October 26, 2025
My daughter and her daughter arrived on Friday night on a flight from Seattle and on Saturday afternoon we drove into Scottsdale to attend the induction ceremony for the Arizona Historymakers at Scotts Resort. There were seven other inductees and myself, and we gathered in a huge banquet hall for the ceremony. The lights dimmed and I was up first and they ran a four-minute video on my life and times.
I had mixed feelings watching it, because they kept asking me questions about exactly how I got into history in the first place. The bottom line is I was 8-years-old when the fuse was lit and as I said on the video I just had a burning desire to find out what was true and what was not in the history of the Old West. So, just watching it, I became very focused on the fact that my granddaughter Frances was sitting next to me and she is eight-years-old!
I don't know exactly how you create a spark in someone else's life, but I do know that I love telling stories and as you might imagine I can go on and on. Perhaps my granddaughter knows something about me telling them that I don't even know myself.
And, so, I quoted her advice to me before I went up on stage:
"Whatever you do, Grandpa, keep it short."
—Frances B.
You're a spark to everyone that knows you! And, she's very insightful!
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My last Last name is Rogers I have father and 5 grandfathers from
LAS VEGAS NM
This town was a gunslingers heaven.
Billy the kid , Wyatt Earp, Doc holiday was there
I never have seen any stories about the wildness of this town
The Sabra Fe trail ended there for a long time while the railroad was being finished
I would appreciate any stories of this town. It was a very wild place
As bad as the popular towns
My grandfather Carroll rogers was in teddy Rosevelt's rough riders
Thank you
Be prepared be brief be seated. Wonderful picture Bob it it’s a wonderful thing to have a really nice family. Kudos on the honor. Take care of yourself. Your friend John D.
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed!
ReplyDeleteFrance’s B is a real beauty. And wise!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your induction to the Arizona Historymakers! You’ve done a hell of a job keeping history alive — and fun. Somehow, you’ve managed to reignite that eight-year-old spark in all of us.
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