Your Last Post (For Now)

The blog, photos & videos were created for the families of
the Cedrone - Tocci family (& all those married into the family), of Pleasantville NY including selected footage, photos & documents of & provided by the Marini's of Quincy Ma.
It was produced so we could remember the many who have passed away, but to also remain connected as family. Everything featured here which includes every link to all of our online media is provided to every family member for whom I have an email address.

In the end your life does not evolve around how many facebook friends you have, or that someone
" liked,"your post, or tweet. In the end there is only family.


When this post was first written August 2010 with a quick video produced in December (below),
the # of hours invested was about 2000-2500. Updated April. 2012 the hours of the last 4 years were re-calculated adding to that the hours currently spent. While it may be hard to believe the time invested is now approaching 4000 hours.
This doesn't account for the additional time archiving all the data. This was a daily project over four years.

Click the link below which takes you to the one page which links everything.
The volume of online content is staggering. Overwhelming.
The content as of today is just over 4000 photos, almost 200 documents,
approximately
1600 videos for an estimated total of over 5500 forms of media
showcased over 10 blogs, 3 youtube pages, with additional video & photo links.
video
Your LAST Video
Unless new, possibly rare images, 8mm film or vhs videos are uncovered I've done all I can with restoration, video production & documentation.
This one link will take you to EVERY THING
online:
This link is also featured within the link above but to access ALL videos quickly & easily click here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/8mmhomemoviechannel

Lastly get creative when restoring your past. Objects should be digitally preserved too. These are my " bronzed," shoes. Bronzing was a fad where infants shoes were preserved in bronze, mounted or glued to a plaque or as bookends. They were a novelty keepsake of your first pair of shoes .

My father most likely "bronzed," these. The shoes are glued to the base. Don't know what adhesive he used but they're still on there decades later. The base is ceramic. It looks like a napkin or letter holder which he then sprayed " bronze."
ed the shoes "bronze."

Cedrone - Tocci 8mm Home Movie

My parents 8mm home movies spanning nearly 20 years from the mid 1950's to early 1970's in (very close) chronological order:

Got An Old Phone Book? Use It!

Few of us own phone books today. Who needs'em with the internet. But if you have one or have access to them online through sites like Ancestry.com you'll be surprised at what you only thought you knew.

Sure you know where your grandparents lived or your cousin but do you know what their occupations were, if they were married or attending college.

For many years phone books provided a wealth of information.
They did this to better assist you with finding the correct persons. If your were looking for a friend or relative with a very common but you knew he was photographer, you'd be better able to find him by not only his name but by his trade.


Look at the journey of Paul & Vi Arpie & their kids stretching from the 1930's to 1980's. Multiple addresses & just about as many careers.
See their travels (mostly) through Ct at the bottom of the album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102260807874318515063/CedroneDocuments