[JMS] Charlottesville Connection

Fri Sep 14 15:49:23 EDT 2007

O.K. guys, terrific. I will pursue more local history from North Reading and 
the Stevens Institute. Looks like progress is going great !    73  Joe   
W4CBJ.

>From: "Sherrill Watkins" <Sherrill.Watkins at dgs.virginia.gov>
>Reply-To: The James Millen Society Members Email Reflector 
><james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>
>To: "The James Millen Society Members Email Reflector" 
><james_millen_society at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: RE: [JMS] Charlottesville Connection
>Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:00:10 -0400
>
>Hi Don: If possible, will you please provide to me the telephone numbers 
>for
>J. Michael Millen who is the architect in Charlottesville? I do not have 
>easy
>access to a Charlottesville phone book and it would be easier for me to 
>call
>him if I have a number. Thank you very much. -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: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:42 PM
>To: The James Millen Society Members Email Reflector
>Subject: [JMS] Charlottesville Connection
>
>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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