Hi Everyone,
What a treat I have to share with all of you, courtesy of my second cousin, Jim Carlson, the grandson of Francis and my great aunt Elsie (Linn) Carlson. A few days ago, Jim sent me links to some of the home movies he has gathered, digitized and posted. Below is an introduction, written by Jim, and below that is the link to the 12-minute video. Even if you aren't related to the Carlsons or Linns, you will enjoy this look at farm life in 1942.
Jim and I made connection through our DNA work and have exchanged emails and photos and stories for the past couple of years. He's a wealth of information on the Carlson line!
Enjoy!
My name is James Ray Carlson, born 1948 Nov 16 in Boone, Iowa (where I still live).
My paternal Grandfather was Francis Emory Carlson, born 1886 Nov 23 at Stratford, Iowa, which is also the town where I grew up. He married Elsie Louellen Linn, born 1889 Aug 3 at Pilot Mound, Iowa (13 miles away). They had 4 sons: Kenneth, Chester (Chet), Eugene, and Wayne.
My Dad, Kenneth Quinten Carlson, born 1910 Jan 20, died 2008 Sep 29, was the oldest son. Beginning about 1940, he began taking 8 mm home movies, beginning with B & W, and soon transitioning to color films. He made movies of family reunions, working on the farm, his kids and grandkids growing up, pets, and family vacations. It seems that he realized that it was important to film PEOPLE, and not just locations and scenery, which makes them more interesting now 80 years later. I have just completed digitizing over 125 reels of his movies, some from 50 foot 3-minute reels, and many that had been spliced together to make 10 to 30-minute reels. The total is about 6 hours of video. I have provided all these digital movies on a flash drive to each of my siblings, so I hope my project will keep memories alive and give future generations an idea of what family life on the farm was like for their ancestors.
This 12-minute film was taken at Francis and Elsie's farm at Pilot Mound in 1942. In addition to the people mentioned above, you'll also see my Mom (Fern); my sisters (Dorothy, Pat, and Karen--I wasn't born yet); my cousins Ronnie and Janice; and a great great uncle and aunt who lived at Fort Dodge, about an hour away. Family ties were SO important in these years, as families worked together and played together.
I hope you too will enjoy this glimpse of the simple life in Iowa from 1942.
Jim
Click on the link above or copy and paste it into your browser. Enjoy!
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