So, you know how some of you said I should maybe hold off on telling Mom about my little project? And going through the stuff in Grandpa’s apartment? You were SO right! But I don’t know how much longer I could have gone without sharing all of this with her. … Continue reading →

Thanks to Stephen who figured out that the message on the nuclear fusion brochure was written in shorthand and a huge thanks to Chad’s grandmother and Reid’s mother who translated it to: Wernher/11:30 Bradbury/1:00 Howard/3:30 – ? May need to reschedule Walt Disney, Wernher Von Braun, and my grandfather?  Like you all, I’m assuming the … Continue reading →

Taking a break from editing… Andrew (@grimm1152) suggested that Walt could have used a proposed nuclear fusion generator to power something. It reminded me of a paper I saw in Grandpa’s World’s Fair folder — a brochure for a nuclear fusion demonstration, which I’m pretty sure is not a thing. … Continue reading →

When I started this, I never expected this kind of response. Everyone has been amazing helping to unravel grandpa’s story and being such supportive friends. I’m lucky to have you guys. There have been lots of things flying back and forth on the blog and with Twitter, so, while I … Continue reading →

Last night, taking into account the good advice from so many friends like Elizabeth, Jason, and Kira, I decided to head up to Grandpa’s apartment and begin tidying things up.  You all have inspired me to prepare the place for Mom, to make it a bit easier for her to … Continue reading →

There’s something that’s been on my mind, and I need to get it out. As you know, I live with Mom. When I do get to see her (because she works so darned hard all night), it’s usually wonderful. We both love breakfast at any time of the day. She … Continue reading →

Man, that pile of things from granddad’s apartment just calls out to me every time I walk in my room. Like a little siren singing, luring me in. I grabbed a new folder out of the middle of the stack. And, uh, hmm, well, there’s this… I called the number on … Continue reading →

I should be studying. I’m not, but I should be. Major test coming up, and I am so very not prepared. Also noticing a particular upswing in the number of people following the ol’ blog. To you I say, helloooooooo, welcome to my particular brand of nutbar. And for all … Continue reading →

The World’s Fair pile is growing out of control but… Progress! Hee, pun intended. Last night Hastin (thanks!) found this note on the back of a photo of “small world” and I may have some new documentary fodder. Called the number for Lott Family Construction (Michael’s accent is spec-tac-u-lar) then poked around his … Continue reading →

Hey everyone!  I am totally overwhelmed by the suggestions here.  You guys are awesome!  Can’t wait to dig into this more. What a day!  Things were super-slow at the video store tonight.  I lined the aisles with grandpa’s old photos of men in thin ties and women in spectacular cat-eye … Continue reading →

Now, to face the tsunami of research… You have no idea how much I have in front of me. Just pulled down the last stack of stuff from grandpa’s apartment and it’s chaos. It’s like an explosion of 50s haircuts! Out of focus photos from the World’s Fair, some miscellaneous … Continue reading →

My name’s Amelia, and I want to tell you the story of my grandfather, Carlos. I want to, but I don’t feel like I can do it justice yet. He’s recently left us, and as much time as we spent together, I still feel there’s so much to know about … Continue reading →