InfoAge Meeting, Wednesday, December 9

Hello Everyone,

We will have a Wednesday meeting this week. Keep in mind the bad
weather, especially Dave S. We have plenty of meetings. Stay safe.

**Future Events**

****The Holiday Train Display - sponsored by GSC - Starting December
12th, 13th & 19th & 20th - Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m
***Bob Judge's description*** Please pass on to others by pasting into
your own mail group.
It's that time of year to look for all the smiling faces on the
children as they await a visit from Santa. What better way to start
the holiday season than to see the Holiday Train display at InfoAge
Science/History Center (Camp Evans).

Again the Garden State Central Model Railroad Club of
Asbury Park will set up lots of Operating Model Railroad displays at
Infoage. Many different layouts in all gauges including the N gauge
layout of the Pine Creek Railroad at Allaire State Park built by club
member, Steve Lang of Wall. Another club member,

Bob Ortley, of Wall, will have his layouts on display,
featuring an HO layout that goes from summer to winter.
The biggest attraction will be the large G gauge Garden style layout
with lots of member trains running at once. Some of the members
will try to run their live steam locomotives on the G gauge layout.

As an added bonus, Mike Golub, Neptune will have his unbelievable
lighted Christmas Village on display in the dining room of the famous
Marconi Hotel at Infoage.

Bring the whole family, enjoy all the operating model trains, from N
gauge to G gauge December 12,13,19 &20, Saturday and Sunday from 1 to
5 p.m., InfoAge Science/History Center (Camp Evans), 2201 Marconi
Road, Wall, NJ, Donation Adults $5. Kids $1. Plenty of Free Parking.

***NJARC Holiday Gathering - December 12th & MARCH Holiday get together
***Blossom Holiday Event for Kids - December 13th
***Very Marconi Christmas sponsored by Mike Golub, friends and family -
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.

-Thanks to Jamie B. there is an excellent article in the Coast Star on
the Fire Truck transfer.
-Brandon made excellent progress on his eagle project. He and friends
spread nearly all the chips supplied by Dan's Tree Service.
-Thanks to the Haunted Hotel, a gift from the Somerville American
Legion, Manasquan VFW and our fund raising the roof repairs and new roof
for 9010C, 9010D and the central corridor to 9036D are done. Well
except for the gutter repairs. The contractor worked Saturday and
Sunday to beat the bad weather. The new roofs are being tested with
this storm right now. This will enable us to begin the interior repairs.
-The flashing repairs to the rear center hotel roof were done yesterday.
-Remember we have a tour on Wednesday the 16th by a bus from the Neptune
senior center. 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 is nearly done setting up the train layouts for the Holiday
Trains. I saw Jim J. and company lots of evenings.
-Our 3000 USA Non-Profit stamps have arrived.
-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 exceeded every year so far with his holiday display and
Very Marconi Christmas. The display will enhance all the holiday events
and delight many a child.
-We have made more progress on the 9032 restrooms. The new toilets are
in the men's rooms and the urinals are hung. Next are the new ladies
room toilets. We have some painting touch ups and the hot water heater
will be wired by our electrician. Then we can have a ceremony to start
flushing.
-I still just need put those two repaired windows in the hotel back into
their frames. One got moved next to the window.
-The new group is interested in joining InfoAge to help establish their
museum on waves. They presented a proposal at our last meeting.
-We removed the dirt pile near 9059 to enable us to replace the 9059
side entrance concrete walk deeper.
-We also removed the dirt piles from when we improved the drainage on
the side on 9032A
-The day spent at the Fort Monmouth Archive getting more information on
the WW2 activities at Evans has resulted in lots of good material for
the NPS National Landmark Application. We now know the photograph of
the ceremony around special antenna shelter 9020 with Col DeWitt at the
microphone was a ceremony to present Capt. Vollium the Legion of Merit
award.
-We have been given a large portrait of G. Marconi and David Sarnoff.
-Ray Chase was quoted and InfoAge was mentioned in a Pearl Harbor Day
article in the Asbury Park Press
-Steve G. has met with an environmentalist to determine how to
reintroduce native species back to the bank of the Shark River near the
Marconi Operations building.
-We sorted and cleared the interiors of 9010D to enable us to begin the
interior work.
-We winterized the 9010 restrooms. It was a lot of unpleasant work
cleaning the caked excrement left during the BRAC times when contractors
used the waterless toilets.

At our last Wednesday meeting Jack Patterson was a new attendee. We
also had Scott, Evan, Al, Kyle, Joe G., Steve G., Dan L., Dave Sn., John
C,. Ray C., and Michele R.
I owe Ray C. this reference--->>>
http://www.infoage.org/html/ms-1945-11-23-proximity-fuse-due-largely-to-Evans-Lab-Men.html

This Sunday we had a good number of visitors. and over 20 volunteers on
site during the cold windy day. On hand were: Steve G., Joann B., John
T., Pete R., Sara, and Cecily F. Dan J., DJ, Kyle B., and Scott in the
computer deconstruction lab. Phil V. and Dave Sn.in the Hall of Fame.
Joe G. 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. Jerry
and Marsha S. were at work in the NBHF.

*** 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