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Digitized 8mm film collection taken by Ken and Grace LeVasseur
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Reel 1
May 1967 – June 1961
| 00:00-02:04 | Notes written by Ken LeVasseur sometime after 1984. May-June, 1957: Northern MN trip in ’51 Chevy, Diane at Itasca St. Park, Grandpa Tom LeVasseur, Ida, Tri-Birches Resort on Four Point Lake near Backus (and Hackensack), MN, Ken in some scenes, five of us camping in 9’x9′ tent. |
| 02:05-03:06 | Paul Bunyan Land, Bemidji, MN, Susie stayed home; greets us upon return. Mom and girls in yard at Alexandria. |
| 03:07-03:34 | Back home in University Village, girls on jungle gym |
| 03:35-06:00 | 1960: Grandma Sally in gladiola garden. Dave at 4½ yrs, Monticello, MN. Dave in bassinet (Alexandria, MN), Grandpa Carl holding Dave, Grace & Ken in lawn seat. |
| 06:01-06:14 | Alexandria, MN: Grace and kids, Tootie with hers in Engelhardt garden |
| 06:15-07:05 | Grace and Tootie shelling peas. Russel and Sandy at Olson’s in Crystal, MN. Dad & Dave. Dave & Sue. |
| 07:06-08:42 | Monticello, MN, Sept 15, 1960: the three kids, Di, Sue and Dave in backyard lawn, Dad and #1 son. |
| 08:43-10:10 | Monticello, MN, October 1960: Girls raking leaves, Monticello High School Homecoming Parade. The Massey’s. |
| Grandpa and Grandma Engelhardt with their Cadillac. November in Monticello; backyard, mom and Dave. Dad and kids. The three kids. | |
| Dad grubbing bush in driveway. | |
| Dec 1960: Dave at 10 months, Dave teaching mom to pick up phone, Dave discovers index finger. | |
| February 1961: Dave walks (becomes a primate), March 1961: Brownie troop (Diane and Sue), | |
| April 1961: backyard with the three kids, Diane & hula hoop, April snow; Dad goes to work, April 19: snow is GONE. Diane’s first communion | |
| Tri-Birches Resort: fishing in pontoon boat with Dale and Carol, Grandpa Tom and kids, Dale and “Snee”. | |
| Monticello, MN: Memorial Day Parade | |
| June 1961: Parade, with girls, Carnival with the kids and the Massey’s | |
| June 24, 1961: backyard at home in Monticello, MN, Dave playing in aquarium, Mom making funny faces, Mom and Dave relaxing on inner tube, “She Loves Me… Not”, Dave riding the tube, hanging from jungle gym. |
Reel 2 – Intro
Reel 2
July 1961 – December 1962
Monticello, MN to the Farm in Staples, MN
