Comments on: In Remembrance http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/10/in-remembrance/ The thoughts and photography of Susan L Stevenson Fri, 18 May 2012 01:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: susanstevenson http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/10/in-remembrance/#comment-4007 susanstevenson Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:20:38 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=148#comment-4007 Hi Loyd, and thank you so much for taking the time to comment to my blog. How exciting for you to have driven all this way, and spent time exploring the state. I know it had to be one great adventure for you and your neighbor friend! I love hearing stories like yours, because it reminds me of the fabulous time that Steve and I had when we made our drive back in 2003. By any chance did you know a James Stevenson? This is Steve's step dad, and from what Steve understands, those are the years he may have been stationed here at Ladd as well. He thinks it was sometime between 1953 and 1960. Steve says he was a supply sergeant in the AF. I know it's a long shot, but when I read your comment to Steve, he remembered this about his step dad. Again, thank you so much for commenting. I love hearing from people who lived here back in those days. I know things were so much different then. Have you ever checked out the Alaska Digital Archives site at http://vilda.alaska.edu/index.php ? I love browsing the photos there, and getting a feel for what things were like back in the early days. In some cases, a lot has changed, but in other cases things aren't too much different. Warmest regards, Susan Hi Loyd, and thank you so much for taking the time to comment to my blog. How exciting for you to have driven all this way, and spent time exploring the state. I know it had to be one great adventure for you and your neighbor friend! I love hearing stories like yours, because it reminds me of the fabulous time that Steve and I had when we made our drive back in 2003.

By any chance did you know a James Stevenson? This is Steve’s step dad, and from what Steve understands, those are the years he may have been stationed here at Ladd as well. He thinks it was sometime between 1953 and 1960. Steve says he was a supply sergeant in the AF. I know it’s a long shot, but when I read your comment to Steve, he remembered this about his step dad.

Again, thank you so much for commenting. I love hearing from people who lived here back in those days. I know things were so much different then.

Have you ever checked out the Alaska Digital Archives site at http://vilda.alaska.edu/index.php ? I love browsing the photos there, and getting a feel for what things were like back in the early days. In some cases, a lot has changed, but in other cases things aren’t too much different.

Warmest regards,

Susan

]]> By: Loyd W. Covell http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/10/in-remembrance/#comment-4006 Loyd W. Covell Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:18:56 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=148#comment-4006 Hi Susan, I greatly appreciate your site and admire your effort in maintaining it. I was in the USAF and was stationed at Ladd AFB from Aug '54 thru Aug '58. We had a daughter and a son born on Ladd. I'm retired and live in Louisiana. In 1999 an 80 year-old neighbor and I drove a pick-up truck and pulled a pop-up camper up there. We drove all over Alaska. Thanks, Loyg Hi Susan,
I greatly appreciate your site and admire your effort in maintaining it. I was in the USAF and was stationed at Ladd AFB from Aug ‘54 thru Aug ‘58. We had a daughter and a son born on Ladd. I’m retired and live in Louisiana. In 1999 an 80 year-old neighbor and I drove a pick-up truck and pulled a pop-up camper up there. We drove all over Alaska.
Thanks,
Loyg

]]> By: susanstevenson http://susanstevenson.com/blog/2009/10/in-remembrance/#comment-3992 susanstevenson Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:32:42 +0000 http://susanstevenson.com/blog/?p=148#comment-3992 Well, it seems that everyone has gotten the hang of it, or at least I hope! I was out and about on Friday and everything was fine. As soon as we get more snow though, it will be a mess again. I'm glad I don't HAVE to go anywhere. Hope you're warm in your neck of the woods. We woke to our first morning of negatives here! Well, it seems that everyone has gotten the hang of it, or at least I hope! I was out and about on Friday and everything was fine. As soon as we get more snow though, it will be a mess again. I’m glad I don’t HAVE to go anywhere.

Hope you’re warm in your neck of the woods. We woke to our first morning of negatives here!

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