New Member Introduction

[SR James]

Hello all. I have been a member for a while now but this is my first post. I live in central Oklahoma where western hats are the norm and I have a number of them. But over the past few years I’ve found myself drawn more to smaller lids like fedoras rather than the big buckaroo hats I favored when I was younger. To be sure, I still wear cowboy hats but more recently I’ve incorporated a few Open Roads into the collection whereas before I tended to look at them as “old man” hats. But, now that I AM an old man, I have learned to appreciate their qualities. And once I started down that Road (pun intended) the fedora collection just seemed to come along naturally.

Although I’ve always liked hats, I resisted fedoras for several reasons. Like many Boomers I grew up on cowboy movies and tv shows and living in Oklahoma only strengthened that perspective, especially since I worked mostly in western Oklahoma. Which brings me to another reason…I was a professional archaeologist. Wearing a fedora after “Raiders” came out just seemed a little too stereotypical. I heard enough Indiana Jones jokes as it was. And I had a personal reason. Part of my career involved working as a forensic archaeologist, assisting law enforcement agencies in finding and recovering human remains from crime scenes and other forensic settings. These activities put me in contact with the late Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world. One thing that Dr. Snow was known for, in addition to his groundbreaking work in forensic anthropology, was his…fedora. I don’t think I ever saw him without one. His fedora was so strongly associated with him that in 2012, the University of Oklahoma created the “Clyde Snow Social Justice Award” to recognized “the efforts of those who strive to restore the humanity and dignity of individuals and communities who have suffered human rights violations.” (The award comes from Dr. Snow’s work in recovering/documenting the victims from mass graves in numerous places around the world.) The actual award itself was sculpted by a forensic artist at the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. It was based on none other than Dr. Snow’s fedora! Dr. Snow was, fittingly, the first recipient of the award (see picture). If there is ever a category of “Famous Fedoras in History”, his certainly belongs there.

So, with the fedora being so strongly associated with archaeology and with Dr. Snow I guess I just kind of shied away from them and kept to my cowboy hats. But then, time passed, (and unfortunately so did Dr. Snow), I got older, and my perspectives have shifted. I no longer care about stereotypes. And rather than being concerned about shadowing the image of a great man, I see wearing a fedora as more of a tribute to him. And besides… I like them.

I apologize for the long-winded post but I thought forum members might enjoy hearing about the fedora that became an international award.

 

[belfastboy]

Hello all. I have been a member for a while now but this is my first post. I live in central Oklahoma where western hats are the norm and I have a number of them. But over the past few years I’ve found myself drawn more to smaller lids like fedoras rather than the big buckaroo hats I favored when I was younger. To be sure, I still wear cowboy hats but more recently I’ve incorporated a few Open Roads into the collection whereas before I tended to look at them as “old man” hats. But, now that I AM an old man, I have learned to appreciate their qualities. And once I started down that Road (pun intended) the fedora collection just seemed to come along naturally.

Although I’ve always liked hats, I resisted fedoras for several reasons. Like many Boomers I grew up on cowboy movies and tv shows and living in Oklahoma only strengthened that perspective, especially since I worked mostly in western Oklahoma. Which brings me to another reason…I was a professional archaeologist. Wearing a fedora after “Raiders” came out just seemed a little too stereotypical. I heard enough Indiana Jones jokes as it was. And I had a personal reason. Part of my career involved working as a forensic archaeologist, assisting law enforcement agencies in finding and recovering human remains from crime scenes and other forensic settings. These activities put me in contact with the late Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world. One thing that Dr. Snow was known for, in addition to his groundbreaking work in forensic anthropology, was his…fedora. I don’t think I ever saw him without one. His fedora was so strongly associated with him that in 2012, the University of Oklahoma created the “Clyde Snow Social Justice Award” to recognized “the efforts of those who strive to restore the humanity and dignity of individuals and communities who have suffered human rights violations.” (The award comes from Dr. Snow’s work in recovering/documenting the victims from mass graves in numerous places around the world.) The actual award itself was sculpted by a forensic artist at the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. It was based on none other than Dr. Snow’s fedora! Dr. Snow was, fittingly, the first recipient of the award (see picture). If there is ever a category of “Famous Fedoras in History”, his certainly belongs there.

So, with the fedora being so strongly associated with archaeology and with Dr. Snow I guess I just kind of shied away from them and kept to my cowboy hats. But then, time passed, (and unfortunately so did Dr. Snow), I got older, and my perspectives have shifted. I no longer care about stereotypes. And rather than being concerned about shadowing the image of a great man, I see wearing a fedora as more of a tribute to him. And besides… I like them.

I apologize for the long-winded View attachment 681454 post but I thought forum members might enjoy hearing about the fedora that became an international award.

