The Shot Not Heard Around the World.
Months before Lexington and Concord, a patriot scaled a British fort, captured its commander, and seized 100 barrels of gunpowder.
His name was Captain Thomas Pickering โ and heโs my ancestor.
Itโs time we told his story.
Memorial Day hits differently this year. My father passed in November. Last week, my mom gave me a โ66 GTO he had bought. He had a GTO when he was young too. In high school, I built a โ74 Corvette. Now I get to build this one with my boys.
โOnward and upward.โ