Sunday, March 19, 2006
9. Growing up in Towson, Maryland
1941 February 01, Saturday - 1950 October 02?, Monday:
1941 Feb 01, Sat., 10:45 AM: I was born at The Church Home and Infirmary, Baltimore, Maryland. 20 inches long; 7 lbs-4 3/4 oz.
1941 Feb ??: home from the hospital
1941 Mar 06, Thr: 1st smile
1941 Jul 04-20, Fri-Sun: Pop's vacation overall
1941 Jul 7-12, Mon-Sat : Pop's vacation: White Mountains
1941 Jul 13-17, Sun-Thr: Pop's vacation: Katahdin
1941 Jul 26, Sat: 1st tooth
1941 Jul 28, Mon: 1st train ride (from Boston, Massachusetts to Baltimore, Maryland)
1941 Aug 15, Sat: 2nd tooth
1941 Aug 23, Sat: 1st word ("Da Da")
1941 Oct 01, Thr: 3rd tooth
1941 Nov 01, Sun: 4th tooth
1941 Nov 18, Tue: 1st time baby sat up alone
1941 Nov 30, Mon: 5th tooth
1941 Dec: new word ("Bye Bye")
1941 Dec 07, Sun: [Pearl Harbor!]
1941 Dec 08, Mon: [US declares war on Japan!]
1941 Dec 11, Thr: [Germany and Italy declare war on the US, and vice versa!]
1941 Dec 15, Tue: 6th tooth
1941 Dec 25, Thr: Christmas spent at 574 Woodbone Ave., Towson, Maryland
1942 Jan 19, Mon: 1st time baby stood with help
1942 Feb 01, Sun: 1 year old. 22 lbs.
1942 Feb: new word ("Mum Mum")
1942 Mar: 1st time baby stood alone
1942 Apr: 7th tooth
1942 Apr: new word ("No No")
1942 May 23, Sat: 8th tooth
1942 Jun 4-7, Thr-Sun: [Battle of Midway!]
1942 Jun 12, Fri: [The U-701 was off the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia were it laid 15 TMB shallow water mines at the entrance to the Bay. Three days later as an allied convoy entered the Bay, the Esso Augusta and Robert C. Tuttle struck the mines. The destroyer Bainbridge (DD-246) thought the ships were under torpedo attack and proceeded to drop 8 depth charges, which ended up exploding more mines. The armed trawler HMS Kingston Ceylonite was escorting the convoy into the bay and struck another mine and was completely destroyed with the loss of its entire crew. The Tuttle was beached and later salvaged and the Augusta reached port with assistance. On 6/17/42, the Santore, in an outbound convoy, struck a remaining U-701 mine and went to the bottom.] So far, this was the WWII combat incident that happened the second closest to our home in Towson, Maryland!
1942 Jun 11, Thr: [Paul Karl Loeser in U-373 land his minefield off Cape May, New Jersey, in the mouth of Delaware Bay, on the night of June 11. Apparently the field was mislaid or the mines malfunctioned. One mine sank the 400-ton American tugboat, John R. Williams, on June 24, but no others caused any damage".] So far, this was the WWII combat incident that happened the closest to our home in Towson, Maryland!
1942 Jun 13, Sat: [Shortly after midnight on the morning of June 13, 1942, four men landed on a beach near Amagansett, Long Island, New York, from a German submarine [U-202], clad in German uniforms and bringing ashore enough explosives, primers, and incendiaries to support an expected two-year career in the sabotage of American defense-related production.] So far, this was the WWII combat incident that happened the third closest to our home in Towson, Maryland!
1942 Jul 11-23, Sat-Thr: Pop's vacation: White Mountains
1942 Aug 13, Thr: 1st time baby walked alone
1942 Nov 08, Sun: [Allied North Africa landings!]
1942 Dec 25, Fri: Christmas spent at 574 Woodbine Ave., Towson, Maryland
1943 Feb 01, Mon: 2 years old. 36" tall; 28 lbs. Spent at 574 Woodbine Ave., Towosn, Maryland
1943 sometime: family moved from 574 Woodbine Ave to 600 N. Bend Rd, Towson, Maryland
