Elsie Hickam, Homer's mother, spent a few minutes with us sheltered in her car from the cold. She enjoys meeting people and telling her Rocket Boy stories. When you are ready to see more return to the scrapbook index. If you have a modem connection use the 56 K version. If you have a fast connection, try the 300 K version.
ALI Staff
Elsie Hickam
Mrs. Hickam, being a wife and mother in a coal mining town must have been a challenge. Your husband, Homer senior, was in the mine all the time. The movie highlighted the hard working conditions and danger. Was it stressful to see your husband work daily so far beneath the surface?
One of my favorite characters in the Rocket Boys and the Coalwood Way, was Chipper, your pet squirrel. How did Chipper managed to find a home at the Hickam's?
Elsie Hickam, Homer's mother, spent a few minutes with us sheltered in her car from the cold. She enjoys meeting people and telling her Rocket Boy stories. When you are ready to see more