http://jimthorpeblog.com For your Times in Jim Thorpe Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jimthorpeblog.com/2010/06/28/with-all-due-respect/#comment-9 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:16:21 +0000 http://jimthorpeblog.com/?p=26#comment-9 I read Jim’s bio while 9 years young (1960).I just completed a new (2010) bio by Kate Buford,”Native American Son,the Life And Sporting Legend Of Jim Thorpe”.EXCELLENT read.In My Humble 59 year young opinion Jim is still,always America’s Greatest Athlete.This spring I will visit Thorpe,PA.I have visited the NFL Hall Of Fame,Canton,OH.and each visit sends shivers through my body viewing Jim’s “Shrine”.My Will states My Jim Thorpe trading card be buried with me so I may ask for Jim’s autograph in person.
What a Remarkable “Bright path” Jim was.

]]> http://jimthorpeblog.com/2010/06/25/hello-world/#comment-3 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:51:54 +0000 http://jimthorpeblog.wordpress.com/?p=1#comment-3 Hi, Kalyn.
We hope to meet you and your family in September.
As I mentioned in my e-mail reply, we intend to pay tribute to the history of the Times News and the family behind the paper at the Times House. We look forward to hearing your family’s stories and adding them to that history.
Thank you again for contacting us.

]]> http://jimthorpeblog.com/2010/06/25/hello-world/#comment-2 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:09:34 +0000 http://jimthorpeblog.wordpress.com/?p=1#comment-2 Hello – my grandmother, Mary (Boyle) Nicodemus grew up in the old Times building at 25 Race Street. Her brother was Joe Boyle. She told us many stories of growing up alongside the printing presses, and my father has many fond memories of his time at Race Street visiting the family. Mauch Chunk (my grandmother could never get used to the Jim Thorpe name) is a beautiful town. I visited there a few years back and hope to get there again this year.

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