[Info-vax] Ken Olsen

[George Cornelius]

In article <iiuu0j$sms$1 at speranza.aioe.org>, brendan welch <w1lpg at uml.edu> writes:
> In a trivial off-topic, I had always wondered in exactly what house he 
> did live.
> (I know there are more important things in this world).  A few months 
> ago, here on COV, there was one of those postings which seem to explode.
> It was about the history of VMS, as I recall, and generated a tremendous 
> number of spirited replies.  It inspired me to again look into the 
> matter.  I did this first while walking the dog, and inquiring of the 
> daughter of the woman who in those days was the leading real estate 
> person; she did not know, and has not got back to me.   Then, because I 
> have to be in the town library 3 days a week, I inquired about that 
> aspect of the town history.  It turns out I would have to pick a certain 
> year (which only now do I realize would be near 1957) and then search 
> through a list of voters, street by street.  I chose not to use my time 
> that way, even though I might find out that someone I have known for 
> years lives in that very house.

So it would appear that they do not have old telephone books on file,
at least for that time frame.  Around here we had what was called the
'Polk City Directory', which contained information about the various
households in the city, plus, essentially, a reverse telephone book.
I happened to find a 1953 version of that directory online for my
hometown in Nebraska and was able to look up information on my family,
grandparents, neighbors, and friends.

For other locations I have lived in the past I have not been so
lucky, but I have seen the directories I would have an interest
in, say from the early 60's, for sale on eBay at reasonable
prices.

George Cornelius