Thank you for this. Winthrop is my great great great grandfather.

@AdventureswithRoger

3 жыл бұрын

Part 2 is coming! It’s taken me several months to piece his life together into a story. He was an extraordinary person.

@chloebelle3324

2 жыл бұрын

And my great great great GREAT grandfather

@emakenz1769

2 жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely so jealous of you, that's super freaking cool! I wish I was related to him!

I'm a native of Bedford and I was very surprised to see this much content on the towns history. I've always loved history and folklore so happy to see someone bringing these stories to light. Thanks and great job!

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

Six generations of my family have called Lawrence County their home. I’ve published these videos as a way of paying tribute to them and others that have lived here! I’ll post the Lawrence County playlist below. To my knowledge, no one else has posted this much about the county’s rich history, but it’s been a very enjoyable journey! Lawrence County Indiana kzread.info/head/PLs79BVReZPlRXYUiIQKrCKrlRzOGYV2AZ

Winthrop achievements are impressive, undoubtedly. As far as death and loss go his brothers death was an accident. Tragic but not gruesome or violent or lingering. Merciful, actually, for the time.

I own his house in Bedford that he shared with his wife. It was part of the 160 acres where he is buried today.

@AdventureswithRoger

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see it! He was married twice, wonder which wife / house it was? The original house on the square was a two story, but I could not find if it was moved or torn down.

@geraldmeehan8942

2 жыл бұрын

I've been to Foote's tomb, not sure which house was his

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

Dr Footes New England style home, that was on the square, caught on fire and is no more.

@geraldmeehan8942

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger Years ago I had a friend who was renting a home that bordered the woods the tomb is in

@ethanwright5081

Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger I love your work. I live in Indianapolis. Marion county right by geist res. Something is fishy with the history here. Like it was covered up.

I enjoy this history. Thanks.

Man what a story! Interesting man. Wonderful job telling the story. Looking forward to part two.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

I was originally going to do it all at once, but soon realized how huge it was! It ended up a 3 part miniseries, with an ending I never saw coming. Was blessed to find an author that had studied Dr Foote for over two decades. I’d write a segment screenplay, send him a copy, then I’d call to see if it made sense. It was really something to assemble!

Hey Roger, You do a awesome job. I am also amazed and in awe of how many people you pull in the comments. Dude below was like, Yeah i own that house. Just seems so crazy, world may be large indeed, but our piece seems so small. I live in Princeton. Thanks for sharing your work. Liked & subbed

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

I come from a long line of talkers! My videos may not appeal to the entire world, but to the people that see their towns and homes featured on film, it’s a special thing. Some of these places have never been filmed and posted before, in their entire history. I’ve learned so much from these conversations!

More excellent and interesting research. Thanks

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Dr Foote was a really interesting, complex man.

Very interesting and well presented.

@AdventureswithRoger

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kelly!

watched all 3 very good pioneer man

Wow I’ve seen Foote Pond on maps before. Going to go check it out now

Well I wondered what happened to you Cuz, you have been very busy. I was at work when a coworker ask me if I knew you. He was aware of your feeds, and mentioned your work. Well done, I will share your work to help your algorithm.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, John!

Despite the massive amount of limestone stone that has been mined out of Lawrence County, the engineers’ estimate we have 500 years of limestone left! BTW, I thought of you while I was enjoying a Oreo white ice cream Cyclone from Jiffy Treat in Bedford 😉 Try the Fried Mushrooms with homemade Ranch. They are fantastic 🤩 I really enjoy your videos. Well done, my friend.

@jasjones6556

Жыл бұрын

Gotta love Jiffy treat !

Great stuff!!!!

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you!

Keep up the good work cousin.;) 👏

Hey Roger! We haven’t heard from you in a while. Just checking in to make sure you’re doing well. I always love seeing your feed.

