Today I listened to the interview with Billy McCrea, and learned some interesting things, but before we get into that, I'll tell you a few things about him. At the time of the interview he lived in Jasper, Texas, and was eighty-nine years old. He used to work on a steamboat where he would tote salt, but does not remember where.
The first important thing I learned was Billy used to cook on the steamboats. He said it was his job for six years. The boats used to run from Beaumont to a place he called Gulfport in Jasper. Second, he said he had thirty-six kids. Eighteen were boys and two of them lived in Beaumont. Lastly, he used to pick cotton for his master, Old Col. M. He said they were free when the Yankees went home.
I think that technology has a very huge impact on the way your history is told to your kids and grandkids. Back then the recordings were very new technology, but now you can easily just record yourself and put it on a hard drive. I think one of the easiest ways for my great grandchildren to see me as a teenager is to create a YouTube channel and have them look it up. By the time I have great grandchildren it will be so easy for them to access something with my life as a kid on it.
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