InfoAge Meeting, Wednesday, December 2

Hello Everyone,

We will have a Wednesday meeting this week.

**Future Events**

On November 29th our fire inspector Nels Warren formally takes
stewardship of the 1965 fire engine West Belmar Fire Company is donating
to InfoAge for preservation in the fire house.

The Holiday Train Display - sponsored by GSC - Starting December 12th &
19th
NJARC Holiday Gathering - December 12th & MARCH Holiday get together
Blossom Holiday Event for Kids - December 13th
Very Marconi Christmas sponsored by Mike G. Industries - December 19th

**Things that went on this week** - please send me reminders of
accomplishments.
So much stuff is going on I can not keep up. email me!!!
It is important to report our progress.

-The Fire Truck transfer was an excellent event. Thanks to West
Belmar's FD Bill and George Newberry we now have a 1965 engine for our
last of a kind WW2 firehouse. The most fun for me was presenting Nels
with the CAMP EVANS - RADAR FIRE DEPARTMENT hat badge that Ray C.
'snipped' off ebay. From what I know Steve G., Dave Sn. and Mike G were
behind the securing of the actual Camp Evans FD badge for Nels to wear.
-The Coast Star has an article on the Blossom Family volunteer day and
Matt Sampson's eagle project.
-Brandon has begun his eagle project. He has cleared and enlarged the
river path started by the Landmark Volunteers two summers ago. This
path goes from the historic marconi balancing tower to the Laural gully
brook than along the brook to Marconi Road. Thanks to Dan's Tree
Service Brandon has four truck loads of wood chips to spread on the path.
-David B. is nearly done with his eagle project in the hotel.
-Steve Rosenfeld has been making excellent progress in the archives. He
has a great start on the references information for the newly acquired
Marconi Wireless Company of America drawings for our web finding aid.
-Thanks to the Haunted Hotel, a gift from the Somerville American Legion
and our fund raising the roof repairs and new roof for 9010C is 2/3rds
done and 9010D will begin soon. The rain!! This will complete all of
9010. This will enable us to begin the interior repairs.
-Thanks to Mike G. we make a presentation at the Neptune Senior
center. Fifteen will visit for a tour on Wednesday the 16th. Some
promise photos of Camp Evans from relatives.
-John T. has found the cottage sink drain line has rotten with age. He
is making repairs under Steve's supervision.
-The GSC has made excellent progress setting up the train layouts for
the Holiday Trains.
-We have 3000 USA Non-Profit stamps on order.
-Steve G., Joe G. and John T. have done a more extensive exploration of
the buildings to be demolished. Doors and other items are being salvaged.
-Mike G. have begun his preparation for his display and Very Marconi
Christmas. Possible we can give him a hand on Wednesday.
-Nels removed the old hotel lounge A/C compressor and added it to our
metal salvage pile.
-Henry S. completed the new rain/leaf cover for the hotel basement ramp.
-We dug the eight footing holes for the sentry post (9155) canopy. In
the For Monmouth Command historian's collection I scanned a 1956 repair
record on this building.
-We have made more progress on the 9032 restrooms. The men's room
partitions now have the dark army green. A stall door has been enlarged
for wheel chair access. It has the original look just larger. Next are
new toilets and those salvaged historic WW2 urinals will go back into
sanitary service.
-I still just need put those two repaired windows in the hotel back into
their frames. One got moved next to the window.
-A new group is interested in joining InfoAge to help establish their
museum on waves. They made a presentation at this past Wednesday's
meeting.
-Nels did more leaf removal. Nels and Pete repaired damaged fire doors
in 9011B. We also got the 9011B exterior door back on its track and
repaired the broken section of door rail.
-Dan L. has mode more progress repairing the damage to 9057.
-Dan L. has all the news articles he needs for this newsletter.
-As we backfilled the hole we dug to repair the two water valves, we
improved the drainage by the 9032 inside corner.
-We dug the area where we will replace the 9059 side entrance concrete
walk deeper.
-An email from the NPS let us know they will be starting the National
Landmark application this spring rather than the fall. We will be
contacted soon to provide the information we have on hand. I spent a
good part of the day at the Fort Monmouth Archive getting more
information on the WW2 activities at Evans.

This Sunday we had a good number of visitors for the fire truck transfer
and over 20 volunteers on site during the day. $60.00 in the jar. On
hand were: Steve G., Joann B., John T., Nels W., Judy W., Pete and Kathy
R., and Henry S.. Dan J., DJ, Kyle B., and Scott in the computer
deconstruction lab. John R. and Dave Sn.in the Hall of Fame. Joe G.
ans Jeff B. in the MARCH exhibit. Neil N. and Dan L in the NJHDA
exhibit. Bernie R. in the QCWA exhibit. Frank O. was with his Apollo
computer exhibit. Jim J. and many other GSC volunteers were at work on
the holiday trains. Plus Mike G. was setting up his massive display.

*** Many persons are working to help save Camp Evans and give it a
future in education and as a place to honor those who served. Thank you
to all.

*Reasons to tell persons why to donate (via check or PayPal) to our
effort NOW: *
1) Saves an incredibly historic site
2) Honors WWII Signal Corps and Honor Front veterans
3) Helps education by inspiring kids to learn science
4) Furthers the development of a NJ Shore tourist destination.
5) Will create full and part-time employment
6) Improves property values in the North Wall and Shark River area.
7) We are the White House recognized stewards of the Camp Evans Historic
District and now it is under our protection for future generations

Please email the items I forget. Do not get angry...email me!!! It is
important to report our progress.

**No Passion = No Progress. We have passion and we are progressing -
even if it is tough sometimes.**
If we do not tell kids what great things others have done to improve our
nation how can we expect them to know what they are capable of.

Fred
732 299-0894