End of an Era
Some branches of our family have been in the US for generations. There's 7 generations of Fishers, 10 generations of Fraziers, the Burke's arrival predates the Revolution. Nearly all the branches that I'm aware of were born and raised in the mid-Atlantic or Northeast. All that American heritage and yet a brand new milestone was reached only yesterday in the White household.
As I mentioned here, my oldest son is appearing in his high school production of The Will Rogers Follies. He's in the ensemble. Because the cast is so large, individual cast members are required to acquire certain elements of their costumes. Sunday night A- purchased off eBay the single most important element of his costume for $28. The box arrrived yesterday. He tried them on... they fit.
In the long quotidian history of our family, I've no doubt that A- is the first to own and wear cowboy boots.
K-
I guess that's what you get when your ancestors just hang around the mid-atlantic or northeast! They missed all the fun of the old west...
Well, according to your map you've been to Texas, so it looks like you were branching out even before A- took such a momentous step. Actually I don't think anyone in my family has ever owned cowboy boots, unless my brother went through some kind of phase while I was away at college. The guys down here all wear hunting boots, both for their intended purpose as well as anything messy. They are especially good for "muddin" as I learned the first time I went and didn't have any.
Well, the trip to Texas was all business; TI had a facility in Lewisville outside Dallas. And while I did get to see longhorn steers while I was there, I didn't get the opportunity to acquire boots.
Not all of my relatives missed the fun of the west. My uncle Pete (birthname: Maurice) moved to Montana. My 96YO great aunt still lives in Kalispell.
(BTW, TW, you're up bright and early on a Sunday morning.)
K-