Welcome

 

[Jon Crow]

Hello all. I have been a member for a while now but this is my first post. I live in central Oklahoma where western hats are the norm and I have a number of them. But over the past few years I’ve found myself drawn more to smaller lids like fedoras rather than the big buckaroo hats I favored when I was younger. To be sure, I still wear cowboy hats but more recently I’ve incorporated a few Open Roads into the collection whereas before I tended to look at them as “old man” hats. But, now that I AM an old man, I have learned to appreciate their qualities. And once I started down that Road (pun intended) the fedora collection just seemed to come along naturally.

Although I’ve always liked hats, I resisted fedoras for several reasons. Like many Boomers I grew up on cowboy movies and tv shows and living in Oklahoma only strengthened that perspective, especially since I worked mostly in western Oklahoma. Which brings me to another reason…I was a professional archaeologist. Wearing a fedora after “Raiders” came out just seemed a little too stereotypical. I heard enough Indiana Jones jokes as it was. And I had a personal reason. Part of my career involved working as a forensic archaeologist, assisting law enforcement agencies in finding and recovering human remains from crime scenes and other forensic settings. These activities put me in contact with the late Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world. One thing that Dr. Snow was known for, in addition to his groundbreaking work in forensic anthropology, was his…fedora. I don’t think I ever saw him without one. His fedora was so strongly associated with him that in 2012, the University of Oklahoma created the “Clyde Snow Social Justice Award” to recognized “the efforts of those who strive to restore the humanity and dignity of individuals and communities who have suffered human rights violations.” (The award comes from Dr. Snow’s work in recovering/documenting the victims from mass graves in numerous places around the world.) The actual award itself was sculpted by a forensic artist at the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. It was based on none other than Dr. Snow’s fedora! Dr. Snow was, fittingly, the first recipient of the award (see picture). If there is ever a category of “Famous Fedoras in History”, his certainly belongs there.

So, with the fedora being so strongly associated with archaeology and with Dr. Snow I guess I just kind of shied away from them and kept to my cowboy hats. But then, time passed, (and unfortunately so did Dr. Snow), I got older, and my perspectives have shifted. I no longer care about stereotypes. And rather than being concerned about shadowing the image of a great man, I see wearing a fedora as more of a tribute to him. And besides… I like them.

I apologize for the long-winded View attachment 681454 post but I thought forum members might enjoy hearing about the fedora that became an international award.

Welcome from Madrid

 

[Mighty44]

Hello all. I have been a member for a while now but this is my first post. I live in central Oklahoma where western hats are the norm and I have a number of them. But over the past few years I’ve found myself drawn more to smaller lids like fedoras rather than the big buckaroo hats I favored when I was younger. To be sure, I still wear cowboy hats but more recently I’ve incorporated a few Open Roads into the collection whereas before I tended to look at them as “old man” hats. But, now that I AM an old man, I have learned to appreciate their qualities. And once I started down that Road (pun intended) the fedora collection just seemed to come along naturally.

Although I’ve always liked hats, I resisted fedoras for several reasons. Like many Boomers I grew up on cowboy movies and tv shows and living in Oklahoma only strengthened that perspective, especially since I worked mostly in western Oklahoma. Which brings me to another reason…I was a professional archaeologist. Wearing a fedora after “Raiders” came out just seemed a little too stereotypical. I heard enough Indiana Jones jokes as it was. And I had a personal reason. Part of my career involved working as a forensic archaeologist, assisting law enforcement agencies in finding and recovering human remains from crime scenes and other forensic settings. These activities put me in contact with the late Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world. One thing that Dr. Snow was known for, in addition to his groundbreaking work in forensic anthropology, was his…fedora. I don’t think I ever saw him without one. His fedora was so strongly associated with him that in 2012, the University of Oklahoma created the “Clyde Snow Social Justice Award” to recognized “the efforts of those who strive to restore the humanity and dignity of individuals and communities who have suffered human rights violations.” (The award comes from Dr. Snow’s work in recovering/documenting the victims from mass graves in numerous places around the world.) The actual award itself was sculpted by a forensic artist at the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. It was based on none other than Dr. Snow’s fedora! Dr. Snow was, fittingly, the first recipient of the award (see picture). If there is ever a category of “Famous Fedoras in History”, his certainly belongs there.

So, with the fedora being so strongly associated with archaeology and with Dr. Snow I guess I just kind of shied away from them and kept to my cowboy hats. But then, time passed, (and unfortunately so did Dr. Snow), I got older, and my perspectives have shifted. I no longer care about stereotypes. And rather than being concerned about shadowing the image of a great man, I see wearing a fedora as more of a tribute to him. And besides… I like them.

I apologize for the long-winded View attachment 681454 post but I thought forum members might enjoy hearing about the fedora that became an international award.

Great story—welcome!

 

[Rmccamey]

Jump in, the water is fine!

