My dad found a few little film reels. Gave them to me to maybe put on video. Had them transferred at a really nice mail order place, made DVDs and a digi8 backup. I have a small video editing suite at home, with my tape source a Sony TRV310 Digi8 camcorder. I ingested the footage into iMovie, and cleaned up a couple clips to share with family and friends. Enjoy! Feedback welcome.

Wendy (that’s me) at 18 months, Seal Beach, California. My first swim. Didn’t like the suit. Too scratchy. Who wants to wear clothes in the water anyway? Don’t do it when we take our baths, right? You can see my jovial sense of humor showing already at this early age.

This clip is very special. It is of my grandfather, Steven Wiencek, attempting the Hoola Hoop in 1957, followed by one of my great aunts, I think. Grandfather died when I was pretty young. All other grandparents lived into thier mid-90s. This one is for my dad, my entire family, and all you hot hippie hoopers out there!!!