[Albert Sokolowski--home movies] DVD 1

Date1965 – 1981

OtherDVD assembled from a transfer by a different lab. Items out of chronological order.

Donor-supplied Notes1. Blurry color clip. Karen 14th birthday. May 1965 2 Clear clip of house, yard, gardens and patio. Circa 1965 3. Karen, Mary and Linda boat on Lake Beseck - Karen driving. Mary, friend/relative and Linda (driving). Circa 1965 4. Blurry clip. Diane Sokolowski's first holy communion. Circa 1965 5. EXPO '67 reel bought at the expo in Montreal. (19677 obviously). 6. Karen's 20th birthday. May 1971. 7. Mary's 15th Birthday. July 1971 8. Diane's 14th Birthday. November 1971 9. Daddy visits Karen and Linda at UConn to celebrate Linda's 19th birthday. And, take in a football game. November 1971 10. Karen's 21st birthday. May 30, 1972. Maine course is homemade Golabki! 11. Mary's 16th birthday. July, 1972 12. Karen's graduation from UConn. May 13, 1973. Followed by a party at home with friends and relatives. 13. Christmas Eve at the house with the Sokolowski extended family. A tradition. Sharing Oplatki. Mary tries to figure out macramé. Mid-190's 14. More Karen graduation from UConn. (see number 12) 15. Mary's 17th birthday. July 1973 16. Diane's 16th birthday. November 1973. Linda brings her college boyfriend Peter. 17. Christmas Day. 1973 18. Albert's 53rd birthday. It looks like a small night time party. Daddy worked a lot of 2nd and 3rd shift at the New Departure plant. He probably just woke up, as the rest of us were getting ready for nighttime slumber. Karen looks like she's dressed to go out. March 19774 19. Mary's graduation from high school. 1974. Diane was an usher at her ceremony. 20. Mary's 18th birthday. May 1974 21. Christmas 1974 22. Christmas 1975 23. Middlefield, Ct bicentennial parade. July 4th weekend, 1976 24. Christmas 1976. 25. Mom, Dad, Karen and Linda take a trip to UConn. Karen and Linda were graduated by this time. They were probably visiting Mary, who was a student there, and bringing her some supplies, though Mary is not in any of the clips.. Probably Feb/Mar 1977 26. Mary's 20th birthday. July 1976. Linda's friend Dottie joined in. 27. This clip is a continuation of #25. More UConn and ice sculptures. 28. The next 2 clips are separate videos of Mary Sokolowski's wedding to Michael Piner on September 26, 1981. Wedding at St. Colman Church in Middlefield Ct. Reception was at the house. Dad (Albert) pass away in 1978 so he was not the filmmaker of either of these. Not sure who was. Mary and Michael remained married until the day of her death Dec 7, 2007 29. Niagara Falls. Sometime in the 60s I would guess. 30. Al coming home from Japan. US West Coast to East Coast.