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The 9th January 2000 saw the death of the historical novelist Nigel Tranter.

Tranter was the most prolific Scottish writer of all time, writing mainly factual and fictional books related to Scottish history, if you haven't read any of his work I recommend you do, the attention to detail takes nothing away from enjoyable stories. In my opinion the only other Scottish writer to come close to the volume and quality of work in this field is Sir Walter Scott.

His grandfathers were church ministers, but a great-grandfather invented the Tranter pistol. He was descended also from James Watt, inventor of the steam engine. He himself wanted to become a restoring architect, but the early death of his father forced him to stop studying. Instead he trained as an accountant and worked in the Scottish National Insurance Company. He served in the Royal Artillery during World War II.

Tranter went to George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh, which may have inspired his love of castles. His earliest writing on these was at the age of 13. As a boy he spent hours cycling to castles and mansions, and drawing them in meticulous detail, before going on to write about them in his first published book, The Fortalices and Early Mansions of Southern Scotland, 1400-1650, at the age of 22. This was followed by the five volumes of The Fortified House in Scotland. In later life he loved to take visitors out to castles and assisted many castle restoration projects in Scotland such as Fa’side.

He married May Jean Campbell Grieve in Athelstaneford Church in July 1933 and they had two children. He and May worked together on The Queen’s Scotland series, giving a short history of parishes in four Scottish regions until her death in 1979, when the project stopped.

Their son Philip was a climber, who sadly died in a car crash in 1966 on his way home from an expedition in the Dolomites. Tranter wrote No Tigers in the Hindu Kush from Philip’s notes.

Tranter saw himself primarily as a storyteller rather than a historian, and his first novel, Trespass, was published in 1937. Although criticised by some academic historians for writing fiction, he developed a huge new audience, who loved his tales of Scottish historical events and people. He wrote his fiction with increasing knowledge of Scottish history, introducing the subject to millions of people worldwide. From 1947 he decided he could earn a living by writing, and produced several novels for children, as well as adults. The Bruce Trilogy sold over 1 million copies and he had fan clubs in many countries. He also wrote Westerns, using the pen name Nye Tredgold.

Nigel Tranter received many honours and awards during his life, and was also actively involved in several organisations, including the St Andrews Society of East Lothian, Scottish PEN, Athelstaneford Flag Fund and the Saltire Society. He believed Scots should ‘be responsible for our own decisions’, and as chairman of the East Lothian Liberal Association for 15 years, he was part of the Scottish Convention, a cross-party pressure group set up to push for devolution. ‘We Scots are different, not better, but long live the difference’.

He continued to write into his 90s, starting each day with a walk across the wooden bridge at Aberlady Bay which he called ‘The Footbridge to Enchantment’. He was a familiar sight walking on the coast, stopping to jot down neat notes for his books on cards or even shells picked up from the beach. Some of these can be seen in the Tranter Museum, which is currently in Athelstaneford Parish Church. His last novel was Envoy Extraordinary. On his death thousands mourned and many friends and residents in the county remember him with great fondness.

Tranter and his family are buried in Aberlady Churchyard. There is a memorial cairn to him at the carpark near the footbridge which leads over to the nature reserve at Aberlady. The Scottish Castles Association have an annual Nigel Tranter Memorial Award in his memory.

There is a lot more on Nigel Tranter at the following link [http://cunninghamh.tripod.com/2001/index.htm](http://cunninghamh.tripod.com/2001/index.htm)

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Moving to Europe during Covid-19; Becoming poor and homeless in New York City.

After the success of my first book, Unbreakable Mind, endless projects were offered to me but none were a good match. There were many extremely attractive proposals. One was a second book, traveling to ten cities in the world, writing from an injured person’s perspective; an additional for NYT, to travel to 52 countries in 52 weeks, in a wheelchair; and, yet another, to create a travel TV show – but not any were the right fit, not one idea resonated with my soul.

Which avenue to further explore remained unclear until one fateful conversation in early May. I was on the phone with a friend from Amsterdam, a Norwegian-Dominican up-and-coming rap star, David AKA Big Mill, and he had an idea to share. “David,” I asked, “let me guess, another TV show idea.” He replied, “Yes, but this one is distinct.” Well, it was unlike all prior options – different to the point where I loved it. It made sense; it clicked with me – it felt right inside.

The other missing pieces to the puzzle would fall into place shortly thereafter. The morning of the 14th of May, my birthday, for some reason I was nudged to write an old classmate and friend, Adam, now living with his wife and four-year-old in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He was recently laid off as an AV Director, a high position in the non-profit world of museums, now in search of a project to develop. I shared my idea for a new travel TV show with him and the rest is history.

