Thursday, November 5, 2020 – TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR KIDS 40YEARS AGO

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,  2020

The

201st Edition

From Our Archives

Youth Soccer

Teams

in the 1980’s

ENJOY THE ISLAND KIDS IN THE 1980’S.  THE PHOTOS MAY NOT BE IN ORDER OF THE DESCRIPTIONS.  HAVE READING ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS!

THANKS TO MICHAEL FRANK WHO DONATED THESE IMAGES TO THE RIHS IN 2008

 I WAS CHATTING WITH REBECCA STEVENS AT THE POLL SITE YESTERDAY AND WE REMEMBERED THESE LONG LOST IMAGES OF 40 YEARS AGO.

SEND ME YOUR STORIES AND MEMORIES OF THE ISLAND ONLY 40 YEARS AGO.

JUDY BERDY

ROOSEVELTISLANDHISTORY@GMAIL.COM

THURSDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
SEND YOUR SUBMISSION TO:
ROOSEVELTISLANDHISTORY@GMAIL.COM

WEDNESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

TUGBOAT SAILING BY CENTRAL NURSES RESIDENCE
WHERE 455 NOW STANDS.
RITA MEED WAS THE WINNER!!

PHOTO  OF THE YEAR

OUR GREAT POLL WORKERS AFTER A DAY
WORKING AT PS217!!

MEMORIES

CLARIFICATION
WE ARE HAPPY TO GIVE WINNERS OF OUR DAILY PHOTO IDENTIFICATION A TRINKET FROM THE VISITOR CENTER.
ONLY THE PERSON IDENTIFYING THE PHOTO FIRST WILL GET A PRIZE. WE HAVE
A SPECIAL GROUP OF ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM. WE CANNOT GIVE AWAY ALL OUR ITEMS,.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, WE MUST LIMIT GIVE-AWAYS. THANK YOU

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter  and Deborah Dorff
All image are copyrighted (c)

MICHEAL FRANK PHOTOS PART OF THE RIHS ARCHIVES

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