Nov
27
One Hundred and Forty-Three Candles
You couldn’t fit 143 candles on an ordinary cake. It would require a birthday cake of record-setting size. But of course if my great-grandfather G. Oliver Riggs were still alive today, at age 143, that would set quite a record, too.
He was born in 1870 in Louisa County, Iowa, and this year his birthday comes two days before Thanksgiving. It’s a good pre-Thanksgiving reminder of how thankful I am for all the people in my life who continue to support my endeavors related to uncovering and telling the story of G. Oliver and his bands. Family, friends, faithful blog readers – thank you!
I don’t know what G. Oliver liked to eat on his birthday, or what he liked to do, so I can’t advise you on how to best celebrate his birthday.
He was born in 1870 in Louisa County, Iowa, and this year his birthday comes two days before Thanksgiving. It’s a good pre-Thanksgiving reminder of how thankful I am for all the people in my life who continue to support my endeavors related to uncovering and telling the story of G. Oliver and his bands. Family, friends, faithful blog readers – thank you!
I don’t know what G. Oliver liked to eat on his birthday, or what he liked to do, so I can’t advise you on how to best celebrate his birthday.