This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Parrot Breeders Through Decades Share Life With Lorita
Esther and John B Palmer Jr. near Gilmer recount twenty years with Lorita the parrot and her offspring. Lorita laid eggs after sixteen years with the Palmers and the pair describe the birds’ self feeding, travel history, vocabularies, and care nest changes. The Palmers note their birds’ extensive world travel, and the family’s Upshur County home since 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
John B. Palmer, Jr
Joe
Lolita
Palmers
Palmer
Sand Hill Road
Gilmer
Lorita
John B. Jr
Mobil Oil Company
Venzuela
John
Esther Palmer
South America
Libya
John III
Donna Lee
John, Jr
Glen Bunn
Jose Montilla
Phillipines
Miami
New Jersey
Parrot
Venezuela
Spain
Portugal
France
Germany
Upshur County