The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles. They formed for a talent show at Passaic High School in 1957. They became one of the popular girl groups from the early 60s. In fact. they had 7 songs that made the Top 20. They were …
History in the making… The U.S. Trustee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Kodak filed an objection against the Kodak’s employee continuity plan. That plan would give $8.5 million in retention bonuses to 119 mid-level and upper-level executives and an additional $5 million to other employees as needed. In the objection, the Trustee said …
This week on Who Do You Think You Are? Rob Lowe is searching for information on his ancestors. Rob has been in many movies. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role in The West Wing and is currently in Parks and Recreation as Chris Traeger. Rob visits the Library of Congress and …
A program on “The Ontario Children’s Home and Orphanage and its Living Legacy” will be held on Sunday, April 29th at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 58 N. Main St, Canandaigua, NY. The original Ontario Children’s Home was created by the Young Ladies Aid Society formed at the Congregational Church in 1863. The …
I’ve been watching episodes of the old “Lone Ranger” TV show in the last month. It airs on a couple of religious stations that I get on DishNetwork. One channel airs episode weekdays and the other channel puts the show on only during the weekend. It is a good fit for religious stations because of …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 is “Mashed Potato Time” by Dee Dee Sharp. She had already had a hit song in 1962. That was “Slow Twistin’” with Chubby Checker. Both ’62 and ’63 were big years for Dee Dee. After that her music career mostly disappeared even though …
History in the making… Bankruptcy Court Judge Allan Gropper on Monday ordered that a committee be appointed to represent Kodak retirees interests. The biggest threat for the approximately 39,000 retirees (including myself) is that health care will be eliminated. The committee is expected to be made up of about 7-9 members. Retirees received an email …
I did a search in the 1940 census for my parents. I had an address from a 1940 city directory. I found the address after a fairly short search and they weren’t listed there. My mother is still living so I asked her about the home. She remember the name of the family that they …
There was a report on the CBS news last Saturday about the Internet Archive using the internet to try to preserve a copy of every book ever published. Libraries from around the country send their old discarded books to the Internet Archive headquarters where they digitized the book and make it available online for free. …
Kodak make a filing in Bankruptcy Court on Friday for an extension of six months to put together its restructuring plan. Normally in Chapter 11 cases, a company is given 120 days from their original filing to propose their plan for a turnaround, and then 60 days beyond that get creditors to sign on. Kodak’s …