[Mg-mmm] FW: Year Books

[Dan and Jenny Fest (Coles Nurseries Inc)]

Count me in to.  I do have a copy of the '70 yearbook but need '71 and a 
better copy of '72.
Thanks,
Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage at sympatico.ca>
To: "MG-MMM" <mg-mmm at autox.team.net>; <TATERRY at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] FW: Year Books


> Hi Terry et All,
> I have received several responses to my request for the 1970 MMM Yearbook.
> Looking at my 1971 and 1972 yearbooks, these were not the latest and
> greatest in typed copy. I wonder if instead of several of us copying poor
> originals ( paper and type quality, not content ) if the NAMMM Register
> might consider having these three earliest MMM Yearbooks ( 1970, 1971,
> 1972 ) re-typed on computer and made available by email? We could hire a
> good typist ( certainly not me and my 2 fingers )  and reproduce the text 
> in
> modern legible format. There were very few photos in these three earliest
> yearbooks except for the covers, which could be scanned.
> What you think? Tommm Metcalf must be flush with money early in the year 
> and
> this might be a worthwhile project. Or those wishing early copies kick in 
> 5
> bucks an issue to pay for typing??
> I can contribute originals of 1971 and 1972 yearbooks. The 1971/72
> Yearbooks were 8 1/4" x 13" wide, folded in half.
>
> Later yearbooks are much better quality paper and type so easier to get 
> good
> copies from the originals if anyone wants copies.
>
> Any comments?
> Bob Grunau
> ps: Dan Fest, sorry  can't respond to your email, either work or home,
> bounces back to me.
>
>    I THINK I have filled my collection as above EXCEPT for the 1970 first
>    issue.  So if anybody has an extra copy of the 1970 MMM yearbook I'd
> like to
>    complete the set.  At this stage, a photo copy would be a good
> substitute
>    for an original 1970 book if someone can send me a copy. Maybe scan it
> and
>    send by email??
>
>  Bob, I  think you've got the sequence right and I have a complete set
> except 1970 also, so if you get an offer of one xeroxed, let me know cause
> I'd like a copy too.... Terry
>  You are correct of the dates. I too have nearly a complete set except for
> the 1970 and 1971 issues .
>
>  I have always thought that I have a complete set except for the last few
> years (must rectify that), in that I was able to make photocopies of the
> ones for which I have no original (such as 1971 which I thought was the
> earliest).
>
>  If you do come up with any earlier ones please let me know!
>
>  I have '70 I could photo copy but no scanner. I could use '71 if you 
> have.
>
>   You are correct about the dates of the issues. The 1970 issue was 42
> pages, with all but 4 pages or so of typed text. Too much to scan and 
> email.
> I have a Xerox copy which I would be glad to copy for you. My copy is 
> 8-1/2
> X 11, whereas the original was, I believe, 10 X 14-1/2 folded in half.
>
>
>
>
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