Family Archives
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1895The young fellow on the right is Elmer Riggins.
The family home was on Clementon Road
in Gibbsboro, New Jersey
1903
1905
1908
1919
Dorothy May Riggins
1925
90 Kendall Boulevard, Oaklyn, NJ
1925 set a US record for new homes: Almost 1,000,000
That record was not broken until 1975
1937
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1942
1943
George Riggins served in the Pacific
1944
1945
1946
1948
1949
David's first offshore trip
1950
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute - Florida
1955
1956
Built from a boat kit
1957
1958
Preparing for the commute to Collingswood High School
First cross country "win"
Collingswood vs. Atlantic City
Square Circle Club in Gibbsboro. Lots of fun for many years.
1959
"...and proper driving attitude."
That is soooooooo ME!
1960
1962
1964
South Philly High - College-bound senior physics
1965
Left to right: Augustus (Dan) Rathgeber, Frances (Nan) Casner Rathgeber, Blanche Moeller Riggins, and Elmer (the poet) Riggins
Her father, Major John F Casner, commanded Company K of the 91st Infantry and fought in many civil war battles including Gettysburg, where his name appears on the monument below.
1966
Douglas in training at Fort Dix, NJ
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1967
1968
The first birthday party.
1969
1970
Near Munich
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1972
Neen helping with David's Masters Thesis
1973
1974
Yosemite
1975
1976
Fort Lauderdale
1977
1979
The Greek islands cruise on the Stella Solaris
Santorini
Ephesus
Istanbul
Delphi
Cairo
Temple of Karnak in Luxor (aka ancient Thebes)
Windsor Castle
Urquhart Castle ruins on Loch Ness near Inverness
1980
5 Tudor Close, Cobham, Surrey
Neighbor to the rear was John Lodge of the Moody Blues
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Look familiar?
1981
David's licence to operate a color TV set!
David's
The pizza was not so good!
Inside the crater of Vesuvius.
1982
"I really don't think you're as smart as me, Dad,
You've just had more experience."
The Algarve on Portugal's south coast
1983
Not Linda Ronstadt
1984
The neighbor across the street was Senator Jake Garn
1985
Wahoo!
1986
1987
The model train platform with the Undecided II
1988
"Graduation" at Virginia Tech
1989
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1990
Langley High senior class president speaks at
graduation in DAR Hall, Washington, DC
1991
Same to you!
1992
Fort Lauderdale
1993
1994
Wildwood, NJ
1995
Fireworks aboard the Badger on the Potomac River
1996
On the Clipper City out of Baltimore
1997
Captain Bob's Badger
1998
We beat the drum!
On the Fishin' Frenzy before she became famous
July 4 at the Franchi resort
Grandpa Rathgeber's memorial trip
1999
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2000
2001
Aboard the Fishin' Frenzy with Captain Greg,
star of the TV series Wicked Tuna.
2002
A "Happy Birthday" cruise on the Cherry Blossom
out of Old Town Alexandria
From the South Jersey Marina in Cape May.
2003
2004
2005
2006
The beach house
Who's the old bald guy?
Well I'll drink to that!
2007
A "Happy Birthday" cruise on the Catherine Marie
out of Annapolis
2008
That's not the horizon, it's just the top of the first wave!
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2010
A big Blue Marlin on the other end
A few days at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach
2011
The bear trap!
Dearly beloved...
Laguna Beach
Meryl who?
2012
Carlos Santana? You've got to change your evil ways...
Pauline's retirement party at the Charles Town races
2013
The Athens Cowboy Choir - Who's the guy with sun glasses?
National fireworks from the balcony
2014
Holy carp!
The "Sheriff" from the Athens Cowboy Choir
TGA on the Blue Heron
The Director
2015
The new view in Palm Beach
2016
The Athens Cowboy Choir
Wicked Tuna!
Tom Franchi, Captain Greg, and Captain David.
Davey performs at the Flicker Bar in Athens.
Christmas!
2017
Surprise! Happy birthday Neen.
Elf Power on the cover of Flagpole Magazine
On a coast-to-coast tour with Elf Power
2018
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Photos below are not in chronological order.
If you can read this, itz working fine.
All I had to do was cut the cord off: Wireless!
Home, home and deranged...
...where the beer and the cantaloupe lay...
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