https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories daily 0.75 2021-12-06 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/atlantic-crossing monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fc7b98ab7521d608a50a8b4/1608483005627/1940-opensfhistoryorg-wnp28.0193.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings S.S. Washington, with wartime markings, 1940. (photo courtesy of opensfhistory.org) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5f9deb7724342c46dea92826/1608483028738/19400611sswashingtonlifeboats.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings Lifeboat of the S.S. Washington being loaded during the event. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fbdd75aa97599144eb9be3d/1608483048084/PanAmClipper.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings Pan Am Boeing 314 Clipper Flying Boat (Photo: Library of Congress) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fc7af5cb2fa4660c8dcc1f9/1608579191263/1935-09-29-havana.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings Four generations at Jock’s christening, Havana September 29, 1935. From left: Olive Edgar, Jock, Mary Dixon, Donald Edgar. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5f9de9efaa6e763a1be750f7/1608483039589/19400621newspaper.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings Photo upon our arrival in New York City. From a June 21, 1940 newspaper.. From left: Bertie, Heather, Jock, Mom, me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fc7b14556cd4459b3c13675/1608482989357/1938geneva.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings Dad, me and Jock in Geneva, 1938 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fda4c939bd5db7469cd1e11/1608482997793/130123396928125000.jpg Stories - Atlantic Crossings Mom and Dad during a ski trip in Villars, Switzerland, c. January 1940 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5f9dec4242433c0d8207715f/1608482982084/1937-chaletdesormeaux.png Stories - Atlantic Crossings Le Chalet des Ormeaux, 1937 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/from-shanghai-to-taiwan monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fe27171c8498401585c6e81/1608676304370/1896_map_of_Taiwan.png Stories - Shanghai Exodus https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fcbd8eebce7087d1ae8e6e4/1608483226852/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain.jpg Stories - Shanghai Exodus Stock photo of a Douglas DC-3 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/ticker-tape-parades monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fb6cbebc39d425ee1543794/1608483348639/19630522-ofernandez.jpg Stories - Ticker Tape Parades Photo by O. Fernandez. New York City, May 22, 1963 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fe4c9dbe89905747ca58013/1608829979662/16926P_0015.jpg Stories - Ticker Tape Parades View of Trinity Church from my office window during a ticker tape parade. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/typhoon monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fc6a7db3c6ccf69f34a4fba/1608483317997/Chanchu_2006-05-14_1804Z.jpg Stories - Typhoon in the South China Sea Typhoons, such as this one from 2006, are frequent visitors to the South China Sea https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/the-old-met monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fc7b5e2b7521d608a4fc27d/1608483362616/Metropolitan_Opera_House%2C_a_concert_by_pianist_Josef_Hofmann_-_NARA_541890_-_Edit.jpg Stories - The Old Met https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/formosa monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fde5a5eef735726d258186c/1608762773466/1949taipei-chary.jpg Stories - Formosa Our driver, Chary. Taipei, 1949. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fde5bf991828d0f5d432e3d/1608483250647/taipei1949.jpg Stories - Formosa Mom and Dad (second from right, partially hidden) with guests on verandah of our Taipei home. 1949 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fde5acd8afbbc27175b411c/1608483275016/1949-09+FSJ+Ad+-+Calvert+School+System.jpg Stories - Formosa 1949 Magazine advertisement for the Calvert System. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fde5bcd2baf317dc390f9c0/1608483284789/taiwan1949.jpg Stories - Formosa Dad and the four of us kids in our jeep during an outing in Taiwan, 1949. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/wee-keithock monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6015e8eeda94a961a3c621e5/1612050503104/weekeithock2.jpg Stories - Wee Keithock https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6015e8a36a9e44621a14ffe3/1612050508817/weekeithock1.jpg Stories - Wee Keithock https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/the-farm monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6015ea8e2d18b947f9072e46/1612050490400/ae-farm.c1941.png Stories - The Farm Tony at the Farm, 1942 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6016109ddec67502c80235e5/1612058911796/1941-thefarm-10milerun.jpg Stories - The Farm Mom and I at the swimming hole. June 28, 1941. