This n that and the other.

[Guest guest]

Ann,

I grew up in this area (1940 to present) and love the sonian (and National

Zoo). We do live in a multi-cultural area, I have on my street (16 houses) one

Afro

American, one Vietnam, one Bangladesh, one Iranian, one Chinese, one Guatemalan,

one

Lebanese and two families from El Salvador. One of the women from El Salvador

has

come over a couple of times to help when I was in the hospital.

The good part of living here is the access to all the Museums and the history

(as

well as lots of jobs). I have been all over the US and the only other museum I

liked

as well was the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. New York has a great Museum

of

Natural History, but you can't walk across the mall and go into the Air and

Space or

American History, as well as all the others. St. Louis and San Diego both have

great

Zoo's, but I lived on the hill above our Zoo in 1940 and mom took me almost

every

day. My kids and grandkids know both the Zoo and sonian like the back of

their

hands. In addition, the Atlantic coast is only about 150 miles and the

mountains are

only about an hour away. I've never made it to Minnesota, the closest was the

Straits of Mackinac.

Take care, Bill and Charlotte

[Guest guest]

Bill -

I graduated from HS in Arlington VA in the '50s ... and used the Library of

Congress for my library ...

what a shock when I went to college .... lack of resources big time ;-]

cheers

sheila

[Guest guest]

Bill -

I graduated from HS in Arlington VA in the '50s ... and used the Library of

Congress for my library ...

what a shock when I went to college .... lack of resources big time ;-]

cheers

sheila

[Guest guest]

Sheila,

I graduated from Bladensburg High (land) in the fifties, and they are going

to tear it down this summer. Was that Washington-Lee? Warren Beatty and

Shirley McLaine also graduated from Arlington, VA schools. Goldie Hawn was a

land or DC graduate. I only went to the Library of Congress twice. Did you

ride the streetcars to get there?

Remember Glen Echo and Marshall Hall? Topps? Little Tavern Shoppes? The

Capital and RKO s theatres? I asked Charlotte to marry me on Hains Point

(under the cherry blossoms).

Take care, Bill and Charlotte

sheila coutant wrote:

> Bill -

> I graduated from HS in Arlington VA in the '50s ... and used the Library of

> Congress for my library ...

>

> what a shock when I went to college .... lack of resources big time ;-]

>

> cheers

> sheila

>

>

[Guest guest]

.

I would think he would attend Woodburn High School, but I could be wrong.

I worked with a bunch of technology students from Woodburn on a project

at the Air and Space Museum during Engineer's Week a few years ago.

I've never worked with Fairfax High at all.

Take care, Bill and Charlotte

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Txbriteyes@... wrote:

Bill,

My son attends

school out of state.. He is home all holidays.. He stays

with my mother during the

school year.. This was his idea, but we both agreed

on it.. I think though he

will be attending a Fairfax High School. He has

peaked an interest in switching

schools since he likes Fairfax so much,, and

we miss each other when

he is away at school. I was reading only 800 people

live in middleburg.. It

is a small town but very lovely.. I do like where we

live also.. I dont think

we will ever move from here unless Jack is

tranferred out of state.

[Guest guest]

Bill,

Woodburn would be the high school he would attend if he goes to public school.. I was in the high school during the summer, it is in bad needs of repair. They have a fund started for this.

[Guest guest]

,

I worked with some great teachers there.

Take care, Bill and Charlotte

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Txbriteyes@... wrote:

Bill,

Woodburn would

be the high school he would attend if he goes to public

school.. I was in the high

school during the summer, it is in bad needs of

repair. They have

a fund started for this.