Sunday, February 24, 2008

Rita and Jerry at Matunick, RI


Rita_Jerry_Matunick, originally uploaded by shersteve.

When Jerry saw this photo, he recognized the location as at the beach house in Matunick, RI. It could have been taken on their honeymoon but he doesn't recall who would have taken the picture.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

NewBCamp 2008

Hello World!

This is the announcement for NewBCamp 2008, which is being held from 9:00am - 4:00pm on February 23, 2008 in Providence, RI.

You are invited to use the 'Registration' button to RSVP for the event.

The Details:

  • Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 9am to 4pm in Providence, RI
  • Xavier Building on the Johnson & Wales campus
    259 Pine Street
    Providence, Rhode Island 02903
  • After Party at AS220, 115 Empire Street, Providence from 5 PM - 7 PM

register

If you're looking to get the flyer for NewBCamp, here's a link to the PDF,

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Hurricane 1938 & Bridges

Jerry talks about the 1938 Hurricane being out of school, his sister* and brother loosing cars to the flood during the Hurricane Carol (1954). Bridge safety in Pawtucket with the I95 bridge in for repairs now.

Time: 7 minutes, 19 seconds



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* at the Library gathering March 30th, it was confirmed that Helene lost her car. We'll need to capture the rest of the story as the car she got to replace it was a "hurricane car" that wasn't supposed to be sold.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Hurricanes of 1954 & 1938

Jerry talks about the bathroom window coming in during the Hurricane of 1954. And losing the apple tree in the yard of the house on Coyle Ave during the Hurricane of 1938.

Time: 7 minutes, 10 seconds



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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Blizzard of 1978 - 2

Jerry talks with Steve about the Blizzard of 1978. Steve shares the story of his weekend trip to NYC. Jerry talks about Ted & Mary walking to a PC game.

Time: 4 minutes, 47 seconds



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Monday, February 4, 2008

Blizzard of 1978 - 1

Jerry talks with Steve about the Blizzard of 1978. He and Bob Holland took almost 3 hours to drive what normally took 15 minutes. Washburn Wire was shut for the week. Theresa Ouellette's daughter got stranded and stayed for a couple of days. The boys went sledding on I95.

Time: 6 minutes, 17 seconds



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