Tag Archives: West Haven CT

Family Stories: Playing Baseball on the Grounds of the VA Hospital

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Playing Baseball on the Grounds of the VA Hospital … as told by my husband Steve The Veterans Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut The Veterans’ Administration Hospital in West Haven first opened in 1918 as a tuberculosis center… later in … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories, Husbands Family Stories: | Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, Coca Cola, Family Stories, tennis, Tuberculosis, Twilight Leage, VA, Veterans Hospital, Vietnam, West Haven CT, William Wirt Winchester Hospital | Leave a comment

Weekly Chat: August 5, 2021… I’m Back for catch-up chatting

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

I’m Back… I seem to have burnt myself out after the 30 “daily” writing on my 2021 April A to Z this year… but I’m trying motivate myself in finishing some of my blog posts I have pending… and writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories, WEEKLY CHAT | Tagged beach, Carlos & Arne, Chat, knitting, Magnus the Mouse, pier, sunflower, West Haven CT | 2 Comments

Savin Rock: Fun Houses at Savin Rock

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Fun Houses at Savin Rock Two iconic fun houses, Peter Franke’s Fun House and Death Valley Days Funny House was once located alongside West Haven, Connecticut’s beachfront at Savin Rock Amusement Park… famous, but now long gone. When I moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., Savin Rock | Tagged Death Valley Funny House, Johnny Cambino, Laughing Lady, Laughing Sal, Magic Carpet Ride, Peter Franke's Fun House, Savin Rock, West Haven CT | 3 Comments

2020: V – April A to Z… Family Stories: Visiting Savin Rock

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

2020: V – April A to Z… Family Stories I’m back in 2020 for my fifth year of participating in the yearly April A to Z challenge… and as usual I’ve racked my brain scribbling ideas on paper since the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020: April A to Z: Family Stories, Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories, Husbands Family Stories:, Savin Rock | Tagged 2020 A to Z April Challenge, amusement rides, Beach Streat Savin Rock, Bishop's Colonnade, Death Valley Fun House, Joanne's Hot Dog Stand, Laughing Lady, Laughing Sal, Peter Franke Fun House, Savin Rock, West Haven CT | 2 Comments

Savin Rock… Now and Then: The Sea View Hotel

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Savin Rock…Now and Then The Sea View Hotel Through the re-creation idea of James Holt, in placing these structures of where they once stood long ago in West Haven’s Savin Rock… to now… in today’s time and place. (credit also … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Writings and funnies..., Savin Rock | Tagged Savin Rock, Sea View Hotel, West Haven CT | 4 Comments

2020: O – April A to Z… Family Stories: Oh My… Do I Have Stories

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

2020: O -April A to Z… Family Stories I’m back in 2020 for my fifth year of participating in the yearly April A to Z challenge… and as usual I racked my brain scribbling ideas on paper since the end … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020: April A to Z: Family Stories, Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories, Husbands Family Stories: | Tagged 2020 A to Z April Challenge, family memories, Family Stories, West Haven CT | 2 Comments

2020: M – April A to Z… Family Stories: Memories of The Farm

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

2020: M – April A to Z… Family Stories I’m back in 2020 for my fifth year of participating in the yearly April A to Z challenge… and as usual I racked my brain scribbling ideas on paper since the … Continue reading →

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2020: K – April A to Z… Family Stories: King of West Haven Speedway – King Cambo

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

2020: K – April A to Z… Family Stories I’m back in 2020 for my fifth year of participating in the yearly April A to Z challenge… and as usual I racked my brain scribbling ideas on paper since the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020: April A to Z: Family Stories, Daily Writings and funnies..., Husbands Family Stories: | Tagged Johnny Cambino, Legend, West Haven CT, West Haven Speedway | 2 Comments

2020: G – April A to Z… Family Stories: Grocery Shopping… and more

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

2020: G – April A to Z… Family Stories I’m back in 2020 for my fifth year of participating in the yearly April A to Z challenge… and as usual I racked my brain scribbling ideas on paper since the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020: April A to Z: Family Stories, Daily Writings and funnies..., Family Stories, Husbands Family Stories: | Tagged 2020 A to Z April Challenge, Atlantic Supermarket, Crown Supermarket, First National Grocery, New Haven Ct., Silvers, Stop and Shop, The Elm Diner, The Food Basket, West End Market, West Haven CT, Westville, Zuppardi's Pizza | 5 Comments

Family Photographs… and their stories: The Cambino Family

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco

Family Photographs… and their stories The Cambino Family L. to R. back row: Catherine, Freddie, Cecelia, Johnny, Frankie, and Nancy. Front Row: Minnie (Domenica), Antonette “Dolly” (baby) in Minnie’s lap and Joe (Giuseppe/Joseph). I’m dating this photograph in the late … Continue reading →