1943 Nov 14-23, Sun-Tue: Pop's vacation: Wolf Run lean-to and hunting
1943 Dec 25, Sat: Christmas spent at 600 N. Bend Rd, Towson, Maryland
1944 Feb 01, Tue: 3 years old. Spent at 600 N. Bend Rd., Towson, Maryland
1944 Apr 26, Wed: Only brother was born. No sisters!
1944 June 06, Tue: [D-Day at Normandy!]
1944 Sep 03-10, Sun-Sun: Pop's vacation: camping at Deer Creek Lake
1944 Nov 18-28, Sat-Sun: Pop's vacation: local hunting
1944 Dec 25, Mon: Christmas spent at 600 N. Bend Rd., Towson, Maryland
1945 Feb 01, Thr: 4 years old. Spent at 600 N. Bend Rd., Towson, Maryland
1945 May 08, Tue: [V-E Day!]
1945 Aug 04-12, Sat-Sun: Pop's vacation: Timagami, Ontario, Canada
1945 Aug 15, Wed: [V-J Day!]
1945 Aug 20, Mon: Pop returns to 40-hour work weeks
1945 Nov 15-23, Thr-Sun: Pop's vacation: Squirrel hunting lean-to near Hagerstown, Maryland
1946 Feb 01, Fri: 5 years old
1946 Feb 23, Sat - Mar 3, Sun: Pop's (and Mom's?) vacation: skiing, Stowe, Vermont
1946 Mar 11, Mon: Pop transferred to Stress Analysis
1946 Aug 09-19; Fri-Mon: Pop's vacation: Timagami, Ontario, Canada
1946 Sep? - 1947 Jun?: [There was no Kindergarten!]
1947 Jan 17, Fri: Pop buys Revere 8mm movie camera
1947 early: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel1: "1947 Kids"
