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My dad and brother hooked me up with my third cousin Bill Klauk. Bill's an amateur genealogist, and both my dad and my brother Doug have been continuing my grandfather's genealogical work. Bill and Doug connected online a few years ago, and my parents met my dad's second cousin Helen on the occasion of her 60th wedding anniversary two years ago. Herman and Helen run the Benedictine nuns' soup kitchen on Monday, when the Sisters are off, and Bill works there as well. They get a lot of donations from the supermarkets, Sam's Club, and the local college, as well as leftovers from parties and receptions, and garden surplus. So we had lunch at the soup kitchen, and chatted about family affairs. Afterwards, Bill gave me the quick (wet) tour of Erie. It seems like a town that's seen better times, and is struggling to renew itself. The Hammermill paper plant where Herman used to work was closed a couple years ago, and is slated for demolition. The remaining large industry is the GE locomotive plant, the only one in the US. It's been raining on and off all day, sometimes heavily. This is the third rest day on which it's rained. I'm hoping it clears up by tomorrow morning, because it's no fun riding in the rain. |
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