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What a great story! For the song title, it appear...

2013-05-08T22:56:30.950-04:00

What a great story!

For the song title, it appears that the first letter is D, but looking at the songs Sinatra recorded before 1953 that start with D, none of them seem to fit with the part off to the right. I wonder if more than one song title was erased?

"Bushes". Not "Brushes". eve...

2013-05-07T09:14:26.797-04:00

"Bushes". Not "Brushes". even more titilating that way

This is a special film that can only be restored a...

2013-05-05T13:28:37.944-04:00

This is a special film that can only be restored and duplicated by experienced film restoration professionals. Not your ordinary 35mm, 16mm or 8/Super 8 mm film. DuArt is the leader here on the East Coast for this type of work. http://www.duart.com/

Yes, most decent-sized cities can convert that fil...

2013-05-05T12:24:14.166-04:00

Yes, most decent-sized cities can convert that film to DVD for you (it would probably be less expensive, but harder, to find a projector yourself). But check Craigslist first, you might find someone near you selling appropriate projector. I have had film converted to DVD before (sometimes even your local Walgreens can do it) and it's kind of expensive, depending on the place, but well worth it if it's family home movies you are converting and preserving.

This might be fun, but only you can decide if it's worth the price for this particular project. Good luck!

Paul, that's an awesome project. Thanks for po...

2013-05-03T17:28:56.629-04:00

Paul, that's an awesome project. Thanks for posting about it.

Truly an extraordinary task. The volume of photos...

2013-05-03T10:54:50.171-04:00

Truly an extraordinary task. The volume of photos, the number of miles covered . . . just incredible.

I listened to the interview with Jane today. Fasci...

2013-04-06T22:13:46.156-04:00

I listened to the interview with Jane today. Fascinating!! I am looking forward to reading all 10 articles. Thank you for rescuing the report cards.

Reading this reminded me of the Carbon Leaf song c...

2013-02-19T13:43:16.227-05:00

Reading this reminded me of the Carbon Leaf song called "The War Was in Color," about a grandson who finds a box of old pictures & war things, and asks "was it like the old war movies?" Then the song is from the POV of the deceased (seemingly killed in action) grandfather about the war: crawling over sand, dodging shells, burial at sea, etc. The repeating lines of "these black & white photos don't capture the skin" and "trust me grandson, the war was in color" especially popped into my head while I was reading this post.

You are right on the money about The Great War bei...

2013-02-18T10:06:49.763-05:00

You are right on the money about The Great War being a black-and-white one. The only color images that pop into my head involve the Red Baron, and only then because of the use of the color in his nickname and the movies that have been made.

Any more word on the Central Islip Psychiatric Hos...

2013-01-31T11:32:27.752-05:00

Any more word on the Central Islip Psychiatric Hospital project? I can't seem to find any updates?I have a relative that is listed as an "inmate" there on the 1940 Census. I'm looking forward to hearing more about this!

This reminded me of another complicated story of 1...

2013-01-09T16:09:07.604-05:00

This reminded me of another complicated story of 1970s rock photos and personalities, played out online after the ~2009 death of Willy DeVille:

http://digiom.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/what-ever-happened-to-toots-deville/

hi Paul -- Great story, and I hope we can see th...

2013-01-09T14:09:34.054-05:00

hi Paul --

Great story, and I hope we can see the other photos. I think you are right about your PermaRec reader not having the legal or moral right to publish these photos for profit, but I suspect there is some "fair use" angle that could let the prints/scans be shown online, if "Tom Common" wants to gauge interest, use the web anonymously to contact the photographer, and/or identify the people and places depicted.

And I agree with you about contacting the photographer (aka John Doe) -- whatever comes of this will be way better if done with his permission and cooperation.

Great stuff!

your fan, JJ

PS: btw, did you know that the AdChoices banner on this comes up as:

"Search Arrest Records
GovRecords.arrestrecords.us.org
1) Enter Any Name;
2) Hit Search
3) Get Full Arrest Records!

:-)

I kind of wonder if these kind of cards are also b...

2013-01-06T22:31:18.173-05:00

I kind of wonder if these kind of cards are also being sent to students who've been undergoing online trade schooling? :)

I laughed so hard at you can throw in the fireplac...

2012-12-22T15:39:33.290-05:00

I laughed so hard at you can throw in the fireplace lmaooo

Wow!! What little stories! The insciptions only ad...

2012-12-22T11:31:15.528-05:00

Wow!! What little stories! The insciptions only add to the mystery.

2012-12-20T07:44:51.209-05:00

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I can't even look at those without getting ver...

2012-12-15T17:32:33.657-05:00

I can't even look at those without getting vertigo, how did they do that?

I live in Martin Acres (MA) - Basemar sits at the ...

2012-11-27T00:11:19.413-05:00

I live in Martin Acres (MA) - Basemar sits at the north end of the neighborhood across the street(Baseline Road - the 40th Parallel of latitude) from the CU Law School.
William Arndt is a life long resident of Boulder and MA. He's a retiree from CU with an active e-mail account (firstname.lastname@colorado.edu) He may be as likely as anyone to have some info on Hodel's and the evolution of the Basemar Center over time. He certainly contributes many interesting historical tidbits to the neighborhood email list.
Louise Adams talks about Basemar in her oral interview:
http://nell.boulderlibrary.org/record=b1795768~S8

It is a fascinating bit of Boulder history. It would be lovely if the Carnegie History Library in Boulder could get copies of the pages.

As Jimbo notes above - Boulder has WEATHER. Wait 20 minutes and it will change. And it will be different than everywhere around it. Indian Peaks sits just west of town and makes it's own weather. You become very aware and very interested in weather when you live at the base of the Rocky Mountains.

I like the way she puts it too. let's all kee...

2012-11-25T20:44:38.311-05:00

I like the way she puts it too. let's all keep that part of ourselves and never let it go. the part that loves the mysteries ... and the stories.
-- Lianne

My favorite part of this entry is the reminder tha...

2012-11-23T15:52:43.161-05:00

My favorite part of this entry is the reminder that there used to be postcards for everything . . . even medical barracks.

It would appear that the sisters passed at a fairl...

2012-11-23T15:51:34.950-05:00

It would appear that the sisters passed at a fairly young ago. For every answer on PermaRec, there are many new questions.

It is fun to see what you unearth in your ledgers ...

2012-11-23T15:31:23.746-05:00

It is fun to see what you unearth in your ledgers or photos. When I check the city directory for 1956, this is what I read for businesses in the BaseMar Shopping Center:
Hodel’s Drugs
Model Cleaners
Elite Pastry Shop
Base Mar Hardware
Anchor Barber Shop
Base Mar Dairy Foods
Lindon’s Floral and Garden
Busley’s Super Market
Baseline Service gas station.

I think it was so generic because that part of the shopping center is far from the street and so if they could only highlight one or two words, they went for the type of product instead of the name of the business. I will have to try to find another photo of the center so you can see how far from the road they were.
Wendy Hall - Carnegie Branch Library, Boulder, CO

I agree about "OCKd" actually being &quo...

2012-11-15T19:22:30.925-05:00

I agree about "OCKd" actually being "OCK &" - see May 1969 when OCK is off with a fever. What an interesting document!

I for one really enjoy these reports of random Per...

2012-11-12T11:45:37.224-05:00

I for one really enjoy these reports of random Permanent Record-type activity.

I regret not asking my father about his family now...

2012-10-30T19:05:09.706-04:00

I regret not asking my father about his family now that it's too late. I've seen his grave so I know he was born in 1876 but that's all. I wish I knew his father's name so I could find his Civil War record.