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Author Archives: Steve
Smokelight Approach
Flying off of an aircraft carrier is the highest challenge aviation has to offer. But in a helicopter? That seems like it’s cheating. If you don’t like the way your approach is going you can stop, even back up if you like, and think it over. Not like the crash or dash approach in a …
Jack Lee – Mary Geary
Inspired by a visit to Montana and seeing Granny Fritz’s personal photo album I have been researching her life and in particular her parents, John Patrick “Jack” Lee and Mary Geary. Jack Lee was born in Spidal, County Galway, Ireland on March 3, 1852 to Patrick Lee and Kate Malloy. According to several census documents …
Death of Billy Fritz
The Anaconda Standard, Sunday Morning, June 19, 1892. Butte, Montana The Proprietor of the Board of Trade Gambling House Cashes In Butte, June 18. – William, or as he was better known “Billy,” Fritz, proprietor of the Board of Trade saloon and gambling house, died suddenly in his home, No. 19 East Porphyry street, at …
Great Grandpa Fritz – Black Sheep?
I’m writing this as I visit Bill and Alice Fritz at their home in Stevensville, MT. During our conversations Bill shared some newspaper articles about Great Grandpa Fritz. I’m going to insert the most interesting one below. His obituary I’ll save for a future post. The Anaconda Standard April 30, 1891 Butte, April 29. “Billy” …
McElligott History – A Beginning
The McElligott clan is a big part of our heritage. An Irishman (actual, from Ireland) I once met told me (not in a friendly way) that the McElligott name sounded Scottish to him. It stuck with me and today I was browsing the Internet when I found a site dealing with Irish names of Norman …
How not to impress a Navy Commodore
This post is personal, history for future generations. In 1969 I got my Navy wings and was assigned to a Navy helicopter squadron deployed aboard USS Wasp, an antisubmarine aircraft carrier. I spent the first half of the year learning to hunt submarines and fly the SH-3 helicopter. In September we went to NAS Quonset …
Fehrenbach Origins
This blog was created with the idea of bringing together information about our families of origin from extended family members. Although I understand a lot of you have been reading this blog, I have gotten only three comments from family members, mostly a variation of “cool!”. I am hoping for a more interactive forum since …
The Original William Fritz
The first in a long line of William Fritzes was our great-grandfather William Fritz. I have very little information on him. I know he owned the Board of Trade saloon in Butte Montana from 1891-1892′ that he lived then at 19 E Porphyry St., that he married Melvina Hampton House on October. 7, 1887 and …
Arthritis
In 1954 Mom developed severe rheumatoid arthritis, which I think was mainly in her knees. She was confined to bed for a period of several months. She told me not too many years ago that she first realized it was happening when she tried to get out of bed and couldn’t walk. She had to …