Thank you Larry for setting these old 8mm films aside!
I had them converted to digital format so that could be easily viewed and shared with family. They sure brought back many happy childhood memories.
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It looks like Dad started filming in 1956 (I was 3 & Richie was almost 2) on Alexander Street in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. It appears that the canal that Dad helped develop hadn't been started yet. Segment #1 takes place in Winter 1956 and then jumps to Spring 1957 in Fairhaven, MI at Irene & Bob Lauer's log house on Algonac Bay.
Question: WHO IS THE GIRL THOUGH?
Answer: My cousin ~ Denise Saia (Thanks Mom)
At 3 minutes:30 seconds > Denise with her Dad Ralph Saia and her Mom Shirley (Sablain) Saia.
Segment #2 is a continuation of #1 and then we're into Christmas 1957 both in St. Clair Shores, MI and Fairhaven, MI again.
Dan (5), Richie (3) & Larry (6 months old)
Segment #3 was filmed during Christmas 1958 and then jumps into the Summer of 1959 on Alexander Street in St. Clair Shores, MI.
Segment #4 continues with additional footage from the Summer of 1959 on Alexander Street in St. Clair Shores, MI. The canal dredging has been completed and Dad has built a boathouse with hoist, and shown within is our cabin cruiser and his powered "water-ski".
Looks like Mom & Dad have transformed the yard into a beautiful garden.
Segment #5 are clips from Christmas 1959.
OK, let's see if I have the Lauer names right...
Starting at 3 minutes:12 seconds: Irene, Edna (Condo), Bob, Sue, Clarence, Tom & Judy
The remaining movies were all filmed in 1964 during a mild Christmas at our new home on Dadio Road in Hamden, Conn.
