LAGO COLONY / BUNGALOW DIRECTORY Added some names to bungalows. See bungalows: B-12 199 210 504
SCRAPBOOKS / TRES DUNLAP'S SCRAPBOOK These are photographs submitted by Tres of time in Aruba as well as when he spear fished in the Red Sea.
LAGO FAMILIES / LAGO FAMILY DIRECTORY / TRES DUNLAP A short history by Tres Dunlap of his life and spear fishing in Aruba and the Red Sea.
EXCERPTS excerpts from Family Histories and web pages to get you interested.
LAGO COLONY / VERY OLD LAGO COLONY Added some photos from Vic Lopez.
HIT COUNTER Up dated the Hit Counter.
LAGO PUBLICATIONS / SOME FACTS ABOUT LAGO Another Lago publication.
MERRY CHRISTMAS Christmas Card and just a page to remember Christmas in Aruba.
Removed MERRY CHRISTMAS from opening page, you can still reach it by clicking on the link above.
FEEDBACK Added feedback I got when the site was just opened, back in December of 2004.
HIT COUNTER Again the Hit Counter was updated to include the month of December. Hits were up!
"The Lago Collection" Added links to pages mentioned in The Lago Collection by Don Gray.
600 TO 699 Added Bungalow 633 to the bungalow list.
THE GIBBONS FAMILY Added the Gibbon Family history.
TED GIBBONS' SCRAPBOOK Added the Ted Gibbons Scrapbook.
MITSY RAE'S SCRAPBOOK Added a photograph to Mitsy's Scrapbook.
LAGO "GOVERNMENT JOBS" Added two photographs to this page.
CLASS PHOTOS Added a couple of class photos supplied by Ted Gibbons.
1988 ARUBA REUNION Photos of the 1988 Aruba Reunion, provided by Ted Gibbons.
LOOKING FOR LAGOITES Looking for "missing" persons or information about those who lived in Lago Colony.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION More information about U-156 from Ted Gibbons.
PHOTO FROM WORLD WAR II Added another photograph of the Cameron Highlanders. supplied by Ted Gibbons.
CERAMIC TILE FROM ARUBA Copies of ceramic tile made in Aruba in the 1950's.
NEWSLETTER # 7 U-156 Roundtable Newsletter # 7 from Don Gray.
LOOKING FOR LAGOITES Looking for information about Mr. Russ Ewing & Mrs. Frank Roding, requested by the The Sociedad di Orquidia Aruba, (The Aruba Orchid Society).
POSTCARDS FROM JOE CARROLL Postcards, calendar drawings and pen & ink cards submitted by: Joe Carroll.
CARROLL'S REFINERY PHOTOS Lago refinery photos from the 50's & 60's, by Joe Carroll.
JOE CARROLL'S SCRAPBOOK Early photos from around the island and in Lago Colony.
LAGO SPEARFISHERMAN'S ASSOC. Added a photo of a Jewfish and Tres Dunlap & Eddie Gruenberg.
STAN NORCOM'S SCRAPBOOK Stan Norcom's scrapbook, I only just found it, again, worth looking at, some new photos, however, lots of the photos from his scrapbook are found other places on the site. I don't know how I let it sit around for a year, must be getting old!
ARUBA CARNIVAL 2006 Photos from carnival in Aruba, 2006, supplied by Richard Beaujon.
FEEDBACK Another thought about the web site, comments please.
HIT COUNTER Up-dated the Hit Counter to include the month of February and two days in March.
FEEDBACK Another e-mail about the web site from a "construction brat" . His words, not mine.
AMERICAN TROOPS IN ARUBA Information about the American troops in Aruba and the guns at Colorado Point.
QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS A page for the Cameron Highlanders in Aruba during World War II.
OCEAN GOING TANKERS A little about the ocean going tanker that called on Aruba
This is the photo album sold today on EBay and I was the lucky one who got it. As soon as I receive the album, probably 10 day or two weeks, I will do a quick scan of all the pages and then send it on to Stan Norcom who has volunteered to do a "good" scan and then "clean up" the photos so we can post them on the web. Keep an eye out for this to happen, you will see photos from the '30's and the '40's. If a family member is interested in the album please let me know, if not the American School in Aruba has shown an interest.
ROSBOROUGH SCRAPBOOK FROM THE 1930's Great photos from the 1930's.
WOMAN'S CLUB OF ARUBA WCA NEWS submitted by Polly (Mingus) Ericson, from 1975/76.
MOYER BROTHERS Story of the Moyer brothers and how they got to Aruba. By Bill Moyer.
EBay SCRAPBOOK First photos from the scrapbook purchased on EBay.
JOE CARROLL'S SCRAPBOOK Added new photos to Joe's Scrapbook.
Um Bezoek aan LAGO A booklet give out to Lago visitors in Dutch, Submitted by and translated by Dolfi Kock.
DEVIL'S ISLAND ESCAPE The piecing together of the story of escapees from Devil's Island, the French prison off the coast of French Guyana, who landed in Aruba in the 1930's.
BILL MOYER'S SCRAPBOOK Lots of great photos from very early day at Lago in Aruba.
BACKGROUNDS Blowup of some of Bill Moyer's photos showing early Colony in background.
PAN-AMERICAN PETROLEUM Very early photos of the harbor and tankers in the harbor. From the photos supplied by Bill Moyer.
OLD ARUBA Very old photos of outside Lago, from the photos supplied by Bill Moyer.
OLD LAGO COLONY Added photos to this section from the photos supplied by Bill Moyer.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN AREA A look back with photographs on how an area developed.