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6015ee8023153928e47ed0d0/1612050482770/thefarmafter-2.png Stories - The Farm “The Farm”, Franklin Park, New Jersey, 1942. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/luxmanor-farm monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/601d762ae1ad967e5f261587/1612627926653/IMG_1114+%281%29.JPG Stories - Luxmanor Farm Jock, Tony and Heather at Luxmanor Farm, c. 1942 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/linstitut-le-rosey monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6023ffb0a8df8a132b86d197/1612971982820/lerosey-photosourcelerosey-allrightsreserved.jpg Stories - Institut Le Rosey Photo source: Le Rosey - All Rights Reserved https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/egypt monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/604a659836dd067b28caabf1/1615488460700/twaconstellation.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Lockheed Constellation (image source) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6058a74314e0817f27887401/1616422768932/P-E3240-05-1955XXXX-siwa.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Siwa oasis as seen from our helicopter. 1955. Photo: A. Edgar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6058b0dd6ce06538775cf337/1616428327335/P-195XXXXX-egyptelalamein.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Me sitting atop one of the many WWII tanks at El Alamein. 1954 or 1955. Photo: A. Edgar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/602afc044833c90da84edc56/1616424081357/IMG_0035.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Dad’s car in Alexandria, Egypt. Driver/bodyguard Fuad on the left. c.1954. Photo: A. Edgar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6058a61a88dbc02315f83714/1616422775247/P-E3240-19-1955XXXX-siwa.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 1955. Two girls in Siwa wearing their ornate silver necklaces. Photo: A. Edgar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6058ac5ace9a277129f00567/1616428364070/P-195XXXXX-egyptstaff.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Some of our household staff in Alexandria. 1954-55. Photo: A. Edgar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6058a7cc94473e38bba75083/1616428416861/P-E3240-08-1955XXXX-egypt.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Dad walking from our helicopter atop mesa with caves. 1955. Photo: A. Edgar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/6058ae1b213f6a50380f8879/1616424810644/P-195XXXXX-borgelarabapartment.jpg Stories - Egypt 1954-1955 Our apartment in a corner of Borg el-Arab. c.1954. Photo: A. Edgar https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/china-bound monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfe17cb412e34c6e944766/1623187917624/2020-08-21-0005.jpg Stories - China Bound - Make it stand out In front of Grayson House of Sidwell Friends School in 1947 just before we left for China. Tony is second from left. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/602bfe4c1140e20c406dafa0/1613495942144/presidentcleveland.jpg Stories - China Bound Image from a magazine advertisement. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/settling-in-shanghai monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60351bdda8075a246e29efcc/1614093349145/1948.01.09+Shanghai+ID+Card.jpg Stories - Settling in Shanghai My ID card issued in Shanghai on January 9th, 1948. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/old-china monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bd1d4d0790db18017f23b8/1623006875847/Pagodaoffogongtemple2019.jpeg Stories - Exploring “Old China” - Make it stand out An 11th century wooden pagoda in Shanxi Province. (Photo source) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bd1fead140b41e8dbfd949/1623007327305/Screen+Shot+2021-06-06+at+3.19.57+PM.png Stories - Exploring “Old China” - Make it stand out An example of an old gate in rural China. (Source: Ronald G. Knapp Collection) https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/special-friend monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfa3a4c414b818fedbcddc/1623172130743/edmundwilsonhouse1.jpg Stories - Special Friend - Make it stand out Edmund Wilson House (image source) https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/prince-street monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfb74fd55fe560271bb155/1623186674565/princestreet.jpg Stories - Prince Street - Make it stand out Jock, Gran-C, Tom, Heather and Tony in front of our home on Prince Street. c.1942 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/summers-at-the-beach monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfb81ec0085e6506df862c/1623177263789/scan+3.jpeg Stories - Summers at the Beach - Make it stand out Tony after catching some flounders. Bethany Beach, August 1947. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfb7f141c6b5027517fb91/1623177215765/1944summer-deweybeach-7.png Stories - Summers at the Beach - Make it stand out Tony, Heather, Tom, our dog Jodi, and Jock at Dewey Beach. Summer 1944. