Dingledine Cemetery

When my parents moved to St. Peters, Missouri from El Paso, Texas in 1981 due to my dad getting a job in St. Louis, they encountered some unusual names they had never heard before. Perhaps one that my mom found the most humorous from a phonological standpoint is the name “Dingledine.” The local family ofContinue reading “Dingledine Cemetery”

The Daniel Boone Chorus in the 1970s

The singing in fledgling barbershop chapters is not always the best, but there is a fun camaraderie that can be formed in singing together. In 1970, the Daniel Boone Chorus marked its seventh anniversary. The chapter experienced some ups and downs in the 1970s but survived the decade in preparation for what lay ahead next.Continue reading “The Daniel Boone Chorus in the 1970s”