Archives for VIDEOS
S.S. Columbia sailing [video]
A short video of the Columbia, the ship Rev. William Weiler came to the in May 1891 on, filmed only 3 years later in June 1902. It shows the ship as it gets under way in Hoboken, with waving passengers. I suspect the scene would have been similar when it…
Staryn Wagner Home Movies
This is a 15-minute compilation of some of the home movies of Staryn Wagner taken by his dad Will Wagner. I've pieced together multiple clips and stills. It's so wonderful that he took and kept these videos. I couldn't include all the footage (then again, how many minutes of crawling…
Panama Canal Zone 1943
Footage of soldiers serving in the Panama Canal Zone when Chuck Moudy was there.
Costa Rica 1940s
This travel film shows how modern San Jose, Costa Rica was in the 1940s.
Wagner Family Home Movies
These are the Raw unedited videos from the Super 8 Transfer. There is no sound or captions. The number corresponds to the DVD/chapter. It takes hours to upload each one, so as they finish I'll post and email out. If it doesn't have a link, I'm still uploading. My next…
Home Movies – Staryn, Will and Chris
These home movies were taken by Will Wagner of his son Staryn and wife Christina. I edited some of these into the Staryn movie. Here is all the raw footage used in that plus a lot more. 2-21 Seneca Indian Reservation 1968 2-22 Baby Staryn (1970) (has Seneca Indian title…
Pittsburgh 1928 film
1928 is about when my grandparents Earnest Thornton and Helen Strawser connected in Pittsburgh. Earnest is listed in the 1930 census living on North Side. My Eckert, Giegerich, Weiler and Wagner ancestors were also here at that time.