 

[rogueclimber]

Hello all. I have been a member for a while now but this is my first post. I live in central Oklahoma where western hats are the norm and I have a number of them. But over the past few years I’ve found myself drawn more to smaller lids like fedoras rather than the big buckaroo hats I favored when I was younger. To be sure, I still wear cowboy hats but more recently I’ve incorporated a few Open Roads into the collection whereas before I tended to look at them as “old man” hats. But, now that I AM an old man, I have learned to appreciate their qualities. And once I started down that Road (pun intended) the fedora collection just seemed to come along naturally.

Although I’ve always liked hats, I resisted fedoras for several reasons. Like many Boomers I grew up on cowboy movies and tv shows and living in Oklahoma only strengthened that perspective, especially since I worked mostly in western Oklahoma. Which brings me to another reason…I was a professional archaeologist. Wearing a fedora after “Raiders” came out just seemed a little too stereotypical. I heard enough Indiana Jones jokes as it was. And I had a personal reason. Part of my career involved working as a forensic archaeologist, assisting law enforcement agencies in finding and recovering human remains from crime scenes and other forensic settings. These activities put me in contact with the late Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world. One thing that Dr. Snow was known for, in addition to his groundbreaking work in forensic anthropology, was his…fedora. I don’t think I ever saw him without one. His fedora was so strongly associated with him that in 2012, the University of Oklahoma created the “Clyde Snow Social Justice Award” to recognized “the efforts of those who strive to restore the humanity and dignity of individuals and communities who have suffered human rights violations.” (The award comes from Dr. Snow’s work in recovering/documenting the victims from mass graves in numerous places around the world.) The actual award itself was sculpted by a forensic artist at the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. It was based on none other than Dr. Snow’s fedora! Dr. Snow was, fittingly, the first recipient of the award (see picture). If there is ever a category of “Famous Fedoras in History”, his certainly belongs there.

So, with the fedora being so strongly associated with archaeology and with Dr. Snow I guess I just kind of shied away from them and kept to my cowboy hats. But then, time passed, (and unfortunately so did Dr. Snow), I got older, and my perspectives have shifted. I no longer care about stereotypes. And rather than being concerned about shadowing the image of a great man, I see wearing a fedora as more of a tribute to him. And besides… I like them.

I apologize for the long-winded View attachment 681454 post but I thought forum members might enjoy hearing about the fedora that became an international award.

Welcome. Great intro!

 

[wsmontana]

Hello all. I have been a member for a while now but this is my first post. I live in central Oklahoma where western hats are the norm and I have a number of them. But over the past few years I’ve found myself drawn more to smaller lids like fedoras rather than the big buckaroo hats I favored when I was younger. To be sure, I still wear cowboy hats but more recently I’ve incorporated a few Open Roads into the collection whereas before I tended to look at them as “old man” hats. But, now that I AM an old man, I have learned to appreciate their qualities. And once I started down that Road (pun intended) the fedora collection just seemed to come along naturally.

Although I’ve always liked hats, I resisted fedoras for several reasons. Like many Boomers I grew up on cowboy movies and tv shows and living in Oklahoma only strengthened that perspective, especially since I worked mostly in western Oklahoma. Which brings me to another reason…I was a professional archaeologist. Wearing a fedora after “Raiders” came out just seemed a little too stereotypical. I heard enough Indiana Jones jokes as it was. And I had a personal reason. Part of my career involved working as a forensic archaeologist, assisting law enforcement agencies in finding and recovering human remains from crime scenes and other forensic settings. These activities put me in contact with the late Dr. Clyde Snow, one of the foremost forensic anthropologists in the world. One thing that Dr. Snow was known for, in addition to his groundbreaking work in forensic anthropology, was his…fedora. I don’t think I ever saw him without one. His fedora was so strongly associated with him that in 2012, the University of Oklahoma created the “Clyde Snow Social Justice Award” to recognized “the efforts of those who strive to restore the humanity and dignity of individuals and communities who have suffered human rights violations.” (The award comes from Dr. Snow’s work in recovering/documenting the victims from mass graves in numerous places around the world.) The actual award itself was sculpted by a forensic artist at the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. It was based on none other than Dr. Snow’s fedora! Dr. Snow was, fittingly, the first recipient of the award (see picture). If there is ever a category of “Famous Fedoras in History”, his certainly belongs there.

So, with the fedora being so strongly associated with archaeology and with Dr. Snow I guess I just kind of shied away from them and kept to my cowboy hats. But then, time passed, (and unfortunately so did Dr. Snow), I got older, and my perspectives have shifted. I no longer care about stereotypes. And rather than being concerned about shadowing the image of a great man, I see wearing a fedora as more of a tribute to him. And besides… I like them.

I apologize for the long-winded View attachment 681454 post but I thought forum members might enjoy hearing about the fedora that became an international award.

Welcome!

 

[RBH]

Glad to have you!
Fantastic introduction!!

 

[Pellie]

Welcome from the netherlands!! ;-)