Old Roads: The Autobiography of a Traveler
My autobiographical essays are not yet complete. But you may use the following links to get to them in chronological order, if you wish.
| Mom's Photo Album | Text and photos covering my ancestors and the events leading up to Mom's marriage to Dad. |
| 1951-1958: And Then I Was Born | My babyhood, toddler-hood, and early childhood in Clifton and Garfield, New Jersey. |
| 1958: My First Year in Vermont | My first summer without electricity or running water, and my dad's death. |
| 1958-1959: Winter in New Jersey | Winter and Christmas in New Jersey after my dad's death. |
| 1959: Return to Victory | My newly-widowed Mom returns to Vermont, and remodels the house, and her life. |
| 1959-1960: Our First Vermont Winter | We spend the winter at Val's Motel in Concord, Vermont and Mom is hospitalized with pneumonia. |
| 1960: Renovations | Second summer in Vermont, learning to take pictures, learning to write stories, going to school in a 3-room schoolhouse. Gramma and Grampa move to St. Johnsbury, second winter at Val's. |
| (1961) | Second phase of remodeling. Aunt Edna moves in with Gramma and Grampa. |
| 1961: Trip to Arizona | The gypsy in our souls. |
| 1961: On The Beach | We move to St. Augustine Beach |
| (1961-1963) | St. George St., St. Augustine. New bathroom. |
| (1963-1968) | Temporary move to Matanzas Circle, then move to Coquina Gables. |
| 1968: Joe and Paul Tour Central Florida | Marineland, Cape Kennedy, Silver Springs, Six Gun Territory, Ocala, Camp St. John. |
| (1968-1969) | Sevilla Street. Graduation from high school. |
| 1969: John and Paul's Trip to Vermont | Our hearts were young and straight. |
| (1969) | Tampa Technical Institute. Mary Joan and Greg visit. Bill Saunders. Bigman Brown. Linda Lee. |
| (1970) | Say goodbye to Hollywood. Sears Roebuck auto department. Living with Chris, Chase, Garth, and Eleanor. Return home, return to school. |
| (1970) | Trip with Mike Parry to New York. |
| (1971) | Summer changes. Mary Joan's wedding, Louise's wedding, birth of the first of the new generation. I get engaged to Mary. |
| February, 1972: First Wedding | Mary and I get married. First year of marriage. Work at Hungry Pelican, St. Johns Title Assurance, ditch digging, Palm Coast. |
| 1973: Happy Birthday, Dottie | My first child, Dorothy Elizabeth, born. |
| 1974: Happy Birthday, Karen | Second child, Karen Hope, born. |
| 1975: Happy Birthday, Jenny | Third child, Jennifer Ann, born. |
| 1976: Happy Birthday, John | Fourth child, John David, born. |