Annual TPHS Summer Picnic

Dick and Joan Haviland have kindly offered to host our picnic again this summer at the Old Sawmill, the scenic site of Film For Classics, near the Honeoye Falls. Come at 1 pm for fun, conversation and photos.

We'll eat around 3:30 p.m. Pulled pork and buns, fixings, paper goods and beverages will be provided by TPHS. Please bring a dish to pass, a lawn chair to sit on and some stories to share. Show 'n' Tells are welcome.

Take photos of the Falls with your favorite camera (vintage, digital or whatever) for an impromptu unlabeled photo exhibit sometime this fall. Please RSVP Sharon Bloemendaal at 585-288-6359 by Aug. 9 so we'll know what we need.

Directions: Take Clover St. (Rt. 65) south toward Honeoye Falls. In the center of the village turn left just below the Falls, and take your first right (still on Rt. 65) to 17 1/2 Ontario St. (see map on page 36 of the Rochester phone book yellow pages) NOTE: There is little parking near the sawmill; park on the street or on nearby lots.

Don McDill, a WWII aerial photographer in the Navy, will speak on Sept. 21. He mapped the planned invasion of Japan. He also spent 31 years working in photo-illustration for Kodak. Bring your aerial cameras with you!

NOVEMBER (date TBA): PLEASE DROP IN

Martin Scott and Mike Champlin are leading the November meeting, which focuses on Drop-in cartridges, particularly 126 cameras. Bring cameras, advertising, Kodak workers who worked on these cameras, and see the 1963 Buster Keaton film, The Triumph of Lester Snapwell, a Kodak promotional film announcing the then-new Kodapak Film cartridges and Instamatic Camera.

NOTE: This meeting won't be limited to Kodak or even to 126 cartridge cameras. Any drop-in film designs are welcome.

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Save the date of October 20-22, 2006 for PhotoHistory XIII, the 13th triennial symposium and trade show­ at George Eastman House and DoubleTree Inn. This event, begun in 1970, brings people from around the world to learn, meet fellow historians and collectors, and buy & sell. Check the web site for news: www.tphs.org

For those who would like to register early, the PhotoHistory XIII registration is $90 (students and GEH staff, $45), the Saturday night buffet banquet is $30. Sunday Trade Show tables are $80 before Sept. 20 and $95 after.

Accomodations: The Double Tree Hotel is sold out. The Best Western Rochester is just 0.2 miles from the Double Tree, walking distance, and they will be running a shuttle Friday evening for our registration reception. We inspected the hotel; it looks good. They have single, king or double queen rooms at $79.00 as a special rate for us. You can contact them at 585-427-2700, ask for the PhotoHistory XIII rate. TPHS has reserved a block of rooms. We have arranged for our bus to pick up there on Saturday morning, and return in the evening, as well as at the Double Tree. For those who may prefer more lavish accomodations, the Strathallan Hotel on East Avenue is about 1/2 mile from George Eastman House. Their rate is $107.00 for a studio, or $117.00 for a 1 bedroom. Their normal rate $169.00. You can reach them at 585-461-5010, ask for the Eastman Music Weekend rate.

The first 200 paid registrants will receive the 1983 book, Alfred Stieglitz, (courtesy of Eastman Kodak. The books will be distributed at registration. (limit one per household). Look for the PhotoHistory XIII mailing in early April.