After a seven hour conversation, going over every detail possible for how the project could ostensibly work, determining key people and positions needed to make a production company and TV show successful, and agreeing on a pilot location abroad (Amsterdam), we were off to the races. Since Covid-19 has affected so many business-people and investors globally, we were unable to raise the necessary funds. All agreed, signing on to the project on a shoestring budget.

One week later, with all airplane tickets and hotels reserved, my wheelchair supercharged by Gary Gilberti and his amazing team at Numotion Mobility, we were set to start filming pilot footage in Amsterdam in July and August. As I already live part-time in Amsterdam, I was planning on moving to Europe for two to five years. With everything [assuredly] in place, and not being a fan of storing items that others less fortunate could better utilize, especially during a global pandemic, I decided to give away my home, car, all my belongings to those in dire need.

What type spiritual person or leader would I be if I did not practice what I preached, helping others in life anytime one is able, truly living out the words I guide and ask of others to live, if I cannot do so myself? There was no need for me to store away furniture, clothing and other household items while others in my immediate presence were suffering from the current health and economic catastrophe. For two weeks friends and strangers came and took what they wanted.

Everything was going fine, just as planned. My home was donated, flights ready, bags packed and ride to airport sorted. Before flying out to Europe I planned to spend four days in NYC with an old friend, Georgie-boy, who lives across the Hudson River in Jersey City. George is an old and dear classmate from my irascible undergraduate days at Rutgers College; also the General Counsel for our production company. He has a thriving law practice in nearby Newark, NJ.

It was great to be back in NYC, my old stomping grounds in the late 1990s. There is nothing like “The City” – one of a kind, no other place like it on the planet. We spent an afternoon sunning on the spacious waterfront in Hoboken, NJ, a nice day playing Frisbee in Central Park West, eating amazing Mamouns Falafel and Prince St. Pizza in Greenwich Village. Though it was expected to see murals and damage from prior fortnight’s rioting, it was eerily strange in person.

It was Sunday, a day of respite before flying to Europe on Monday. George and I spent the day having a relaxing lunch at Iberia outdoor café in the Little Portugal section of Newark, NJ. The next morning we were up bright and early, soon off to the airport. When we arrived at Newark International Airport it was nearly empty. There was not but one person at the check-in counter – moi. The Delta terminal was empty. It was June 15th and Covid-19 was in full effect. Wow!

Having never seen such a normally super busy airport terminal this empty in my life, it did not give me pause. George, on the other hand, had a different feeling, and decided to stay with me until I was ticketed to board. After finding a way to get my heavy bags checked in with no fees I thought we were on plan. Then a hiccup: “Sorry Mr. Quigley, you are unable to board the flight to Amsterdam. Dutch Immigration in Holland is denying you entry without proper permission.”

Well, that was a first, and not only a huge surprise but a major setback to a monumental project. Oh shit! What do I do now? Thank goodness Georgie stayed with me; and thank goodness he was able to put me up at his place until this mess was all sussed out. It was an absolutely horrid situation; and to add salt to the wound, I was right smack in the middle of a Covid-19 USA EU political Visa predicament; whereas the EU would review country entry list every two weeks.

George was gracious enough to see me through the immediate emergency until it began looking like my delay would be a bit longer than originally anticipated. The EU placed a travel ban on Americans’ travel to Europe. And it would not be reviewed again until July 1st. My new ticket was issued for a direct flight from JFK, NY to Amsterdam, Holland, July 1st. This being the case, and since George had a life to live, I moved to a Hilton close by to JFK airport in Queens.

What started as a journey by giving away all my belongings in order to chase a dream project and move to Europe was swiftly turning into a situation that could easily result in me becoming poor and homeless in NYC. Hotels are not cheap in NYC – nothing is inexpensive in the Big Apple – you pay through the nose. The costs were quickly adding up and what small financial safety net I had set aside was speedily disappearing. I could not last long in a hotel in Queens.

The hotel itself was of no help to my stress and anxiety levels. They had me on the sixth floor, all the way down the hall, in the far corner, in a room that was a very tight fit for a wheelchair, and could only be reached after struggling down one hundred twenty feet of carpet. As if that was not enough, one week into my stay the GM, Tracy Kass, awoke me early in the morning to inform me I would reach my 14 day hotel stay limit after this registration renewal, and she was calling to inform me they could not extend it any further. I was astounded, appalled. Unbelievable!

Miss Kass, later when challenged, changed her story, informing me I did not let her finish, she had more to say on the call – that there was, in fact, no 14 day limit. Three days and three voicemails later, and no reply arrived from the normally overly pugilistic General Manager. Only once it was elevated to Hilton Honors corporate office level did she return my call. This was after numerous emails asking her to send me a copy of the policy. She refused. It does not exist.

Upon complaint to NY State AG, their attorney replied that I did not let her finish, that it was actually a 28 day limit. That is total utter bullshit! Firstly, then why call me only after seven days? Secondly, I met two people outside the hotel who received the same inhuman treatment. Thirdly, all her staff, including her Director of Operations, apologized profusely to me in person for her insensitive, cruel call. It should be noted that all other staff were caring and supportive.