1947 Feb 01, Sat: 6 years old
1947 Winter: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel2: "1947 Skiing"
1947 Apr 29, Tue: Pop buys Revere 8mm movie projector
1947 Spring-Summer: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel3: "1947 Crow Shooting Rifle Meet"
1947 Jun 28, Sat - Jul 13, Sun: Pop's vacation: White Mountains
1947 Jun 28, Sat - Jul 13, Sun: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel3: "White Mts 1947"
1947 Sep? - 1948 Jun?: 1st grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: Mrs. Cole?
1947 Dec 25, Thr: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel4: "Xmas 1947-1948"
1948 Jan 17-18, Sat-Sun: Skiing weekend at Laurel [LMS]
1948 Jan 17-18, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel5: "Skiing 1948 Laurel"
1948 Jan 31, Sat - Feb 01, Sun: Skiing weekend at New Germany
1948 Jan 31, Sat - Feb 01, Sun: Pop's Home Movies: Box1, Reel5: "Skiing 1948 New Germany"
1948 Feb 01, Sun: 7 years old
1948 Mar 02, Tue: Mumps
1948 Apr 23-26, Fri-Sun: Pop's vacation: Tuckerman Ravine
1948 Apr 23-26, Fri-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel5: "Skiing 1948 Tuckerman's"
1948 May 02, Sun: Gunpowder Power Shoot
1948 May 02, Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Recreation 1948 Gunpowder Power Shoot"
1948 May 8-9, Sat-Sun: SRR&P Pistol Shoot
1948 May 8-9, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel7: "SRR&P Pistol Shoot"
1948 May 29?, Sat?: Crow shooting
1948 May 29?, Sat?: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel7: "Crow shooting"
1948 Spring: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Growing sequence bean shoots"
1948 June 27, Sun: Wilson PT Boat Regatta
1948 June 27, Sun: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel7: "Wilson PT Boat Regatta"
1948 Jul 24, Sat - Aug 01, Sun: Pop's vacation: Timagami, Ontario, Canada
1948 Jul 24, Sat - Aug 01, Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel6: "1948 Timagami"
1948 Aug 07, Sat: Water skiing
1948 Aug 07, Sat: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Water Skiing"
1948 Summer?: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Growing sequence-Morning Glory; Old Rag Mt. hike"
1948 Aug 22-26, Sun-Thr: Family to Albany, New York
1948 Aug 22-26, Sun-Thr: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel4: "Kids 1948 Parents"
1948 Sep? - 1949 Jun?: 2nd grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: ?
1948 Dec 25, Sat: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel4: "Xmas 1947-1948"
1949 Jan 29-30, Sat-Sun: Skiing at New Germany
1949 Jan 29-30, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel9: "Skiing 1949"
1949 Feb 01, Tue: 8 years old
1949 Feb 12, Sat: Skiing at Big Boulder
1949 Feb 12, Sat: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel9: "Skiing 1949"
1949 Mar: Measles
1949 Mar 5, 12-13, 19-20, Sat, Sat-Sun, Sat-Sun: Skiing at Laurel
1949 Mar 5, 12-13, 19-20, Sat, Sat-Sun, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel9: "Skiing 1949"
1949 Spring: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel10: "Woods-Land Road; Possums"
1949 Jun: Chicken Pox
1949 Jul 30, Sat - Aug 14, Sun: Pop's vacation: Tamagami, Ontario, Canada
1949 Jul 30, Sat - Aug 14, Sun: Pop's home movies: "Vacation 1949"
1949 Sep? - 1950 Jun?: 3rd grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: ?
1949 Dec 25, Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel12: "1949 Xmas"
1949 Winter: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel12: "1949-50 skiing"
1950 Feb 01, Wed: 9 years old
1950 Feb 06, Mon: Pop's home movies: Box2, Reel1: "Knox's 2-6-54; McCleary's 2-6-54"
1950 Feb 19, 25-26, Sun, Sat-Sun; Mar 4-5, Sat-Sun: Skiing at Big Boulder
1950 Feb 19, 25-26, Sun, Sat-Sun; Mar 4-5, Sat-Sun: "1949-50 skiing"
1950 Mar 25-26, Sat-Sun: Skiing at Laurel
1950 Mar 25-26, Sat-Sun: "1949-50 skiing"
1950 Spring: Pop's home movies: Box2, Reel1: "Pix of TV show; ferry boat-Eastern shore trip; kittens"
1950 May 16, Tue: new family car, 1950? Ford?
1950 May-Jun: The Towson National Bank: $1.00 in savings account
1950 Jun 25, Sun: [Korean War begins]
1950 Jul 29, Sat - Aug 13, Sun: Pop's vacation: Katahdin, Maine
1950 Jul 29, Sat - Aug 13, Sun: Pop's home videos: Box2, Reel1: "Vacation Mt. Katahdin & White Mts. Aug, 1950"
1950 Aug: Vacation: includes an animal farm in the Catskills, New York
1950 Aug: Pop's home movies: Box2, Reel1: "Animal farm in Catskills"
1950 Aug 31, Thr: Pop's last work day at GLMC, Middle River, Maryland
1950 Sep?-Oct early?: Began 4th grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: ?
1950 Sep 05, Tue: Pop's first day, BAC, Niagara Falls, New York
1950 Oct 02, Mon: movers came
1950 Oct 02?, Mon?: Rest of family (Mom, brother, and I) joined Pop at 46 West Park Rd (Grandyle Village), Grand Island, New York
[This post begun on Sunday, 19 March 2006, 8:07 AM MST]
1941 Feb 01, Sat., 10:45 AM: I was born at The Church Home and Infirmary, Baltimore, Maryland. 20 inches long; 7 lbs-4 3/4 oz.
1941 Feb ??: home from the hospital
1941 Mar 06, Thr: 1st smile
1941 Jul 04-20, Fri-Sun: Pop's vacation overall
1941 Jul 7-12, Mon-Sat : Pop's vacation: White Mountains
1941 Jul 13-17, Sun-Thr: Pop's vacation: Katahdin
1941 Jul 26, Sat: 1st tooth
1941 Jul 28, Mon: 1st train ride (from Boston, Massachusetts to Baltimore, Maryland)
1941 Aug 15, Sat: 2nd tooth
1941 Aug 23, Sat: 1st word ("Da Da")
1941 Oct 01, Thr: 3rd tooth
1941 Nov 01, Sun: 4th tooth
1941 Nov 18, Tue: 1st time baby sat up alone
1941 Nov 30, Mon: 5th tooth
1941 Dec: new word ("Bye Bye")
1941 Dec 07, Sun: [Pearl Harbor!]
1941 Dec 08, Mon: [US declares war on Japan!]
1941 Dec 11, Thr: [Germany and Italy declare war on the US, and vice versa!]
1941 Dec 15, Tue: 6th tooth
1941 Dec 25, Thr: Christmas spent at 574 Woodbone Ave., Towson, Maryland
1942 Jan 19, Mon: 1st time baby stood with help
1942 Feb 01, Sun: 1 year old. 22 lbs.
1942 Feb: new word ("Mum Mum")
1942 Mar: 1st time baby stood alone
1942 Apr: 7th tooth
1942 Apr: new word ("No No")
1942 May 23, Sat: 8th tooth
1942 Jun 4-7, Thr-Sun: [Battle of Midway!]
1942 Jun 12, Fri: [The U-701 was off the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia were it laid 15 TMB shallow water mines at the entrance to the Bay. Three days later as an allied convoy entered the Bay, the Esso Augusta and Robert C. Tuttle struck the mines. The destroyer Bainbridge (DD-246) thought the ships were under torpedo attack and proceeded to drop 8 depth charges, which ended up exploding more mines. The armed trawler HMS Kingston Ceylonite was escorting the convoy into the bay and struck another mine and was completely destroyed with the loss of its entire crew. The Tuttle was beached and later salvaged and the Augusta reached port with assistance. On 6/17/42, the Santore, in an outbound convoy, struck a remaining U-701 mine and went to the bottom.] So far, this was the WWII combat incident that happened the second closest to our home in Towson, Maryland!
