I bet they are good little river rats if they are in Quincy. My Great Grandpa Alex lived there during the 1890's at the Soldiers and Sailors home. Came back to Springfield and was called up to Headquarters in 1908 at the age of 80. My mother remembered him quite well. She used to sit in his lap and he would rock her. I sat in her lap and she rocked me so I feel a close connection. It was not as long ago as we sometimes think was it?
The day will come when they appreciate what you offered them. I have a grandson in California. He wrote me a letter once and told me that he was going to do a report on Illinois but could not find anything so he decided to write about Kentucky since it was close to Illinois. Kids are wonderful
Frank