Later that week, while in the bathroom, the grab-bar broke off from the wall while attempting a toilet transfer, sending me straight onto the hard tile ground, injuring my neck and back. Do you think the hotel or GM did anything to help address the issue, let alone make some changes to mitigate a more comfortable stay? No! The room was a disaster for a wheelchair user. My stay in Queens was quickly morphing into its own mini crisis. I was stuck in a cement jungle without any stores. I had only one friend to assist me – Sunita in Boston. Hilton corporate has yet to reply.

With every door opening but quickly closing, I was running out of viable options, rapidly. The immediate future looked grim. Running out of money (and patience), with no home to move to, with no home to return to, life was proving overly difficult. It allowed my mind to get the better of my heart, lulling it into anxiety, sadness and no hope for the future. Life was grim; I was not a happy camper. After nine years of struggle, I figured this project would run smoothly. Silly me!

After time searching deep inside, meditation and prayer, chats with mentors, close inner-circle friends and spiritual advisors, I decided that I would face the universe’s tests head on. It was time to truly practice my words – taking my hands off the wheel of life, as the universe has it under control. It was another example of ‘Doing The Dirty Dishes’ of life – the Buddhist principle that if you want to get anything done in life you first must put in your effort, getting your hands dirty.

In May, when the project began coming together, one night while deep in meditation, an angel came to me and told me: “Steven, after 46 years of white-knuckling the wheel of life, you can now finally remove your hands [from the wheel], let go, give up control of life (as if you ever had any in the first place) – the hardest lesson for most to learn, aside from reaction and attitude, or living through love – I am now at the wheel, in full control. Wake up each morning and relax. Forget about your past; do not worry for your future; live in the present moment – the now.”

It all sounded great until I awoke on June 15th, only to be denied entry to a plane that represented my life’s work and dreams. Or did it!? What was the universe trying to tell me through stranding me in NYC? What was the lesson? It did not come at first, but it did not take long to figure it out. The universe was sending me bigger struggles to overcome. Why? 1.To truly test if my hands were off the wheel of life, wholly trusting in the universe 100% ; and 2. At length, it still had to break and broke me before my dream could be realized. I am grateful to both my teachers, the universe.

Three days later a friend from Portland Maine came down to NYC to rescue me. As soon as I stepped into her car I felt an immense 800 lb gorilla freed from my back. Off to Maine.

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Did President Calvin Coolidge Really Dine at the Gray Moss Inn in Dade City?

