Handwriting Sample

Amelia — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:04:32 +0000

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 Bradbury listed is Ray. Sure, that’s a group that makes sense. What am I supposed to make of this?

Still looks like scribbles to me – shorthand is super awesome. Grandpa was so multitalented.

Yet Even More of ’64

Amelia — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 22:21:09 +0000

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. At least not a real thing, thing anyway.

Then I noticed this scribbeldygook on the cover. It looks like it might be Grandpa’s handwriting, but it also looks like it was written by a spider who’s had one too many. An alien language, maybe? He was a sci-fi guy, after all…

Found this tucked inside the glossy “Your Tour of Progressland” brochure.

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Handwriting Sample

Yet Even More of ’64