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The header photo is of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and Cemetery in Chapeau, Quebec.
The OGS (Ontario Genealogical Society) Online Newsletter for October 15, 2016 has a great article on the Toronto Library where their collection has been moved to. How to access it and the documents. OGS was given a tour of the new facilities. I was at the North York on my trip to Canada and that is now closed with the collection moved to the main library. They don't discuss parking but that could be an issue.
It is with sadness I report that the Chanute Air Museum is closing for good. I am so glad I visited this museum on the base where my Dad, Keith, spent his time learning his craft of airplane mechanic. August 12, 2016
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Category Archives: Keith B. MacDonald
Venturing into Remodeling in the 1940’s to the 1950’s in North King County, WA and Government Improvements
Keith’s, grandmother, Amarilla Urton died in 1942 and he got a little money from her estate. I wonder if that money was used to remodel our house in north King County. My parents were savers having gone through the depression … Continue reading
Posted in Keith B. MacDonald, Seattle, Washington State
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1952 – Keith the Inventor gets a patent in 1956
Keith was an inventor and a tinkerer. He was also very fond of aluminum and rivets. I know this because I used to help him “buck rivets” out on his creations. He liked to fire up the table saw in … Continue reading
1951 to 1954: Aircraft Mechanic General to becoming a U.S. Air Force Inspector!
The Korean War started on 25 June, 1950 and this meant three more years at the U.S. Naval Air Station for Keith. This halted the closure of the Naval Air Station at Sandpoint in 1950. Keith worked in the Overhaul … Continue reading
Posted in Boeing Aircraft Company, California, Fort Lewis, Keith B. MacDonald, McChord Air Force Base, Naval Air Station at Sandpoint in Seattle, Paine Field, Washington State
Tagged Civil Service Examiners, Closure of the Naval Air Station Sandpoint, Fairchild AFB, Korean War and the Naval Air Station Closure, McChord AFB, Paine Field, Plant II Boeing Field, U.S. AIr Force, U.S. Air Force Inspector
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Keith the auto and boat mechanic, or anything with an engine mechanic….
Keith was an airplane mechanic but that also extended to auto repair, actually anything that was an engine including outboard motors like Evinrude. To repair the boat motors he would attach the boat motor to the top rim of a … Continue reading