"PaPa's" Memories - INDEX PAGE

- 08 May 98  - 27 December 2002

Dad & Mom
El & Grace Langdon
(At Dad's retirement - January 1977)

In December 97, we gave dad (he turned 84 in October '97) an early "Christmas Present".

An Acer computer to help him keep in touch with our widely dispersed family and give him a new challange. As a part of this new challange, he has started to set down some of his memories to share with us, the "grandkids", the "great-grandkids", and the world.

000 - Introduction to dad's family  - 27 August 98  - 04 September 98

001 -- Early Brooklyn - 19 August 98

001a -- Poppa - Goes into Business  - 19 August 98

001b --  ..Jas A. Langdon - "If it's made of Rubber. We have it"  - 19 August 98

002aa - About them Awards, June 11, 1927  - 07 September 98  - 12 September 98
 
002aa_2 - .. The Life-Saving Benovolent Association of NY  - 12 September 98


002ab - Boy Scouts - Limousines - and Ice Cream  - 22 February 99

002a --  ..Cousin Russ Hartley (mid 1920's - mid 1930's) Early Cars and Summer adventures at "The old Farmhouse" on Haddam Neck  - 04 September 98

002b --  ..From the Neck - "Sparky", "Dog" & other critters  - 04 September 98

002c --  ..From the Neck - Rock Landing & the New York to Hartford Steamboat  ------ 19 August 98  - 15 December 98

004 -- That Special Horn

004a -- That Special Horn  (Photos Page)
- 23 May 2001  - 23 May 2001

005 --  ..NYMA Band Scholarship (1929 - '31)

006 --  ..101st Cavalry - NYNG (1931 - '38)  - 27 December 2002

007 -- Hockshops Galore in NYC, St. Thomas Aquinas Band, & other "gigs"

007a -- Hijacked .... By the Local Fuzz - A Freeport "gig" Tale  - 28 June 2001

008 --  ..Working Downtown NYC (1931 - '41) 

009 -- Accounting at The Globe

010 -- Early at P&WA (1941 - '45)

011 --  ..Small Town - Country Living, Haddam Neck, CT (1941 - '50)------------------  - 12 September 98

011_a -  ..Grocery Ad from "The East Hampton News" - August 31, 1945 ------------------- - 05 September 98

011aa -  ..Big Friendly Dogs (Lobo & Chips)  - 31 August 98 -----------------  - 12 September 98

011ab - Her Royal Highness - Brent  - 31 August 98

011a -- TALES OF HOFFMAN-- Bob Hoffman-Congregational Minister- Haddam Neck, Connecticut.  - 19 August 98

011b -- TALES OF ROBERTS / HOFFMAN (cont) - Cornfield Venison - my first deer  - 19 August 98

011ba - Smudgie & the "Tar-Heel" Method of Squirrel Hunting  - 01 September 98

011bb - Peep Sight Double Trouble  - 31 August 98

011bc - One & Only Duck Hunt ?  - 03 December 98

012 --  ..Life in Glastonbury, CT (1950 - '61) 

012_a -  ..Our Maine Campsite - Mt Blue State Park - Weld, Maine ------------------- - 08 September 98  12 October 98

012_a_2 -  ..A trip down "Memory Lane" - Some more info about the "Langdon Farm / Homestead" on Haddam Neck ------- some late 1950's Pics from Bobby -----------Also photo links from our Sept 1998 Revisit - NYMA, Brooklyn NY, Manhatten NY, Haddam Neck & Glastonbury CT, Ogunquit, Maine, and Our Maine Campsite - Mt. Blue State Park, Weld (& NorthWest), Maine ---- ( by Rick ) ---- - 10 October 98  17 November 98

012_a_2a - email from Rick to Dad following our New England trip w/ trip, photo, & video notes  - 10 October 98

012_a_2b - Online copy of the letter received from the HADDAM TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE furnishing a copy of the 1911 deed to "The Langdon Homestead" on Haddam Neck --- and an online copy of this land deed --  - 17 November 98 Transfer History of "The Old Homestead thru Langdon Hands 1911 - 1986 - 15 December 1998

012a_3Venture00.htm -  ..Venture Smith, A real Haddam Neck legend - from the late 1700's -Background and research / INDEX Page + 13 PAGES (by Rick) Including "complete" text of VENTURE'S book and commentary -  - 10 October 98  10 December 98

012a --  .."Biggest Bucks in Maine" deer hunt - near Weld, Maine with Bill Hall  -------- 19 August 98  26 August 98

 
012aa - That Cast Iron Pot from Maine  - 08 September 98

012ab - Car Trouble - Bringing Home "Mr. Big Buck"  - 08 September 98


012b --  ..Guided - "deer hunt" (?) Machias, Maine - no deer, but 4 Bobcats!!!! -------- - 19 August 98 - 12 September 98

012c -- From the Neck - Bill Hall, 4 deer!!!! At one time!  - 28 August 98

012d -- Rabbits, Woodchucks, & Rats  - 01 September 98

012e -- Bill Hall / Good Samaritan  - 22 February 99

013 --  ..Uncle Art & Aunt Clara's Trip to Europe - 1970 "Bidets to Bullfights" ---------------- Introduction and INDEX to Uncle Art's "Book" (16 Pages) by Rick ------------ 

014_a - P&W's - Florida Research & Development Center - The last 16 of 36 years at P&W / United Technology, and "early retirement"  - 06 March 99

014_b - LOTS OF YEARS AT WORK - 9/31 thru 1/77---45yrs, plus 5 months  - 08 March 99

014 --  ..Boats, Boats, Boats - Mid '50's thru the early '90's  - 03 September 98 ------------  - 03 December 98

014a -  ..Fishing - with friends (early '70's)  - 03 September 98 -------------------  - 12 September 98

014b - Fish Tales - Bull Dolphin  - 03 September 98

014c -  .. Fish Tales - Sailfish Galore (August 1971)  - 03 September 98 -------------------- - 12 September 98

015 -- Miracles Do Happen ... good neighbors, good friends & good samaritans .........................

016 -- Changing Times - 07 April 99

-- NedStats added 06 Oct 98