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kru! I’m hanging in there. Had some non Covid health issues for about a month, but have been filming and editing since then. This Dr Foote part 2 has been a monster. He was a very complex guy and portraying the history has been challenging. But it will be done soon! I have 5 other segments “in the can” that are much lighter and more fun in nature. Someone asked me about doing a segment about old mom and pop ice cream places, and I have filmed 7 of them so far. Think I’ve put on five pounds from sampling the goods! 😀

In George R Wilson’s “Early Indiana Trails and Surveys”, he records Ziba Foote was employed by Government Surveyor William Rector while platting Townships in Southern Indiana. He drowned 4/30/1806. He graduated of Yale “with great honor” at the age of 20.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

Ziba and Winthrop were extremely intelligent men. I found it interesting that in the early writings of Indiana, Ziba was written about more than Winthrop, when the latter had accomplished so much more than his older brother.

From about 95-00 I spent a lot of my summer around the tomb riding dirt bikes and AtVs. NEVER knew who's property it was or if it was legal or not to be there. So we alway kept it clean and cleaned up after others. We used to go to the tomb and burn out all the weeds around it and sit on the walls and drink cokes and rest. Such and nice place to grow up and hang out now that I look back. I heard someone knocked the stone over a few years back.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

I heard someone once broke into the grave, thinking there was some treasure in it, but it’s just two bodies. I do know that the decorative ball on top is now missing, which may have occurred from being toppled.

@navyav8r653

Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger I'm almost positive that top stone was missing then. If you search TM News or Wbiw. You'll see the photo where someone knocked the big standing stone over. You'll also find the story from 1966 on digital microfilm when the tomb was broken into and the remains found around the tomb.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

Just a shame either way. Respect for the dead is lacking.

This is a very informative documentary. I grew up 3 blocks away from the tomb and have never visited it. I love scary... but prefer to stay away from haunted. Lol Thank you for all of your hard work!

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Misti! I’d passed the sign, countless times over decades, and wondered why it was a big deal. It became one of the most interesting lost history studies I’ve ever done, and a challenge to tell it! 🙂

Pretty good......great narration!

@AdventureswithRoger

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Here’s another comment, another great one. Thanks.

Live in Dubois county I love learning about area history thanks

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

I did a video about the Dubois County Museum: that thing is HUGE. Was given a great tour.

Another interesting and great video! Thanks!

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Part 3 is the longest KZread film I’ve published to date.

@slade7354

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger A lot of times we viewers pass over long videos. Yours holds much interest and frankly didn't seem long. That's what makes interesting and entertaining viewing. Keep it up. You definitely have a talent for it.

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

I learn something with each new video, and it’s fun

@slade7354

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger And makes it fun for us as well.

My family is from Bedford and Fort Ritner, Leesville Thanks for a great video

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Mark!

I liked this I’m subscribed now

Man I've lived in Monroe County for most of my life and currently reside in Ellettsville. Had no idea about most of this interesting history. Thank you and I might go looking for some silver. Lol

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

I like to think I encourage lots of adventures! 😉

Very interesting documentary.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

This was the most difficult documentary I’ve ever done. It took over 4 months to do, and although I wanted to tell a hero story, it was anything but. I ended up telling a story about a man obsessed with death, and trying to save a brother that had long passed. And once he realized that no amount of education or skill, could save his own family, he crumbled. But, it told a story about how humans try and fail, even those we put on a pedestal.

THIS IS MY HOME TOWN

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

6 generations of my family lived in Lawrence County. So many interesting things about this place!

I am just finding this video! Nathan Hall was my great-great-grandfather. His eldest daughter and my great-grandmother Josephine Hall married my great-grandfather George Madison Clark, a newspaper editor in Topeka. He died young of tuberculosis and she later took her son and my grandfather Nathaniel George Clark to Denver and built a home there at 4141 Xavier Street. Josephine Hall Clark grew up in Bedford with her 11 siblings and at one time lived in Otis Hall mansion. Nathan Hall was one of the founders of the Blue Hole limestone quarry in Bedford. How can you not mention his name in this video?

