Show Time T To Spare By GERALD ANDREWS Retirement Retirement Adviser Become Your Town Historian All AU of us have our own personal person person- al treasury and nostalgic memories memories mem memo ories orles of the good old days and the not so good old days Every grandparent I know myself my my- myself sel self included enjoys spinning yarns yams of yesteryear of one- one room schoolhouses box socials vaudeville whenever their grandchildren are arc g gat gathered a t h her e r e d around them Why not share memory's wealth with your community Becoming Becoming Be Be- coming your town historian Is Isan Isan an Ideal way It takes more than reminiscing on paper and youre you're not going to todo todo todo do it in one ono day day- You'll want to beg begin began by outlining your thoughts and facts Make sure the area Is Isone Isone isone one you know well And give It Ita Ita ita a new exciting idea that no one else has already covered You Youcan Youcan Youcan can haunt libraries for old records rec ree- interview his historians and old timers old timers and dig up bygone lore and traditions Then you'd start to study write and polish your material Much of what you found may be dull old history In data and dates Now Its It's time to open your remember remember re remember member when storehouse e to weave anecdotes into your his his- tory This Is what makes history absorbing and colorful Photographs Photo Photo- graphs apha and illustrations arouse i curiosity too so use them where ever possible Who's interested In such histories his tories You'll be surprised at lit the markets you can find your chamber of commerce historical society magazines clubs and local newspapers among others Try presenting your history for your towns town's anniversary tion That's how year seventy old Ralph Rambo became a noted literary figure and local historian lies lie's captured the imagination of thousands of readers with his own locale the tho Santa Clara Calif Valley Heres Here's how he feels deals about writing local history I 1 stand firm on general truth After all when relating memorabilia sixty or more years old we wo enjoy a II comforting safety factor so few of tic tuc participants or witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses noses lire are still around to challenge challenge challenge chal chal- lenge or refute such scribes as this old old timer You'll find a personal satisfaction satisfaction tion and deep involvement with other people when you compile a local history In addition you'll enrich the lives of others with colorful history which sharpens their appreciation for their community com com- So why not try being your lour towns town's |