Did you live in Washington DC or the Maryland suburbs between 1947 and 1978?

[ThomWV]

I am interested in mundane connections between large groups of otherwise unrelated people. That is what prompts the question. Did you live in Washington DC or the nearby Maryland suburbs (but not Virginia) at any time between 1947 and 1978? If so my father played an utterly invisible part in your life and I'd just like to see who you are.

[Stephanie]

1. I was born there then but

I don't want to tell you which year. Why do you ask?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. I did... PG County. (n/t)

[Critters2]

3. My folks were at Aberdeen Proving Ground in the mid-50's,

before I was born.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. The Gaithersburg area from 1967 to 1972

Dad worked for The Company out of Langley.

I was born in Arlington and we lived in Herndon, VA and Falls Church in the early 60's

[cali]

5. I lived there for about two months

in 1974. Somehow, I can't imagine that counts.

[katandmoon]

6. Lived in Wheaton from 1952 - 1963.

[Frances]

7. I worked at Wheaton HIgh School 1979-1980

I lived in Rockville 1974-2002

[ThomWV]

31. I went to Wheaton High School in the mid 60's

[katandmoon]

34. I had friends who went there. I went to St. Catherine Laboure school before my family moved.

[larkrake]

8. Robert E Perry highschool in Rockville

[Kingofalldems]

14. Did you mean R E Peary HS?

Oops.

[northoftheborder]

9. I lived in DC for nearly three yrs.

My family lived in the District from fall of '48 through spring of '51. I went to Woodrow Wilson High School. I'm curious! What did your father do? Mine was an administrator in the Agriculture Dept..

[soothsayer]

10. well ccough up what dad did already!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

11. Did he:

Determine which inhabitants of which houses were part of the UFO anal probe studies?

Or perhaps he snuck in and took single socks out of countless dryers for the hosiery industry?

Or was he the guy who emptied cartons in the middle of the night and put them back into refrigerators, causing American families to rip apart with accusations and recriminations?

[merh]

38. *pppbbtttt*

:spray:


:rofl:

[Control-Z]

12. My husband lived

in Annapolis. He was part of a band there - Gross National Product.

[Kingofalldems]

13. The whole time

What's up?

[Webster Green]

15. I lived in DC and the MD suburbs and MD rural areas..

I was in that area from 1970 to 1980.

Do I win something? :P

[diamidue]

39. My husband = Hyattsville MD

born and raised before moving West.

[SheilaT]

16. I lived in New Carrollton

from October 1968 to January 1969. I worked for Ma Bell in Silver Spring during that time.

[femmocrat]

17. Yes I did.

I lived in DC from 1965-1968 before moving to VA.

[elleng]

18. Briefly.

Arrived in DC May '78. Still here (MD now.)

[MiniMe]

19. Moved to the nearby Maryland suburbs in July 1966

Been around here ever since. I was a kid when we moved here.

[Spider Jerusalem]

20. My grandparents did, and my father and aunts were born in DC.

[TZ]

21. Yes. We moved to Gaithersburg MD

In 1973. I have lived in Montgomery county ever since...:)

[MineralMan]

22. I was stationed at Ft. Meade in 1968-69, so I

guess that counts.

[w8liftinglady]

24. My dad(and me ) were at Ft Meade from 1968-1976

[InkAddict]

36. My spouse was stationed at Ft. Myer VA (South Area)

from Dec '67 to Apr. '69

[Elwood P Dowd]

37. We called it South Post.

They had a great mess hall there compared to the one on North Post. Might have been different during your stay.

[classysassy]

40. Ft Meade

1962,umm umm,those crab cakes at Mary's in Odenton(boomtown).Dated several foxy wacs on post.

[empyreanisles]

23. Yes. I was born in Silver Springs, MD in 1972, but moved away in '77 (eom)

[bikebloke]

25. Born in DC

Then we moved to Virginia around 1959-60, I believe. As I wasn't too big, calenders weren't too big with me yet.

[Esurientes]

26. Born in DC in 1953

Family lived in Takoma Park, MD at that time but moved to Quantico, VA in 1958.

[lutefisk]

27. Silver Spring, MD 1977-1978

Are you like Google, trying to gather information on us all???

[Zywiec]

28. Let's be appreciative for the garbage collectors

who play an utterly invisible part of our lives. Thanks!

:hi:

[fortyfeetunder]

29. yes in that time range.

in the city.
PM me if you want more details!

[Elwood P Dowd]

30. I worked in DC in 1971 and 1972.

Spent some weekends with friends in Rockville, Maryland a few times but lived in Arlington. What is this all about?

[ima_sinnic]

32. i was an exchange student at Howard U in 1966, smoked my 1st reefer, did a little LSD, &d

hung out with "real hippies" in an apt. overlooking DuPont Circle. They engaged in guerilla theater opposing the Vietnam War.

[empyreanisles]

41. Cool. My parents both met at Howard. Without Howard, I wouldn't exist. :)

[goforit]

33. Hmmm.... I had just moved back to the States and lived in New Carrollton.

Don't live there now.
Why is this important to you?

[onenote]

35. i lived in dc in 1978

[orleans]

42. okay--spill it. what "invisible" part did your father play in their lives?

i've never lived there but i'm dying to know why you posted this and what your dad did.

[ThomWV]

44. It was nothing much, and no he wasn't a cop or garbageman

He was the working supervisor of and at the power plant that produced the electricity for the area so 8 hours out of most days he was the man who made the electricity that virtually every person in the area used in their homes, in businesses, even the traffic signals and street lights as they moved about the area.

[orleans]

45. that's interesting, thom--and it's interesting how you thought of

such a connection.

i also think it's interesting that people were telling you when they lived in the area but no one asked "why" or inquired about the type of connection you were making. glad i did.

[Kaylee]

43. Born in DC in 72', moved to Maryland in 77'.