1942 Jun 11, Thr: [Paul Karl Loeser in U-373 land his minefield off Cape May, New Jersey, in the mouth of Delaware Bay, on the night of June 11. Apparently the field was mislaid or the mines malfunctioned. One mine sank the 400-ton American tugboat, John R. Williams, on June 24, but no others caused any damage".] So far, this was the WWII combat incident that happened the closest to our home in Towson, Maryland!
1942 Jun 13, Sat: [Shortly after midnight on the morning of June 13, 1942, four men landed on a beach near Amagansett, Long Island, New York, from a German submarine [U-202], clad in German uniforms and bringing ashore enough explosives, primers, and incendiaries to support an expected two-year career in the sabotage of American defense-related production.] So far, this was the WWII combat incident that happened the third closest to our home in Towson, Maryland!
1942 Jul 11-23, Sat-Thr: Pop's vacation: White Mountains
1942 Aug 13, Thr: 1st time baby walked alone
1942 Nov 08, Sun: [Allied North Africa landings!]
1942 Dec 25, Fri: Christmas spent at 574 Woodbine Ave., Towson, Maryland
1943 Feb 01, Mon: 2 years old. 36" tall; 28 lbs. Spent at 574 Woodbine Ave., Towosn, Maryland
1943 sometime: family moved from 574 Woodbine Ave to 600 N. Bend Rd, Towson, Maryland
1943 Nov 14-23, Sun-Tue: Pop's vacation: Wolf Run lean-to and hunting
1943 Dec 25, Sat: Christmas spent at 600 N. Bend Rd, Towson, Maryland
1944 Feb 01, Tue: 3 years old. Spent at 600 N. Bend Rd., Towson, Maryland
1944 Apr 26, Wed: Only brother was born. No sisters!
1944 June 06, Tue: [D-Day at Normandy!]
1944 Sep 03-10, Sun-Sun: Pop's vacation: camping at Deer Creek Lake
1944 Nov 18-28, Sat-Sun: Pop's vacation: local hunting
1944 Dec 25, Mon: Christmas spent at 600 N. Bend Rd., Towson, Maryland
1945 Feb 01, Thr: 4 years old. Spent at 600 N. Bend Rd., Towson, Maryland
1945 May 08, Tue: [V-E Day!]
1945 Aug 04-12, Sat-Sun: Pop's vacation: Timagami, Ontario, Canada
1945 Aug 15, Wed: [V-J Day!]
1945 Aug 20, Mon: Pop returns to 40-hour work weeks
1945 Nov 15-23, Thr-Sun: Pop's vacation: Squirrel hunting lean-to near Hagerstown, Maryland
1946 Feb 01, Fri: 5 years old
1946 Feb 23, Sat - Mar 3, Sun: Pop's (and Mom's?) vacation: skiing, Stowe, Vermont
1946 Mar 11, Mon: Pop transferred to Stress Analysis
1946 Aug 09-19; Fri-Mon: Pop's vacation: Timagami, Ontario, Canada
1946 Sep? - 1947 Jun?: [There was no Kindergarten!]
1947 Jan 17, Fri: Pop buys Revere 8mm movie camera
1947 early: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel1: "1947 Kids"
