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csziggy

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6. We've got lots of pictures, but only of some time periods

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 07:07 PM

Mar 2015

Though my sister has found others. For instance, we didn't know much about Mom's time as a Navy Nurse. My sister found envelopes of pictures that show Virginia Beach, Santa Marguerita Ranch, and Aiea Heights Hospital. When she showed them to Mom, Mom told us things about her time in the Navy she had never talked about. We had never known she was among the first nurses stationed at Santa Marguerita Ranch which became Camp Pendleton!

I scanned all those pictures and put them in a notebook along with as many other momentos from her service. Now with her service records, we can assign dates to the time periods of the photos.

I've become the family archivist so I am trying to preserve as much as possible and get as much in coherent order as possible. I'm not sure if I would rather have less information or more!

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Found some 60-70 year old negatives and 8mm film! [View all] csziggy Mar 2015 OP

We have some 8 mm movies that out local University now has in their archives - raven mad Mar 2015 #1

The hard part may be finding a lab to process the film csziggy Mar 2015 #3

Terrific find. Found his picture alfredo Mar 2015 #9

Yes - that is Thomas! My husband's brother looks amazingly like him csziggy Mar 2015 #12

It seems you have a rich family history. alfredo Mar 2015 #13

Both my side and my husband's have saved lots of stuff csziggy Mar 2015 #14

My family wouldn't talk about our history. You are lucky to have such documentation alfredo Mar 2015 #15

You should be able to find a competent lab in Orlando - raven mad Mar 2015 #10

I'm going to call the Florida Archives csziggy Mar 2015 #11

Try here jmowreader Mar 2015 #16

Thanks for the reference to Film Rescue! csziggy Mar 2015 #17

Once the expert verifies it's safe, don't try it yourself jmowreader Mar 2015 #18

I am very reluctant to try it myself csziggy Mar 2015 #19

How exciting for you, my dear csziggy! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #2

This is great fun - and such a mystery csziggy Mar 2015 #5

Odd treasures in the strangest places. Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #4

We've got lots of pictures, but only of some time periods csziggy Mar 2015 #6

More information. Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #7

Great story. I can't wait to see how the images turn out. alfredo Mar 2015 #8

what a wonderful find fizzgig Mar 2015 #20