Vintage Senior Living

Some people have a passion for cooking or gardening and some people have a passion for history. That is the case for a couple of the Vintage Oaks residents, so when they heard that Joe Houts was going to do a lecture about the Civil War, they were there. Joe Houts is a local banker for Commerce Bank, but he is also a huge Civil War buff and the author of two books about the Civil War. Mr. Houts told us that he was inspired at the age of 7 while watching a re-enactment of a Civil War battle. He was also inspired from his grandmother's attic which housed a ton of actual letters and pictures from the Civil War era, which were his great grandparents possessions. Through all of this memorabilia, he found that his great grandfather was actually a Civil War doctor and he had saved all of his records.

History is always so interesting to hear, but especially when it can be related to the area that you live in. We love it when we can learn something new while enjoying the company of our neighbors.

God Bless,

Beth Brand

Exec. Director, The Villas at Vintage Oaks

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