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

Hi Anita! In my many months of research, editing and consulting, with two Lawrence County historians, the name “Nathan Hall” was never mentioned as part of the Dr Foote story. The blue hole quarry in Bedford was said to have been started by Dr Foote and Samuel Tobin, a stonecutter from Kentucky, both being dead and gone by 1856. I suspect that Nathan operated the blue hole quarry afterward, which is beyond the scope of Dr Foote’s story. I did a quick search of Nathan Hall in Bedford and found two by that name. One was born in 1828 and would’ve been late 20’s when Dr Foote died. The other was born in 1851, and would’ve only been about 5 years old. Are either of these the Nathan you’re referring to?

I knew about Foot's tomb but didn't know all the details.

Wow very interesting, I know of foote pond, i live in gibson co. I spent time in that area fishing and shootin. Long ago i skated with a Foote who lived on other side of river in Mt Carmel. The ancestors of my boss sold land to the gibson co power station, so i bet they used to own it, may have even been them for whom Foote did the job.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

Man, that whole story about Dr Foote hearing of his brothers death, all the way on the east coast, and vowing to someday find his remains and give him a proper burial, was just amazing. In a day without GPS, internet and phones, that was like exploring the African interior. And yet, Dr Foote did what he said he would.

The bar, in bar association, stands for British accredited registry, offices are in London England.......

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

I did not know that!

It answers to the Temple bar, also in London England.,...

You might want to check out the candy castle in Santa Claus Indiana

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

Was over there just a few weeks ago! I spoke with the owner about doing a segment when things slow down. I’m glad that the old place has new life!

The monument itself is *very* similar to another found mostly in India, known as a Lingam or Shiva Lingam in Hinduism. The only real difference it being square with angles and topped with a pyramid (likely Masonic influences). The lingam is more cylindrical sitting in the center of a round disk (Yoni), which is formed to catch liquid offerings poured on top of the lingam. The Shiva Lingam is a representation of Lord Shiva, the masculine and feminine, the merge of the macrocosm with the microcosm and his infinite cycle of destruction and regeneration.

Got one Foote in that grave.

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

Four, but who’s counting?

Negitive inverted structure.

Who was the doctor that went to Salem?

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t find the names of the two Drs mentioned in the old manuscript. The local genealogy libraries would likely have them though.

Anyone know who owns the property that foots tomb is on?my daughter would like to see it,but signs are up private property..so I have been trying to find out so we can ask permission

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

Word has it that the tomb itself is on city property, the land next to it is private property. I parked at the gas station and walked the road that curves down to it. It opens up to a parking lot. To the right is private property, to the left goes to the grave in a short walk. I drove to the parking lot the first time and the bottom of my car dragged on the place where you drive down. If you have a truck, you’re probably fine to drive it.

@keithtincher7223

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger that's great,we been wanting to go for awhile,but thought it was private property.if we park at gas station which road do we walk on?only road I know of is the one with old campers.and I think there is an alley behind gas station

@AdventureswithRoger

2 жыл бұрын

You’re right about both! I walked the road that curves in front of the campers. You should see a small green sign that says “Footes Tomb” at the start of the drive. I wondered about taking the alley, but figured it might be as bad as the drive down from the gas station.

Could the limestone stone of Lawrence County be the source for Indiana's Stonehenge?

@AdventureswithRoger

10 ай бұрын

From what I’ve read, the source for Brown County’s Stonehenge is 30 miles away. I don’t remember which quarry though.

Wow six hundred and sixty six likes. 🎉❤😂

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

You should watch “The Number 23” with Jim Carrey.

@bigczech7

Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger I’ll check it out 😀

@AdventureswithRoger

Жыл бұрын

@@bigczech7 Very cool, underrated movie in which Jim Carrey obsesses over the number 23. I seem to like all the fringe movies, thought I’d pass it on. 😀

@bigczech7

Жыл бұрын

@@AdventureswithRoger me too thanks

Sounds like Freemasons and English gypsies territories and occupations just to put a little context...Carmel is a clue...White and Wabash area...