Adapting from the 1942 title of Moss Hart’s comedy entitled George Washington Slept Here which starred Jack Benny, I sought to write a historical review of the 1905 Gray Moss Inn of Dade City for the recently inaugurated Dade City Walking Tour, and found my historical and detective DNA kicking in! My 2014 book, Images of America: Dade City, includes a AAA photo of the Gray Moss Inn and narration of a description of the ‘baby hotel’ as it was christened as well as its notoriety of having hosted a President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge. I found that the reports of the dates of the Coolidge visit to the iconic hotel varied over about a ten-year range from fluctuating accounts and included periods before, during, and after his presidential term. The prevailing belief was that Coolidge had stepped off the train at Dade City when en route to the dedication of the opening of Bok Tower in Polk County in 1929. Train schedules, however, did not substantiate this theory. As a trained historian, I began researching. This could not have been more providential, because the first hit on newspapers.com produced the following, “Calvin Coolidge had luncheon Saturday at the Gray Moss Inn at Dade City.” The very reputable Tampa Morning Tribune of January 14, 1930, opened the door of possibility about the accurate date and the travel mode. The next logical step was to check my stash of Dade City Banner newspapers. (Ah ha! The entire year of 1930 was absent from the historical excavation that had been carefully digitized- a fact that would have obscured the report, and to compound the lack of documentation, The Zephyrhills News copies of 1930 were very sketchy and also did not contain January 1930.) These two small-town newspapers undoubtedly wrote about the luncheon but the written copies in microfilm had disintegrated. The Coolidge presidential historian, Julie Bartlett Nelson, said “Unfortunately there is not a travel diary... The President spent time in Florida in early 1929 to dedicate the Bok Tower, then returned in 1930 to spend several weeks at Mount Dora with side trips and appearances at events throughout central Florida.” Several weeks, side trips…yes! Central Florida newspaper accounts documented that Coolidge and his wife arrived on January 8 at the Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg. As a director of the New York Life Insurance Company in his post-presidency in 1930, he gave the keynote address for the company’s conference via radio and then vacationed in an unscripted style with no agenda, as announced at his arrival. Road trips by car during his stay included Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, Rollins College, Tampa, Mount Dora, Dade City, and the Central Florida Exposition in Orlando on January 18. A report on January 11 detailed that Coolidge left the Vinoy Hotel in the early morning. A review of 1930s maps showed the predominant trajectory was a combination of Road 4, 17, and Road 5. This trek would be different from contemporary times as he would weave through local towns and not have the convenience of an interstate highway. It would take about half a day to complete the journey in 1930, and the intended arrival by car would occur in the evening at The Lakeside Inn. 1930 Calvin Coolidge Travelog by Madonna Jervis Wise. Did a U.S. President Visit Dade City in 1930? Where was Dade City on the path? About halfway, and very likely to have been an impromptu stop for lunch at The Gray Moss Inn, which was well known for its cuisine and hospitality. Somehow, word had traveled back to the Tampa Morning Times in January 1930 to make mention of the impromptu lunch. There was no train stop, no entourage or preplanning announced. In addition, a luncheon would mean no sign-in on the hotel registry as documentation of the visit in paperwork. In retrospect, one wonders where the former president parked his car. Was he readily recognized? Not a flamboyant personality by nature, he simply wanted to experience some lovely January in Florida. Secret Service for the U.S. President was implemented after the assassination of Wiliam McKinley in 1901, so he would have been accompanied by an agent. Coolidge was said to be fond of a 1927 Ford Lincoln in his leisure. I had believed Coolidge dined in Dade City at the Gray Moss Inn, as several professionals recorded the visit. Historians: James J. Horgan, Alice Hall, Eddie Herrmann, Carol Jeffares Hedman, Kate Futch, and Leland Hawes had written about the visit while Jeff Miller reviewed my Dade City book and we discussed the probability. Reputable newspaper writers such as James Thorner, Rosemary J. Brown, C.T. Bowen, Jan Glidewell, and the grandchildren of Marion Franklin Dudley who owned the Inn during the period of the 1930 visit, all reminisced about the visit. A postcard of The Gray Moss Inn with an image of the Inn from 1910. Courtesy of Jeff Miller. Why Did Calvin Coolidge Choose the Gray Moss Inn? Writer/historian Jeffares penned at least four accounts of the Inn for her regular historical columns in the Tribune. I was drawn to her August 7, 2002, piece in which she interviewed realtor, Pat German who described the elegance and charm of the Inn; “When you were going to the prom, you’d go there for dinner. You would have your bridesmaid’s luncheons there.” A peek into the archives revealed endless evidence of what Ms. German explained. Snowbirds spending the winter in east Pasco hosted seasonal farewell dinners in the spring, such as Mabel Coon in May of 1930 or Mr. and Mrs. Homer Powell with 40 friends on May 6, 1954. Organizations hosted strategic events such as honoring the retiring officers of the Eastern Star on January 19, 1930, or the Alpha Sorosis Women’s Group and PTA officer installation on the same day in April 1923. The Past Matrons and Patrons of O.E.S. hosted a turkey dinner on January 13, 1933. A Herbert Hoover supporters’ dinner was given for 80 people at the Inn on November 12, 1928, to celebrate the campaign's volunteer work. A photo of the annual banquet of the insurance agents on February 9, 1954, gave a glimpse of the packed dining room with 60 guests. Celebrations, for example, honored Dr. W.S. Hancock for his work as a physician in December of 1930. Betty Ruth Aughenbaugh had a luncheon for her bridal attendants with centerpieces of Sweetpea and candytuft on February 17, 1954, and Mary Louise Gasque hosted a luncheon for her attendants on August 12, 1954. The luncheon for the 31 contestants for “Miss Pasco County” was conducted at the Inn on January 26, 1961, to judge manners and poise. The Lions Club and the Rotary Club conducted their regular weekly luncheon meetings at the Inn in the 