Looking kind of tired , after the long flight
to Washington, "The man of my dreams!" 4/98
(Even after 37 years of "knowing" him.)
He is not "perfect", but he's the BEST there is!
Us, 4/98 in Tacoma, Wa., at botanical gardens with Char.
Char took the picture, and she showed us all the sights.
As you can see, by the looks on our faces, we had a ball!
Our house about 1905. See the tree in back of the house?
It was cut down about 1997. It was just past our property line,
stood about 80 feet tall, and it was about 200 years old.
This is the oldest house on this side of the street, second
oldest one on the street, built about 1893 according to some
old newspapers used as insulation and found in the walls
and floors when we did some remodeling several years ago.
According to old documents found, this house stands on the southernmost
border of property that once belonged the Dix family estate. When Governor
Dix died, the property, which covered what is now two square city blocks,
was divided up and sold off in pieces. What was the driveway on the estate
is now a dead-end street named after one of his sons. Across from it is
a short street named after another son, and this house resides on a street
named for the family. At one time, the Delaware and Hudson railroad ran
across the back corner of the estate. It was closed several years ago,
and last year all the remaining tracks were removed by the D&H railroad
company and sold for scrap iron. It is my understanding that at one time
there was a covered wooden platform built at the end of the driveway to
accommodate the Dix family in their travels back and forth to the capital
in Albany and to Lake George, a resort town 8 miles to the north of here.
The governor was instrumental in getting D&H to build this spur line
from Fort Edward to Lake George, NY. I am pretty sure that there was more
than likely a sizable "kickback" from the D&H railroad company for
getting this done and also for the right-of-way across the estate. It was
because of the governor's pull that this spur link to Lake George was granted,
but alas the age of passenger railoads in small towns has sadly ended.
I used to enjoy the train ride to Lake George in the summer as a child
to the "Million Dollar Beach".
Our new in-laws, Will the groom, Helen his mom
and Julie his sister (with the camcorder). My film
broke after this, so there are no pictures of the vows.
Background by Stormi
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Midi "Evermore" 
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by HOLAS brother
Tommy Williams
III used with previous permission.
