[JMS] Charlottesville Connection

[Don Buska]

Hi Watt,

That's great!  If Charlottesville is close you are the primary person to 
see if you can find Michael Millen in the phone book.  I see there is a 
J. Michael Millen who is an architect in that area and perhaps is also 
him.  If you have access to that areas phone book via a library then you 
may have a couple of Michael Millen's to try.  Let us know how it goes.

Just tell them your a "historian" with The James Millen Society.  It 
sounds official and as far as I'm concerned anyone who is investigating 
our radio heritage are true historians!

Thanks es 73

Don N9OO

Sherrill Watkins wrote:
> Friends: It would be great if we could obtain a picture of his house! I
> presume it no longer exists?  Next week, I may try to contact his relative in
> Charlottesville, as I am not too far from there. -73-watt 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james_millen_society-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:james_millen_society-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Buska
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 11:50 PM
> To: Joe Rubin
> Cc: James_Millen_Society at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [JMS] Re: MORE JAMES MILLEN INFO
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> That is actually where his house was located.  Tarbox lane was the road 
> that originally lead to his QTH.  Now the hill is filled with homes and 
> townhomes.  Thankfully they did name the road that goes through his old 
> estate after him.
>
> I quote directly from the article on our website "W1HRX - A Ham's 
> Paradise" describing what it was like when Jim lived there.
>
>  "The hilltop on which Mr. Millen's present station is located just 
> north of Middleton, Massachusetts. It is considerable distance from 
> either homes and one of the highest spots in the Boston area.
>
> The hilltop is reached by dirt roads which branch off the main 
> thoroughfare passing a half mile in either direction from the top of the 
> hill. The dirt roads have the character of mountain trails and would be 
> ideal for Rocky Mountain goats. Among other things, the property 
> includes a large sized pond, a very pretty brook and a pine grove, which 
> puts one in mind of the redwood tree area in the far west.
>
> The main house is a white colonial, located on a small plateau, near the 
> top of the hill. It was built 200 years ago and some of the boards in 
> the floors and the roof are thirty inches wide. It has been modernized 
> by Mr. Millen and his mother to the extent of incorporating a most 
> up-to-date bathroom and kitchen. This modernization has been done so 
> skillfully that the New England colonial atmosphere of the dwelling has 
> been preserved.
>
> On a clear day, the Customs House, at Boston, some twenty-eight miles 
> away, may be seen from the front porch. The Porch, too, provides a view 
> of the excellent swimming pool, some hundred feet down the slope.
>
> The bungalow, shown in the general view of the hilltop, is the radio 
> station itself, and is approximately one-hundred yards away from the 
> main house. The house itself is located to the left of the bungalow and 
> the swimming pool is located quite close to the grape arbor which 
> appears in the lower left-hand corner of the general picture. There is 
> an extension on the side of the bungalow, not in view in the picture, 
> which has recently been added and which serves as a bedroom, with twin 
> beds, for the accommodation of visiting radio amateurs who insist on 
> staying up all hours to work the rig. The provision of this bedroom in 
> the bungalow makes it unnecessary for the visiting brass-pounders and 
> voice-throwers to wake up the remainder of the household when they do 
> decide to go to bed, and it has the distinct advantage of enabling them 
> to sleep late in the morning, without being aroused by those who would 
> care to be about in the main house."
>
> So the QTH has changed since Jim lived there, hi.
>
> 73
>
> Don N9OO
>
> Joe Rubin wrote:
>   
>> Don and members:  I found in North Reading MA, a JAMES MILLEN Road, 
>> (more of a semi-circle), just West of the Tomson Country Club.  
>> Working on getting more info on his early life. I'll keep you 
>> advised.,  73  Joe W4CBJ
>>
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