THE HUNT: FOR TLN INFORMATION
Apr 5, 2007 7:33:20 GMT -5
Post by BRIAN on Apr 5, 2007 7:33:20 GMT -5
Maybe you thought of this already.
I had one of these errant thoughts (yesterday, while I was waiting the 3 hours to get the new bed liner in -that was supposed to take 45 minutes) about TLN. I was thinking, you know in recent times the library in Nakina had a limited run of TLN that could be bought there.... Well, I was just thinking, I wonder if there are some kids out there who have really been ignited by the story. I have to think this whole TLN by the library thing was developed along the line of teaching the history and heritage of the Nakina region. The Vanderbecks and their business, spear-headed by Meader's book, was probably the focal point for the time period. Now that is what I was thinking the library's introduction of TLN was...to the kids.
Now, no doubt it was a popular (the book) thing to the oldsters (which-ever way it was popular). Their interest in it has probably died long ago for the most part, like a huge argument on the local town council. It faded in the memory.
My whole statement in this rambling is that I wonder if the library targeted the adults? Sure, if the TLN program at the library went somewhat like I think, the parents of those kids probably could give their kids more insight. However, maybe not as well. I don’t know the percentage of the transient population in Nakina, I would guess however, many of those parents may not of known TLN as kids.
Matt / Jo Ann.... Do you know weather the library ever posted the fact there is a TLN website now. I wonder if there was someway we could get them to post it so all could see it. I am sure the library receives more traffic as each year progresses.
(you guys are probably getting sick of me with my insights, this is what happens when I am housebound too long)
As I am writing this, I thought of something. (this angle undoubtedly has been searched on the subject, I would guess) Does the library house microfilm of the news of the era we are looking at. Local news I mean, probably would have been out of the closest populated city of that time (Toronto, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay?)
My asking this has to do with our search for the elusive Sgt. McLeish and Joe Leake/Tom Spence.
BATTER UP
I had one of these errant thoughts (yesterday, while I was waiting the 3 hours to get the new bed liner in -that was supposed to take 45 minutes) about TLN. I was thinking, you know in recent times the library in Nakina had a limited run of TLN that could be bought there.... Well, I was just thinking, I wonder if there are some kids out there who have really been ignited by the story. I have to think this whole TLN by the library thing was developed along the line of teaching the history and heritage of the Nakina region. The Vanderbecks and their business, spear-headed by Meader's book, was probably the focal point for the time period. Now that is what I was thinking the library's introduction of TLN was...to the kids.
Now, no doubt it was a popular (the book) thing to the oldsters (which-ever way it was popular). Their interest in it has probably died long ago for the most part, like a huge argument on the local town council. It faded in the memory.
My whole statement in this rambling is that I wonder if the library targeted the adults? Sure, if the TLN program at the library went somewhat like I think, the parents of those kids probably could give their kids more insight. However, maybe not as well. I don’t know the percentage of the transient population in Nakina, I would guess however, many of those parents may not of known TLN as kids.
Matt / Jo Ann.... Do you know weather the library ever posted the fact there is a TLN website now. I wonder if there was someway we could get them to post it so all could see it. I am sure the library receives more traffic as each year progresses.
(you guys are probably getting sick of me with my insights, this is what happens when I am housebound too long)
As I am writing this, I thought of something. (this angle undoubtedly has been searched on the subject, I would guess) Does the library house microfilm of the news of the era we are looking at. Local news I mean, probably would have been out of the closest populated city of that time (Toronto, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay?)
My asking this has to do with our search for the elusive Sgt. McLeish and Joe Leake/Tom Spence.
BATTER UP