A site for writing and amusement
About 1947 Claude Sr came to Pasadena and took Bob trout fishing in Bishop, CA, because he read that there is great trout fishing there. That’s about 285 miles North of Pasadena, and they went there in the 1939 Cadillac. Bob said they traveled 70 to 75 miles per hour but were passed several times […]
This is based on information from https://familysearch.org
A video converted from many Super 8mm movies and slides that were at Marni’s house in 2006. It currently resides in Google Photos and in Steve’s backup server at Vultr (commtest). Follow this Google Photos link to see the movie: Movie link
These pics are from the Adams / Craig plots at Calvary Catholic cemetery, 5239 W Florissant Ave, St. Louis, MO.
Johannas “Benardus” Henricus Zwart (born 1827 Weesperkarspel, Holland, died 1893 Ironton, Missouri) He is Claude Sr’s grandfather and Steve Zwart’s great-great-grandfather. A map of Weesperkarspel, Holland. His autobiography (written at age 56) can be seen on page 5 of the Zwart family history. In Holland he could ice skate 50 miles in 3 hours. He […]
Dec. 1, 1929 Globe-Democrat:The marriage of Miss Rose Mary Craig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Craig of Claytonia terrace. and Dr. Claude H. Zwart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Zwart, took place Saturday afternoon November 23 in the parish house of St Roch’s Church. with Rev Fr. John Spencer officiating. Miss […]
Claude Sr took Marni, Scott, and Steve to Europe in the summer of 1966. Steve recalls (from age 5): Kaeti was age one and stayed behind with Claude Jr and grandmother Irma. We flew on 707’s and DC-8’s. Pan Am I think. It was freezing getting off the plane in London. In London, we stayed […]
10/19/1957 – Dr. Claude Zwart scored his first hole-in-one yesterday after 16 years of golfing. hitting the cup on the 116-yard. No. 3 hole, -on The Triple A course in Forest, Park. Dr. Zwart was in a twosome with Joe Dodson. He used an 8-iron for the shot.
Claude and Rosemary took a month and a half long trip to Europe in 1935. The RMS Majestic was originally the SS Bismarck, built in Hamburg, Germany in 1914 and given to the allies as part of Word War I reparations. 956 feet long. The RMS Aquitania was built in Scotland in 1914 and “earned […]
He worked at Emerson electric a year after high school and that made him decide to become a Dr. He was an otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat doctor). He treated people the old fashioned way with needles to drain sinuses instead of antibiotics. He had the same office on North Grand Avenue in St. Louis […]