1960s. The May 1962 fellowship luncheon sponsored by the Woman’s Society of Christian Service included skits and singing. Several luncheons were held at the Gray Moss Inn for the nurses receiving their caps and pins to serve at the only local hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital. Just as Ms. German indicated, a Pasco High School yearbook advertisement of 1955 advertised the dining room at the Gray Moss Inn with prom photos. Single teachers coming into Dade City to teach at the various schools stayed at the Inn at Dade City. The teaching terms and notices were posted in the newspapers of their arrivals and departures. A November 11, 1940, article listed seven state-of-the-art locations in the “celebrated hills of Pasco County”, and the Gray Moss Inn was featured as the only hotel/restaurant. What was the Evolution of the Gray Moss Inn to Attract Visitors? An exposé entitled “City’s Business Advantages Attract Home Seekers,” published in the Tampa Daily Times in 1926, announced: “Just opposite the Methodist Church about two blocks west of the rail tracks, is an interesting structure. It is the new “baby hotel” where comfortable, large rooms are to be rented to those desiring a home without all the inconveniences of a house. There is a dining room which caters to its patrons, and the most interesting part of the history of this hotel, to those who watched its inception, is the fact that once, not so long ago, an old, rather unattractive frame house stood on this corner, where now stands this pretty stucco building. Added to, remodeled, renovated, torn down and built up in part, the old frame house today is the Gray Moss Inn! ‘Dade City takes off old clothes, discards them and arrays herself in pretties for the newcomer, so that a town where there is to be found so much of natural beauty and grandee shall not be lacking in her manmade loveliness.’” Dade City History The late Kate Futch, a long-time resident and lifetime member of the Florida Pioneer Museum & Village, explained in a 1983 interview with Rosemary Brown, that she and her husband, Eustus C. Futch, set up housekeeping on Church Street in 1921 before Church Avenue was paved with brick. “When Dade City used to spend $2.35 per day to buy and spread sawdust to fill in the ruts, at 203 W. Church, Mildred Brummer and her daughter took in boarders and served meals at the site. Later Marion Frances “M.F.” Dudley and his wife Lucille Ella Dudley who were familiar with the hotel business in Virginia came in 1925, and eventually, Dudley’s son Jack and his wife Carolyn ran the Gray Moss Inn from 1946 to 1953. “There were dinner parties there; it was a very lovely place,” Kate reminisced. The late Dade City Mayor Charles McIntosh who grew up in the house across the street summarized that in an earlier incarnation, “the Inn once served the best.” An image of The Gray Moss Inn from 2017, combined with a 1923 image of President Calvin Coolidge and his wife help to give a glimpse of the breadth of history in this downtown Dade City property. Image of Inn by Jeff Miller, 2017 and Calvin Coolidge inset from the Library of Congress. History of The Gray Moss Inn Building Consensus details that the five-bedroom frame house was built in 1905 before the land boom, and was occupied as a single-family home by Otto Gruetzmacher of whom M.F. Dudley purchased the property. Other early residents were Jefferson Davis Sumner and his wife Mildred “Mittie” Roberts Sumner and their nine children. Historical accounts mention Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Ticknor as having resided in the “house,” as well. The open house for The Gray Moss Inn was held on Thanksgiving evening of 1925 for the public, calling attention to the new hostelry. Several hundred people took advantage of the occasion to visit. The soft opening of The Gray Moss Inn, Nov. 27, 1925, from Cindy McFadden. The lobby of the hotel presented an inviting and cozy appearance, with its softly shaded lights, luxurious rugs, and comfortable easy chairs and sofas. In convenient sized parties the visitors toured the building and showed furnishings. From a side passage, strains of violin music by Miss Marion Cook permeated, while refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by Sarah Cox, Dorothy Seay, Netty Dudley, Mesdames Dewey Bruce, and E.G. Cook. Mounting the steps leading from the sidewalk to the first floor, visitors reached the broad and well-lit veranda on which comfortable rockers were scattered about. The veranda extended around two sides of the building, well-shaded with broad balustrades. A large double fireplace, opening from the lobby to the dining room accommodated 36 guests. Guest rooms included 18 chambers on the second and third floors, with hot and cold water and bathrooms nearby. Additional semi-private rooms were available as well. The architecture style of then 202 West Church Avenue (the pre-911 address) was 1920-era stucco hotel architecture in the Mediterranean Revival style (also known as Craftsman). Jeffares found in 2005 that the Inn was the oldest bungalow-style house in Dade City’s Church Avenue between Ninth and Seventeenth Streets. The Bungalow house at 37633 was originally part of the Gray Moss Inn property and mirrors much of its original style. The Dudleys named it “The Gray Moss Inn,” and with the abundance of oak trees draped somewhat ceremoniously with Spanish Moss along Church Avenue, one can only wonder of the origin of the name, also used for a popular Inn in Clearwater. The first Innkeeper for the Dudleys was Agnes Moyer. The Inn holds and evokes a plethora of emotions. The sampling of events from 1925 to 1970 reveals times of great joy and accomplishment. A ‘Gold Star’ mother cared for the hotel for several years and later, as the Inn descended from elegance to a more mundane time, stories of baseball players, carnival workers, and boarders evolved. How The Gray Moss Inn Became a Hotel The Gray Moss Inn in 2017 by Jeff Miller. The vision of the hotel was largely that of M.F. Dudley who had been in the hotel business for many years before moving to Dade City, but the boarding of guests was derived from Mildred Roberts Sumner Brummer. When her husband died of a heart attack suddenly in 1911, she and her daughter, Thelma took in boarders and provided meals. An extraordinary woman, she later moved to Tampa and reared her children. One cannot profile Mittie without mentioning that she was a Gold Star Mother, losing two sons, Wamboldt and Homer Sumner, on the Coast Guard Cutter, U.S.S. Tampa during World War I. Similarly, Lucille Dudley stayed at the hotel for seven years after her husband, M.F. Dudley passed away and assisted her