1947 Feb 01, Sat: 6 years old
1947 Winter: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel2: "1947 Skiing"
1947 Apr 29, Tue: Pop buys Revere 8mm movie projector
1947 Spring-Summer: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel3: "1947 Crow Shooting Rifle Meet"
1947 Jun 28, Sat - Jul 13, Sun: Pop's vacation: White Mountains
1947 Jun 28, Sat - Jul 13, Sun: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel3: "White Mts 1947"
1947 Sep? - 1948 Jun?: 1st grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: Mrs. Cole?
1947 Dec 25, Thr: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel4: "Xmas 1947-1948"
1948 Jan 17-18, Sat-Sun: Skiing weekend at Laurel [LMS]
1948 Jan 17-18, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel5: "Skiing 1948 Laurel"
1948 Jan 31, Sat - Feb 01, Sun: Skiing weekend at New Germany
1948 Jan 31, Sat - Feb 01, Sun: Pop's Home Movies: Box1, Reel5: "Skiing 1948 New Germany"
1948 Feb 01, Sun: 7 years old
1948 Mar 02, Tue: Mumps
1948 Apr 23-26, Fri-Sun: Pop's vacation: Tuckerman Ravine
1948 Apr 23-26, Fri-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel5: "Skiing 1948 Tuckerman's"
1948 May 02, Sun: Gunpowder Power Shoot
1948 May 02, Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Recreation 1948 Gunpowder Power Shoot"
1948 May 8-9, Sat-Sun: SRR&P Pistol Shoot
1948 May 8-9, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel7: "SRR&P Pistol Shoot"
1948 May 29?, Sat?: Crow shooting
1948 May 29?, Sat?: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel7: "Crow shooting"
1948 Spring: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Growing sequence bean shoots"
1948 June 27, Sun: Wilson PT Boat Regatta
1948 June 27, Sun: Pop's home movies, Box1, Reel7: "Wilson PT Boat Regatta"
1948 Jul 24, Sat - Aug 01, Sun: Pop's vacation: Timagami, Ontario, Canada
1948 Jul 24, Sat - Aug 01, Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel6: "1948 Timagami"
1948 Aug 07, Sat: Water skiing
1948 Aug 07, Sat: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Water Skiing"
1948 Summer?: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel7: "Growing sequence-Morning Glory; Old Rag Mt. hike"
1948 Aug 22-26, Sun-Thr: Family to Albany, New York
1948 Aug 22-26, Sun-Thr: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel4: "Kids 1948 Parents"
1948 Sep? - 1949 Jun?: 2nd grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: ?
1948 Dec 25, Sat: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel4: "Xmas 1947-1948"
1949 Jan 29-30, Sat-Sun: Skiing at New Germany
1949 Jan 29-30, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel9: "Skiing 1949"
1949 Feb 01, Tue: 8 years old
1949 Feb 12, Sat: Skiing at Big Boulder
1949 Feb 12, Sat: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel9: "Skiing 1949"
1949 Mar: Measles
1949 Mar 5, 12-13, 19-20, Sat, Sat-Sun, Sat-Sun: Skiing at Laurel
1949 Mar 5, 12-13, 19-20, Sat, Sat-Sun, Sat-Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel9: "Skiing 1949"
1949 Spring: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel10: "Woods-Land Road; Possums"
1949 Jun: Chicken Pox
1949 Jul 30, Sat - Aug 14, Sun: Pop's vacation: Tamagami, Ontario, Canada
1949 Jul 30, Sat - Aug 14, Sun: Pop's home movies: "Vacation 1949"
1949 Sep? - 1950 Jun?: 3rd grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: ?
1949 Dec 25, Sun: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel12: "1949 Xmas"
1949 Winter: Pop's home movies: Box1, Reel12: "1949-50 skiing"
1950 Feb 01, Wed: 9 years old
1950 Feb 06, Mon: Pop's home movies: Box2, Reel1: "Knox's 2-6-54; McCleary's 2-6-54"
1950 Feb 19, 25-26, Sun, Sat-Sun; Mar 4-5, Sat-Sun: Skiing at Big Boulder
1950 Feb 19, 25-26, Sun, Sat-Sun; Mar 4-5, Sat-Sun: "1949-50 skiing"
1950 Mar 25-26, Sat-Sun: Skiing at Laurel
1950 Mar 25-26, Sat-Sun: "1949-50 skiing"
1950 Spring: Pop's home movies: Box2, Reel1: "Pix of TV show; ferry boat-Eastern shore trip; kittens"
1950 May 16, Tue: new family car, 1950? Ford?
1950 May-Jun: The Towson National Bank: $1.00 in savings account
1950 Jun 25, Sun: [Korean War begins]
1950 Jul 29, Sat - Aug 13, Sun: Pop's vacation: Katahdin, Maine
1950 Jul 29, Sat - Aug 13, Sun: Pop's home videos: Box2, Reel1: "Vacation Mt. Katahdin & White Mts. Aug, 1950"
1950 Aug: Vacation: includes an animal farm in the Catskills, New York
1950 Aug: Pop's home movies: Box2, Reel1: "Animal farm in Catskills"
1950 Aug 31, Thr: Pop's last work day at GLMC, Middle River, Maryland
1950 Sep?-Oct early?: Began 4th grade, Towson Elementary School, Towson, Maryland; teacher: ?
1950 Sep 05, Tue: Pop's first day, BAC, Niagara Falls, New York
1950 Oct 02, Mon: movers came
1950 Oct 02?, Mon?: Rest of family (Mom, brother, and I) joined Pop at 46 West Park Rd (Grandyle Village), Grand Island, New York
[This post begun on Sunday, 19 March 2006, 8:07 AM MST]
