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Individuals on the Video |
Location(s) |
Duration |
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1952 |
Niagara -
Part 1 |
In the summer of 1952, the Zielinski family went on an epic road trip
from Menasha. Lawrence, Lena, George, Helen, Rosie, and Nancy drove to Niagara Falls,
Quebec, and Boston. This was the first time Lawrence and Lena had ever
seen a beach! Jimmy was in the service at the time and could not
participate. Great videos! |
Loading up the car and leaving Menasha; touring Niagara
Falls, NY |
3:08 |
5/24/20 |
Niagara -
Part 2 |
St. Lawrence Seaway, Thousand Island Bridge,
picnic lunch, Quebec City |
2:46 |
5/24/20 |
Niagara -
Part 3 |
Basilica of Saint Anne - Quebec, Old Man of the
Mountain, NH, beach on the Atlantic, Boston, MA |
3:17 |
5/24/20 |
Young Love |
Lawrence & Lena, George & Mel
prior to marriage, Jimmy and friend in the Navy, Rosie and silly friend,
Bob & Margie Miller. |
unsure, but probably somewhere
in Wisconsin |
1:25 |
9/7/20 |
1953 |
Visiting the Nuns |
Lawrence, Lena, George, Mel, and
Helen Danowski visit Sister Clare Danowski and other Nuns in Stevens
Point. |
Believed to be in Stevens Point
at the convent adjacent to St. Stanislaus Kostka Polish Catholic Church.
The convent no longer stands. |
3:02 |
7/4/22 |
A Kiss to Build a Family On |
Mel and George meet up with Bob and Margie Miller and other
friends for a formal evening. |
Margie Miller's parents house in
Menasha |
3:26 |
11/18/20 |
Wedding Day |
Mel and George, both sets of
parents, siblings, and friends posing for photos after their wedding
ceremony. |
Van Zeeland house and yard in
Kimberly, WI |
3:21 |
8/27/23 |
The Honeymoon |
Mel and George honeymoon August
of 1953 and Mel's visit 70 years later. |
Northern Wisconsin, the UP, and
Mackinac Island, MI |
6:29 |
8/27/23 |
1958 |
Lake Cabin '58 |
Boating, grilling, playing on a
swingset, drinking beer, and sun bathing at a lake cabin with Lutz's.
Lena, Lawrence,
George, Mel,
Tod, Susan,
Dick, Rosie, and Jeff. |
northern Wisconsin |
1:50 |
6/16/22 |
1959 |
Lake Cabin '59 |
Picking berries and swimming and
boating at a lake cabin. Mel, Lena, Lawrence, Dick, Rosie, Tod, Susan,
Jeff?, others. |
northern Wisconsin |
2:58 |
8/11/20 |
GKZ family Christmas 1959 |
Santa Claus delivers gifts to
Susan and Tod, including an extremely large, freaky doll! With Mel and
Lena |
Menasha, WI |
0:59 |
6/21/20 |
New Year's
Eve Party |
George, Mel and friends |
Basement of Menasha home |
1:37 |
9/7/20 |
1960 |
Mark bath |
Mark taking a bath |
Menasha, WI |
0:28 |
8/11/20 |
GKZ family Christmas
1960 |
Santa Claus delivers gifts to Susan and Tod with Lawrence and Mel |
Menasha, WI |
1:25 |
9/7/20 |
1961 |
Tod and Mark |
Swinging, Tod on a bike, a
bow-legged Mark, neighbor kids, Mel, Grandma VZ, Jerry, Janice, and
Linda VZ. |
our home in Menasha, WI |
1:38 |
8/11/20 |
Chicago O'Hare
Airport |
No people, but fascinating
footage of classic airplanes and airlines at O'Hare in 1961 |
Chicago, IL |
1:37 |
9/7/20 |
Fayetteville house |
How many items do you recognize? How many items do we still have??
