Date of Original Trip: October 8, 1929 Date of Recreated Trip: August 12, 2019 Hotel and Address: The Colonial, Gardner Mass. American Hotels Corporation, N.Y. Tuesday evening, Tina Dear: – Here I am stopping in a place where I had no idea of doing so. Ed Hoffman told us to clean up around here …
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Date of Original Trip: October 9, 1929 Date of Recreated Trip: August 12, 2019 Hotel and Address: American House, on May Street from Blossom Street to Day Street, Fitchburg, Mass, Wm. Berger, Proprietor October 9, 1929. Tina Dear: – I am in the writing room and in the lobby, I can hear the radio broadcasting from New …
From the information on the envelope, dated August 12, 1929, it just said The Phenix Hotel, Concord New Hampshire. It is curious that many of them do not contain a street address. This was also well before the time before zip codes were used – they weren’t formally introduced until 1963. Monday evening – Tina …
Stop One: July 22, 2019 The Rice -Varick Hotel, Opposite Merrimack Park From the information on the envelope, dated August 14, 1929, there was the hotel name, the fact that it was located across from Merrimack Park, and that it was located in Manchester New Hampshire. From my grandfather’s writing, he described his time in …
July 11, 1929 letter: Wednesday evening. Tina Dear – Well dear, the whole darn crew blew into town including Jordan … Maine man and also Hoffman, the crew’s boss. It seems like old times to be speaking to someone you know. After supper, the whole crowd decided to take a ride across the border. You …
Tina dear – Well dear, I suppose you are wondering how I got to this hotel so early during business hours, well I’ll tell you, I made my first call this morning at seven-thirty, you see I practically slept all day and all all night yesterday and was up at six this morning. I will …
Today, I set off to see the spots in Edmundston, New Brunswick and Fort Kent Maine that my Grandfather had stayed at. I knew going into these spots that neither place still existed, but I was excited to see the towns that he had visited. What I wasn’t expecting, though, was the incredible scenery along …
Today, I set off to retrace my Grandfather’s journey into what is now called “The County” plus Edmundston, New Brunswick. For me, it was as much a journey for me, as it was to retrace his steps as a traveling tobacco salesman. For me, it was the first time I have really undertaken a solo …
This is a story that I have long been trying to figure out how to write about. Several years back, my brother decided to hold a yard sale of sorts since when my mom moved into assisted living, he ended up with lots of stuff. And for me, having to pack up a house several …
The Battle Road Trail. My “happy” place. A place where I reclaimed my health by first only being able to walk just a very small segment and eventually working my way up to walking to Lexington Center and back (14 miles). A place, where surrounded by the natural beauty, I began to heal my …
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