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/surprise-encounter monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/61ae4669377e7a1cae335dae/1638811385234/executive-building-OLD-700x527.jpeg Stories - Surprise Encounter - Make it stand out Old Executive Building c.1917 - photo courtesy of Wikimedia/Harris & Ewing https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/separate-paths monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/61ae49192fc42e05ff7c80b9/1638811978170/194112-194209-nj-2.png Stories - Separate Paths - Make it stand out Jock and Tony at The Farm, c.1941-1942 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/61ae498d2fc42e05ff7ca24e/1638812185579/IMG_0022.jpg Stories - Separate Paths - Make it stand out Family photo in Fort Adams, c. 1952 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/jefferson-street monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfba938ed60301367584a0/1623179138767/215jefferson.jpeg Stories - Jefferson Street - Make it stand out Our 215 Jefferson Street home. Pre-revolutionary federal architecture. (photo source) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfb8fae9870108015ed488/1623177524172/1949-thanksgiving.png Stories - Jefferson Street - Make it stand out Jock, Tom, Tony and Heather in front of our Jefferson Street home. Thanksgiving, 1949. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/summer-of-farming monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfbc05e2876c3bff6877f1/1623178264637/1945summer-farm-7.png Stories - Summer of Farming - Make it stand out Jock on our tractor at the farm. Probably summer of 1945. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfc13b2d1a9a22ea071d1d/1623179789800/farmall-h-mecum.jpeg Stories - Summer of Farming - Make it stand out Tony’s 1939 Farmall Model H Tractor (photo source) https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/trick-on-gran-c monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfd5d3e2876c3bff6b8a65/1623184977673/1945summer-farm-20.png Stories - Trick on Gran-C - Make it stand out Our maternal grandmother, “Gran-C”. Photo taken at our farm during summer 1945. https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/newspapers-amp-radio monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60bfd1e494c26219f355d066/1623184012483/jce%2Bsb-194112-194209-nj-17.png Stories - Newspapers & Radio - Make it stand out Mom and Aunt Shirley reading papers on the beach. c.1941-42 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/questionable-college-choice monthly 0.5 2021-12-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/60ec4e49ab69d547b7892d97/1626099674591/IMG_7190.jpg Stories - Questionable College Choice - Make it stand out Chis & Shirley Barnhart https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Post-College+Years+%281960-1965%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Courtship+%26+Marriage+%281965-66%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Europe+%281937-1940%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Europe monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Geneva monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Far+East+%281947-1950%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Geneva+%281937-1940%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Post-College+%281960-1965%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Early+Childhood+%281940-1942%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Post-College+Years monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Secondary+Schools+%281950-1955%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Courtship+%26+Marriage monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Far+East monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Courtship+%26+Marriage+%281965-1966%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/category/Alexandria%2C+VA+%281943-1947%29 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/tag/1937-1940 monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/tag/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/tag/Europe monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/stories/tag/Geneva monthly 0.5 https://www.ae-memoir.com/photogallery daily 0.75 2021-03-22 https://www.ae-memoir.com/about daily 0.75 2020-12-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f9dd8a5426ff671baadca84/t/5fe4b629ba4e690a067a18db/1608824488658/ae.jpg About - About Me Having retired from a financial career in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Portsmouth, my wife, Bea and I settled in Hanover, NH. I am now in the process of writing a memoir of family stories from my childhood, interesting tales that might otherwise be lost in time. This blog is comprised of several selections from this yet to be finished compendium. In the months ahead, I shall be posting more of these stories on this site. https://www.ae-memoir.com/film daily 0.75 2021-03-22 https://www.ae-memoir.com/chronology daily 0.75 2021-12-06 https://www.ae-memoir.com/home daily 1.0 2020-12-22