8mm Films
Enjoy the scans from Florence Goddard's 8 mm films. They were taken between 1964 and 1987.
Try checking them out on Youtube on your TV! Here's a link to the playlist:
Have fun!
Nathaniel
1/25/23
1970 August and September Udorn Thailand
Fred and Florence Goddard
Philip, Kathleen, David, Roger, and Michael Goddard
Reel S18 - November 1970
Tons of family in this one. Ecstacy coming back to Bridgetown, Christmas and Boxing day at Merrywing.
1970 5" Reel labeled S12
I think this is Purity being built
Charlotte birthday (Robert, Carol and Bob at the hospital) and christening with Grandma Ruth and the McGees
Grandfather and the flymo
Putnams playing
Who is the man with the cigar?
Clearwater
1975 Family picnic on the Ecstacy, Family Reunion, Washington DC and Louis' Christening
1985 - Sugar cane, a lost industry. I think this may be in August 1985.
Charlotte taking some pictures and what is the construction at the end?
Two scans from 1987. One labeled 1987(?). This is the last of the loose 50' reels. Intermixed with some greats shots of Fred, Bruce, Robert, Charlotte, and Ross are some nice pictures of Merrywing, the grounds, and some of the views we were so used to at sunset.
Two scans for today:
1975 Daphne Patterson Funeral the day after
1979 (June) Pat and Chris McLeary in Harrow
Washington and Barbados
The reel is unmarked, but this may have been in the late 70s?
This is a tough one... I think 1968 in Cincinnati and Montreal?
Some time in the late 70s?
Lots of familiar faces at the beach!
1984 or 85 Ross and Fred
Also, Valerie, Bruce, and Bob
Reel 14 - 1970 Bangkok August
1976 Bruce and Valerie in Washington
1976 Lunch at the Windsor
Louis is the baby at the end.
Here is the story of the origin of the "Mikey".
1981 David and Ross
Raw video - no corrections.
Here's a link to see the video on Vimeo - you can see it full screen from there:
https://vimeo.com/496296657/112e087478
1971-72 - Barbados and Cincinnati. Winter. Raw video - no corrections.
Here's a link to see the video on Vimeo - you can see it full screen from there:
https://vimeo.com/496161195/23f453d71c
1980 - Harrier landing at Grantley Adams. Janice and Robert Goddard with Phillip Goddard and Fred Goddard. Also, Tom and Dody Gourley.
This is a color corrected scan labeled as Reel 44. The dates are 1966-67 and is clearly in Barbados!
Some funs shots of my cousins David and Roger. Wish I was enjoying a beer with you now!
This partial reel is labeled 1966 - Gregory's Christening. I believe this is Gregory Patterson. This footage is raw and uncorrected.