Drove into Pburg. Took the paddlewheel to Blenerhessett Island. Fred use to camp on the island when he was in sea scouts. There was a base on the Ohio side of the river and they would swim to the island. They also had a small inboard boat that they used for the supplies. 
The old mansion was not on the island at the time as it had burned to the ground. Now there is a replica of what they think it looked like. Seemed weird to Fred. Took a short buggy ride around the part of the island that is national park land. The rest is owned by Dupont. 
Back to Pburg and the oil and gas museum. We knew that dad Wilson gave some items to the museum so we went searching. We found his picture in one of the rig and reel exhibits (front row right). Very cool. We went into the library section and found other interesting things. Next we were off to the new courthouse to find birth and death records for Fred’s mom and dad and grandparents. They were really helpful. Got some, so will come back tomorrow, for more.
Tom and BJ called and invited us to dinner at their house. Picked up a plant for our hosts and went to their new house. Fred and Tom have been friends since 7th grade. We had a lovely time just catching up and remembering old stuff.
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