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SCUBA DIVING MEMORIES Again, more memories from my cousin Matt.  And like his car memories,  I have edited his text only slightly and added my own comments in italics.  We frequently dove on the wreck of the Niagara .  Pat Delaney (a friend of our dads’) was the one who originally found the wreck of the Niagara ( 1856 ), and he recovered the ship’s safe.   He would never say what it contained.  Since the ship was bringing settlers to what was then Fort Dearborn (Chicago had not been named yet) we suspected it was a lot of gold and silver money.  Here is a video of the wreck made in recent times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1WaknBT8rg I remember one trip we took to a dive wreck in the summer of 1970 or so in mid-summer.  We would launch boats at Port Washington, Wisconsin. Then we would travel about 7 miles north.  This particular day was warm and sunny, and the lake was very calm, with smooth water, but there wa...

The following is a large selection of memories from my other cousin, Matt—Margie’s older brother.   He is the oldest of the 5 of us first cousins, and I am the youngest.   Funny enough, our birthdays are only 1 day apart:   July 13 th for me and July 14 th for him: France’s Bastille Day.   I have divided Matt’s memories into 2 parts:   Cars and SCUBA diving. I have attacked them in 2 sittings because they’re fairly lengthy. His memories have links to photos and videos, which give a much more tangible feel to my dad’s years.   I have edited his text only slightly and added my own comments in italics.  Enjoy! CAR MEMORIES I remember as one of my strongest memories the fact that Dave always liked cars, read things like Hot Rod magazine, and always had an interest in going fast, having unique cars.  The earliest car of his that I remember was a 1953 or so MG TD, similar to the one in this clip, red with a tan convertible top. ...