On the 1st of November Zac and I headed off on a mini road trip, first stop - Morgantown, West Virginia. We stayed with Zac's Grandpa, Jim and his girlfriend Ann. Jim is a very active member of the Morgan Town community and has worked hard to protect local parks for many years. Jim was very keen to show us Dorsey's Knob Park, a local park which he has worked hard to obtain and protect over the past several years. It is the City of Morgantown's newest park in the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners park system. This 70-acre site is one of the highest points in Monongalia County and from its "Sky Rock" peak, you can see for miles and miles.
www.dorseysknob.org
Zac's Grandpa (Jim) is also very interested in family history and we spent many hours reading about the Shepherds and where they came from. They actually have strong connections with Lancaster, England. Jim's father (Larry Shepherd) was born in Lancaster in 1877 and Jim's grandfather (Peter Shepherd) was also born in Lancaster in 1848. They lived just outside Lancaster in the small village of Warton-with-Lindeth. Peter Shepherd, Zac's Great, Great Grandfather was a draper, milliner and dress maker.
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