Film is poor quality. |
Inside our Fayetteville, PA house in
1961 at Christmas time. |
0:59 |
6/21/20 |
GKZ family Christmas 1961 |
1961 Christmas with
Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, the Jansen's, and the Luka's. Poor
quality. |
First Christmas in Fayetteville, PA |
2:17 |
6/5/20 |
1962 |
Pine Drive |
Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark,
Bridget(?) walking down our street and clowning around |
Pine Drive, our street in Fayetteville, PA |
0:49 |
6/21/20 |
Kids clowning around |
Susan as a boy, Tod as a girl,
Mark, Jansen kids, and neighbor kids clowning around |
in our front yard, Fayetteville, PA |
0:42 |
6/5/20 |
Sue 1st Communion |
Susan's First Communion and an
annoying lady with a big hat! |
Corpus Christi Catholic Church,
Fayetteville, PA |
0:52 |
6/21/20 |
GKZ family Christmas 1962 |
1962 Christmas with
Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, the Jansen's, and the Luka's |
Fayetteville, PA |
1:08 |
5/24/20 |
1963 |
Nancy Z (Gertz) Wedding |
pre and post videos of Tom and Nancy's wedding; includes Tom, Nancy, Lena,
Lawrence, Mel, Susan |
St. John's Catholic Church, Menasha, WI |
0:37 |
5/24/20 |
GKZ family Christmas 1963 |
1963 Christmas with Mel, Susan, Tod, poor sleepy Mark, the Jansen's, and the
Luka's |
Fayetteville, PA |
1:39 |
5/24/20 |
Ice
Skating |
George's kids and neighbors gracefully ice skating (or ice falling!) in a vacant lot next door |
Fayetteville, PA |
1:36 |
9/7/20 |
1964 |
Backyard Get-Together |
Mel and kids, with Jansens and
others, playing croquet, grilling, and just having a good time on a
summer afternoon! |
Fayetteville, PA, in our backyard |
0:53 |
7/4/22 |
GKZ family Christmas
1964 |
Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, Scott
opening presents on Christmas Eve. I got a red cowboy hat!!! Scott's
first Christmas. |
our house in Fayetteville, PA |
3:12 |
7/4/22 |
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1966 |
Susan Z birthday |
Susan's 12th birthday with friends, plus Tod, Mark,
and a very disinterested Scott |
Fayetteville, PA |
0:36 |
5/24/20 |
Scott golfing |
Fun
little video of
Scott Z golfing in the backyard at age 2 with hilarious sound effects! |
Fayetteville, PA |
1:12 |
5/21/20 |
Scott 2nd Birthday |
Eating cake, opening gifts with
family |
Fayetteville, PA |
2:13 |
6/16/22 |
GKZ family Niagara Falls |
1st ever (and last!) camping
experience |
Niagara Falls, NY |
2:17 |
6/18/23 |
GKZ family Christmas 1966 |
1966 Christmas with Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, and Scott. Even a special
gift for Mrs. Claus! |
First Christmas in Baltimore, MD |
1:48 |
5/24/20 |
1967 |
GKZ
family and friends |
Kids acting goofy at a
get-together with the Jansen kids, Susan and friends, Tod, Mark, Scott, and Mel |
Baltimore, MD |
0:53 |
5/24/20 |
Mel playing basketball |
While visiting the Jansen's, Mel
gets her basketball game on, while someone rides a wild horse! |
Fayetteville, PA |
0:33 |
5/24/20 |
GKZ family Jersey Shore |
summer at the beach, probably
Ocean City |
Ocean City, NJ |
2:41 |
6/18/23 |
GKZ family Christmas 1967 |
1967 Christmas with Mel, Susan,
Tod, Mark
(very proud of his new bike!), and Scott |
Baltimore, MD |
2:26 |
6/21/20 |
1968 |
Tod's 11th Birthday |
Blowing out candles, eating
cake, new aquarium, in our house in Baltimore |
Baltimore, MD |
1:42 |
6/18/24 |
Cherry
Blossoms |
Mel, Tod, Mark, and Scott at the
tidal basin during cherry blossom time with Dave, Sharon, and Tammy
Geurden |
Washington, DC |
1:02 |
5/24/20 |
Gettysburg with Grandma Z |
Lena, Helen Danowski, Susan, Tod,
Mark, and
others visit the Eternal Peace Memorial and other sites |
Gettysburg, PA |
0:52 |
5/24/20 |
GKZ family Christmas 1968 |
last Christmas in Baltimore with
Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, and Scott, with Scott being gifted a rotten
potato (Tod's idea, I'm sure!), and a delicious prime rib dinner! |
Baltimore, MD |
2:28 |
6/18/24 |
1969 |
Summer of '69 |
After laying sod at our new
house, being rewarded with our first visit to 6 Flags, including the Log
Flume and the Giant Slide! Mel,
Susan, Tod, Mark, and Scott |
Arlington, TX |
2:00 |
6/21/20 |
Mark playing football |
Mark's first football team
(#50), fall of '69. Not good quality - the film or the team! |
Arlington, TX |
1:55 |
6/18/24 |
Scott playing football |
Scott playing football by
himself in our backyard. A preview of greatness to come! |
Arlington, TX |
0:23 |
6/18/24 |
GKZ family Christmas 1969 |
First Christmas in Texas with
Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, and Scott |
Arlington, TX |
2:02 |
6/22/24 |
1970 |
Susan as an Arlette |
Parade in Arlington featuring
Susan as part of the Arlington High School Drill Team, The Arlettes plus
an individual performance at home. |
Arlington, TX |
0:50 |
6/22/24 |
1971 |
GKZ family Christmas 1971 |
Christmas in Texas with Grandma
Z (Lena), Mel, Susan, Tod, Mark, and Scott |
Arlington, TX |
1:44 |
6/22/24 |
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2020 |
Dad |
A video/photo tribute to Dad on
Father's Day 2020 - our first Father's Day without him |
all over the world |
5:47 |
6/21/20 |
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