: "As I Recall Them" by Charles Nettleton Strevell. Has anyone else in this group ever read it or heard of it?
After glancing through it, I find it curious that he doesn't seem to mention the events when he was 11 years old that almost cost him his scalp and his life on a surveying crew.