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The E-Sylum: Volume 11, Number 10, March 9, 2008, Article 18 WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY MARCH 9, 2008 I hear dead people. No, I'm not crazy - I'm just a researcher. And audio tapes are great tool for researchers. Lately I've been researching my family's history and this weekend I listened to a cassette tape I'd made on an afternoon back in January 1985. I sat down that day with my grandmother and her sister and asked them to tell me about their parents, relatives, and their lives. Both passed away years ago and it was a bit eerie to hear their voices again. But some of the stories are priceless and I'm excited to be able to capture them for the benefit of our children and future generations of our family. I also listened to a tape I'd made years ago of a phone call with Abner Kreisberg. I'd called to interview him for an article I was writing for The Numismatist on John A. Beck and the fabulous Beck collection which Kreisberg auctioned in the 1970s. So who will help capture numismatic history for future generations? NOW is always the best time to record memories of our elders. My family history tape bounced around with me for years, together with a group of old family photographs. I was too busy with my career, wife and kids and hobby to do much on our family history. But I kept the material safely at hand, and a few months ago I finally started the project in earnest. I've been interviewing my 80-year-old mother, a 91-year-old great aunt, other relatives and elderly family friends. It's coming together nicely. But the project could have been sunk before it got started if I haven't captured key material when I had a chance. NOW is the time to interview our hobby elders and capture their knowledge and experience before it's gone forever. I made a quick trip to Pittsburgh this weekend to visit my mom and work on the family history. On my way back this morning I stopped to see Tom Fort and his family. Tom's an old friend and neighbor of mine and a fellow member of the Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society and the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. For several years he was the Editor of our print journal, The Asylum. It was great to sit and chat for a while and trade hobby news and gossip. I had a pleasant drive back home to Virginia, but nothing new to report in terms of numismatics. Are there no numismatic titles on Book on Tape? I did spend a "Where's George" dollar bill along the way, though. Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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