Today is May 10, 2015 ... Mother's Day. In honor of the occasion, I have for you "That Wonderful Mother Of Mine" by Will Oakland. The song was recorded in 1919 and the Diamond Disc record is a second pressing from 1923 or 1924 (Catalog number: 51210-L and Matrix number: 6632). I am going to play the record on an Edison Disc Phonograph Model C-150 that was manufactured some time between 1915 and 1919. You will note the red star on the label. The Edison company placed red stars on records that they believed were not going to be strong sellers so the vendors knew in advance and thus could not return the records when they remained unsold.
The url for the above video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-_p3QII7yU
There was a new location for this year's New Jersey State History Fair. The Fair was held at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. Here are some photographs along with one video ...
Here is an amazing collection of antique bicycles ...
Once again, Neshaminy Park in Bensalem, Pennsylvania hosted the annual Civil War Reenactment.
The url for the above video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CohqwfU1I8Q Here are the camps, the exhibits and the battle scenes ... Here are two members of the Camptown Shakers with the songs "O! Lud Gals" and "Walk Along John". Both songs are from their Shakedown CD and both songs are coincidentally from the year 1843.
The url for the above video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0ir3YEW42A
The url for the above video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3bOJM0PVi4
Here are my purchases from the event. There was a nice book sale and I also picked up some pins, a sticker and a First National Flag.
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