son and daughter-in-law with daily operations. As late as the 1950s the hotel still had the American Automobile Association (AAA) seal of approval. By 1964, the hotel was sold to Robert O. Blessing who moved to Dade City from Bell Fountain, Ohio, in 1959. Robert’s son, Brant Blessing reminisced in a 1998 interview with James Thorner that he learned at the knees of the colorful characters who passed through the Inn, including carnival workers who stayed once a year during the Pasco Fair and even the minor league baseball players like the Syracuse Chiefs who conducted Spring training in Dade City in the 1960s. Over the years at the Gray Moss Inn, carnival workers and minor league baseball players would stay. Oh the stories Cindy McFadden recalled. Image courtesy of Pixabay. A memory of the 400-pound man from the carnival attractions who died in the Inn and required a team of several men to remove his body from the Inn was vivid. The Inn’s ownership was transferred to Robert’s daughter, Charlotte Ann Blessing Krapf in 1977, and by 1984, it was sold to Peter Bianco. Peter’s wife, Cindy McFadden, talked enthusiastically about the Inn and certainly maintains the spirit of the many predecessors who cared for this beautiful yet somewhat tattered baby hotel that has felt the ebbs and flows of over one hundred years in Dade City. She affectionately described the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner they provide for the boarders. As the writer, I cannot help but yearn for a state-of-the-art bed and breakfast, but still appreciate the history so very much. And yes, I am standing by my 2014 claim that the honorable Calvin Coolidge stopped in for lunch in January of 1930. President Calvin Coolidge from the 1923 National Historic Archives. A Timeline of the Gray Moss Inn of Dade City Florida - 1905: The original house was built, and early residents were the J.D. Sumner family and the Otto Gruetzmacher family, and by 1913, Sumner’s widow, Mittie was taking in boarders. - 1925: Purchased by the Marion F. Dudley family who converted the original house into a hotel with first-floor dining room. - 1925: (April 9): Baby Hotel Idea…partial solution to hotel problem confronting Dade City for the past year undertaken by M.F. Dudley of Virginia. Plans created seventeen rooms for a three-story structure with a lower floor containing an office and lobby, with three large bedrooms, two bathrooms, a dining room, and a kitchen. The second floor was proposed for ten bedrooms and two shower baths and the third floor with four bedrooms. The lobby on the first floor was divided by an arch to include a writing and a living room with a large double fireplace. Upper and lower porches extended around the east and south sides. Work was done under the supervision of George E. Iron of Lakewood, New Jersey. (Source: Tampa Tribune, April 9, 1925) - 1925 (November 27): The Gray Moss Inn, the city’s new hotel formally opened its doors last night with a public reception. Source: The Tampa Daily Times, November 27, 1925. “Added to, remodeled, renovated, torn down and built up in parts, the old family house today is the Gray Moss Inn! And so, Dade City takes off old clothes, discards them, and arrays herself in pretties for the newcomer so that a town where there is to be found so much of natural beauty and grandeur shall not be lacking in her manmade loveliness.” Source: Tampa Daily Times, November 30, 1925. - 1925 (December 1): The Dade City Banner did a near full-page coverage of Reception at the Gray Moss Inn. “Several hundred people took advantage of the occasion to visit and inspect the Inn and all were enthusiastic over the class of accommodations offered the public by Mr. and Mr. Dudley. The lobby of the hotel presented an inviting and cozy appearance…Taken as a whole, the Gray Moss Inn, while not large, is a most noteworthy addition to Dade City’s facilities for taking care of guests, and in quality it certainly is unsurpassed outside the big hotels of the largest cities.” Source: The Dade City Banner, December 1, 1925. A 1920-1930 map of Florida's road system. - 1930: (January 11, 1930) On a trip to Florida for January to visit an insurance conference and to vacation as a former president, Calvin Coolidge made an impromptu decision to travel to Dade City for lunch at the Gray Moss Inn. Source: The Tampa Morning Tribune, January 14, 1930. - 1946-1953: The Gray Moss Inn was operated by Jack Dudley and his wife, Carolyn Dudley; many dinner parties there…a lovely place said Futch. The Dudley family named the house renovated into a small hotel “The Gray Moss Inn.” - 1964: The Robert O. Blessing family purchased the Gray Moss Inn in Dade City, trading their farm in Ohio for the hotel (December 21, 1964 deed). - 1977: Robert O. Blessing and wife, Betty L. Blessing conveyed the property to daughter Charlotte Ann Krapf Blessing and husband, Lester Krapf (August 19, 1977 deed). George Tomberlin photo of the The Gray Moss Inn, circa 1910. - 1984: The Gray Moss Inn was purchased by Peter Bianco as an investment for $50,000. Bianco estimated spending $200,000 on the fix-up and he converted it into a Bed and Breakfast. Ken Cordner served as Manager. - 1997: A contributing property on the Church Street Historic District that was later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1997 - Post 9-11 its address was changed to 37641 Church Avenue References Bowen, C.T., “Bush Brings Message in the Shadow of Coolidge,” St. Petersburg Times, October 20, 2004, page 2. Brown, Rosemary J., “City Pioneer Shares Her Memories: Kate Futch has Chronicled the Development of Dade City’s Historic Church Avenue for 62 years,” The Tampa Tribune, February 22, 1983. “Calvin Coolidge Had Lunch on Saturday at the Gray Moss Inn -In Our Town…The Low Down,” Tampa Morning Tribune, January 14, 1930, page 7. “City’s Business Advantages Attract Home Seeker,” The Tampa Daily Times, November 30, 1925, page 6 A. “Dade City’s Business Advantage Attract Home-Seekers,” The Tampa Daily Times, Monday, November 30, 1925, page 6A. “Funeral Notice for Robert O. Blessing,” The Tampa Tribune, September 23, 2000. Glidewell, Jan, “Accentuate the Positive? Where’s the Fun in That? Pasco Times,” St. Petersburg Times, May 8, 2005, page 1, 11. Hawes, Leland, “Celebrating Pasco’s Pioneers,” The Tampa Tribune, Sunday, September 6, 1992, Page 4-Baylife. Hedman, Carol Jeffares, “A Christmas Stroll Back into History,” Pasco Tribune - Tampa Tribune, December 19, 2000, Page 3 Pasco. 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On 11th of April 1951 The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, was found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey.

It’s always good to get details from the era in posts, this is a contemporary newspaper report of the event.

Three and a half months after its removal from the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey early on Christmas morning, the Stone of Scone was to-day deposited in Arbroath Abbey in Scotland. Three men drove up to the abbey and carried the stone, which was draped in a St. Andrew’s flag along the main aisle before laying it at the high altar, on the grave of King William the Lion of Scotland.

The stone was handed over to Mr. James Wishart, custodian of the abbey, who remained with it until a detachment from Angus County Police took possession. Afterwards it was removed to Forfar, where it lay in a locked cell at police headquarters for the night. On top of the stone two unsigned letters were left: one addressed to the King and the other to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as “successor to the Abbots of Scone.”

The letter to the King read:

“Unto his Majesty King George VI, the address of his Majesty’s Scottish subjects who removed the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey and have since retained it in Scotland, humbly showeth.

"That in their actions they, as loyal subjects, have intended no indignity or injury to his Majesty or to the Royal Family.

"That they have been inspired in all they have done by their deep love of his Majesty’s realm of Scotland and by their desire to compel the attention of his Majesty’s Minister to the widely expressed demand of Scottish people for a measure of self-government.

"That in removing the Stone of Destiny they were restoring to the people of Scotland the most ancient and most honourable part of the Scottish regalia, which for many centuries was venerated as the palladium of their liberty and which in 1296 was violently pillaged from Scotland in the false hope that it would be the symbol of their humiliation and conquest.

"That the stone was kept in Westminster Abbey in defiance of a royal command and despite the promise of its return to Scotland.

"That by no other means than the forceful removal of the stone from Westminster Abbey was it possible even to secure discussion as to its rightful resting place.

"That it is the earnest hope of his Majesty’s Scottish people that arrangements for the proper disposition of the stone may now be made after consultation with the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland who as successors of the Abbots of Scone are its natural guardians.

"That it is the earnest prayer of his Majesty’s loyal subjects who have served his Majesty both in peace and war that the blessing of Almighty God be with the King and all his peoples so that in peace they may enjoy the freedom which sustains the loyalty of affection rather than the obedience of servility. God save the King.”

The letter which was addressed to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland asked that the representatives of the Church should “speak for the whole people and arrange with the public authorities in England that the Stone of Destiny will be retained in Scotland.”

wo Arbroath town councillors, Mr. D.A. Gardner and Mr. F.W.A. Thornton, both of whom are prominently associated with the Scottish Convention movement, were waiting at the entrance to the abbey when the three men arrived. Mr. Thornton helped them to carry the stone in, and Mr. Gardner went to Arbroath police station to inform the police that the stone was lying in the abbey.

Mr. Wishart, who is 63 and has been custodian at the abbey for nine years, told a reporter that the men got out of the car and started to take a heavy object from the back seat. Councillor Gardner came up and said: “Is that the Stone of Destiny you have?”

Mr. Wishart said that Mr. Thornton and three men carried the stone on a wooden litter up what used to be the nave of the abbey between the ruins of the pillars. “They laid it at the three stones which marked the site of the high altar. They carried the stone in a reverent manner, their heads were uncovered, and it was a solemn and impressive little ceremony. The men shook hands with me and wished me the best of luck and then went. As soon as I knew that the Stone of Destiny had been placed in my charge I locked the gates.”

Mr. Wishart said that the three men were “young well set-up lads,” but apart from that he was unable to give a description of them. The car was big and dark-coloured, but he did not note the registration number. “I have always told visitors that one day the Stone of Destiny would come to this historic spot,” he said, “and I am glad that my words have come true.”

On 13 April the Stone was returned to Westminster Abbey.

A wee bit history behind the stone, the first Scottish monarch to be crowned atop the stone in the 11th century, with John Balliol the last King to use the stone on Scottish soil in 1292.

In 1296, the stone was captured by Edward I as spoils of war and taken to Westminster Abbey. On St Andrews Day 1996, the Stone of Destiny was legally returned to Scotland with a ceremony and celebration befitting its status. Since that day, it has remained within the confines of Edinburgh Castle alongside the Honours of Scotland. Thousands lined the Royal Mile to see the stone escorted from the Palace of Holyrood House to the castle.

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"Murder Trial At Kamloops Assizes," The Inland Sentinel (Kamloops). October 27, 1913. Page 1 & 4. ---- Only one criminal case remained upon the docket at the Kamloops Fall Assize when the Judge took his seat this morning, but it was the most serious of all those set down for hearing at the Court being the charge of murder against John Lynn. The offence itself was committed on July 9th of the present year at the Queen's Hotel, since destroyed by fire, and the victim, was a lumberman named Joseph M. Pickering.

Jury Sworn. The following jury was sworn to sit upon the case: Messrs. J. Tunstall (Foreman); J. Morrison, A. H. Sandborn, A. T. Ball, Wm. Burriss, G. L. Rimington, E. J. Riley, T. Gregory, G. Hepburn, R. G. Riddick, R. Barrett and C. C. Clark; and the first witness heard was Dr. J. S. Burris.

Medical Testimony. The medical testimony given by Dr. Burris was as to the nature of the victim's injury which he described as a bullet wound from the left chest, through the heart, pulmonary vein, and aorta. The bullet had almost severed the sixth back rib, and had lodged near the scapula. Death from this injury said the witness, would be almost instantaneous.

Arrest of Accused. George Rothnie, Chief Constable of the Kamloops City Police force was next questioned, and he detailed the story of Lynn's arrest.

Early in the afternoon of July 9th a message was received at the Police Station to the effect that a murder had been committed at the Queen's Hotel, and the Chief hurried by motor to the scene, where he found a man lying dead with a bullet in his left breast just over the heart.

After a search for the prisoner the Chief received information that a man answering to his description was in hiding under the raised wooden walk leading from the Main St. to Hill St. beside Mr. Harmon's blacksmith shop. He proceeded there and when a sliding door giving ac- cess to the place of concealment from the shop was, opened, leaped in and covered the accused with his revolver.

The prisoner, who gave no trouble, was taken in a car belonging to Dr. Burris to the Police Station, where he was cautioned..

On hearing the caution he said, "Oh, I know all that stunt."

He was then informed that he would be charged with a serious crime, whereupon he asked: "Is he dead?"

"Yes," replied the Mayor who was present.

"I'm glad, of it," burst out the accused. "I'm sorry: I did not get return on a few more of them. They would have got it if they had not got away."

Chief Rothnie concluded his evidence by declaring that a revolver was found upon Lynn loaded in four chambers, and with the shell of a recently fired cartridge in another chamber. The revolver, he said, was in effective working order.

Further Evidence. Orie Johnson, the next witness, repeated the evidence given by him at the preliminary hearing to the effect that the accused joined Pickering, himself, and another man named Armstrong on the street, and accompanied them to the Queen's Hotel. After some drinking witness left the bar and sat in the porch of the hotel. Shortly afterwards he heard the noise of a scuffle, and later on a shot after which Lynn came out with a nickel plated revolver in his hand. As he passed out of the door the accused remarked, "He got what he was looking for."

Counsel's Remarks. During his evidence Johnson stated that as, they were walking towards the Queen's Hotel, Lynn observed to him that Armstrong and Pickering were "a couple of live guys." Johnson replied, "Yes, I don't suppose they are dead," and Lynn then asked if Pickering had any money, to which witness replied in the affirmative.

Mr. A. D. MacIntyre, acting for the defence, asked witness when he invented the story of this conversation, whereupon His Lordship took exception to the form of the question as implying that Johnson was not telling the truth.

Mr. MacIntyre declared that this was his intention, and His Lordship suggested that it would be well to ask the witness questions and to comment, if comment seemed necessary, upon his replies.

The witness denied that the story was an invention, and declared that he had not related it at the preliminary hearing because he was not asked about it.

The Court adjourned at 12.30 until 2 p.m.

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