SCHOOL DOCUMENTS Documents, Report Card, Diploma, School Letter, supplied by Stan Norcom
SCOUTING Cards from Cub Scouts and Sea Scouts, submitted by Stan Norcom.
LAGO SPORT PARK Program for the XIII Olympiad at Lago Sport Park submitted by Stan Norcom
ARUBA ESSO NEW June3, 1949 issue submitted by Bill Moyer.
BALI RESTAURANT Added a menu from the Bali, supplied by Steve Fremgen.
BILL McMASTER Bill McMaster's story on how he got to Aruba.
BILL McMASTER'S SCRAPBOOK Photos from Bill's time in Aruba.
DEVIL'S ISLAND ESCAPE Added a photo of Henri Charriere, author of Papillon, compare him to the man who was photographed in Aruba in 1934. Let me hear your comments.
SID FAUNCE CHICKEN FARM Photos from the 1930's showing Sid Faunce' Chicken Farm, submitted by Richard (Dick) Faunce.
ANCHOR & CANNON MISSING The search for the missing Anchor & Cannon found by John Geis and Crew are still missing, can you help find them?
THEN & NOW A preview of what I intend this page to look like, check it out and offer suggestions.
Um Bezoek aan LAGO Very much improved photos of the Dutch booklet from Lago. After a lot of work on the part of Dolfi Kock in Aruba and some very LARGE emails sending data, we now have good copy on both the English translation, by he and his family, and the Dutch booklet by Lago.
NAMES FROM THE PAST Story about people, times and places in Aruba by; Bill Moyer
CAVES IN ARUBA Story about the caves in Aruba by: Bill Moyer.
MORE PHOTOS FROM STEVE FREMGEN Steve has sent in a few more photos he took in 2005.
ARUBA TRAVEL BROCHURE FROM 1954 Sent in by Steve Fremgen.
April 13, 2006
LAGO COLONY
SUPPORT FACILITIES Tom
Schindeler, Class of 1964, provided "cleaned-up" photos of Slim's
Garage, and the Esso Service Station as well as an old photo of the
"Upper" tennis courts.
ARUBA TRAVEL POSTER A travel poster from the 60's, submitted by: Tom Schindeler.
THE EBay SCRAPBOOK Photos from the scrapbook purchased on EBay. The scanning was done by Stan Norcom. This presentation is in the form of a slide show. Many of these photos will be placed on other pages on the web site.
HIGHLANDERS Added photo from the EBay scrapbook to the Cameron Highlander's page.
CLASS PHOTOS Added photos from the EBay scrapbook to the Class & Group photo page.
GERMAN FREIGHTER A page about questions raised in my mind because of photos from the EBay scrapbook.
LONE PALM STADIUM Added a page about Lone Palm Stadium to Lago Colony Support Facilities.
DEVIL'S ISLAND ESCAPE And now, the rest of the story. Lura Ward found an article published in THE LAMP, telling the story about the escapees who landed in Aruba. Interesting reading, thanks Lura.
BUGS OVER ARUBA A story by Bill Moyer.
EBay SCRAPBOOK The EBay scrapbook presented as pages of photographs.
DEVIL'S ISLAND ESCAPE More information keeps coming in, this from Mr. Willy Maal, Plantage Klein Sint Joris, Curacao. This is the plantation where Mr. Charierre, the author of the book Papillon landed and it was Mr. Maal's grandfather, Dr. Maal who helped the escapees. More interesting reading.
COMMISSARY REFINERY APPRENTICE PROGRAM Dolfi Kock sent photos that I have added to these three pages.
THE MYSTERY LINK I played around yesterday and added the longest link on the web site, see if you can find it, it is about me, Dan Jensen, so you may want to begin with Lago Families, happy hunting.
ARCHIVED LIST In order to keep the NEW STUFF list short, I will archive the previous month to the Archive List. You can check the Archive List by clicking on the line at the top of this NEW STUFF list.
LAGO POLICE & VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Separated the two and gave each its own page.
DON BLAIR & BETTINA STEINKE Added information about the artists who drew the Aruba Map. This comes from the Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was sent to me by Bill Moyer.
MAY - 2006
HIT COUNTER Updated the Hit Counter. It just keeps getting better and better. Check back over the last year by clicking on the individual month in the second box.
LAGO SCHOOL & CLASS PHOTOS New photos supplied by Pam (Mathiasen) Wade. There are two group photos on the CLASS PHOTOS page and one on the LAGO SCHOOL page.
2 BEDROOM HOUSE PLAN A drawing of a two bedroom bungalow in the old houses. Submitted by Pam (Mathiasen) Wade.
MITSY RAE'S SCRAPBOOK Mitsy send me a lot of wonderful slides for the web site, see them in her scrapbook.
GRAF SPEE Interesting story about the Graf Spee and how it ties in with Aruba, by: Bill Moyer.
BRILLIANCE OF THE SEA A great photo, sent in by Dick Faunce, of the ship arriving in Oranjestad last week.
BOY ECURY Bill Moyer explains about the 2002 Aruba stamp with Boy Ecury's statue on the stamp, and who Boy Ecury was.
MORE ABOUT BACKGROUNDS A look at what can be found in backgrounds of old photos.
2006 FLORIDA REUNION Photos from the reunion at Hillsborough River State Park, Florida, sent in by Dotty Dill.
BOB SMITS SCRAPBOOK Photos from Seroe Colorado by Bob Smits taken in 2005.
LAGO VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Added two new Class photos that I just found in Mr. Spitzers' papers.
BUNGALOW REQUEST FORM A form you fill in to submit information about what Bungalow you live in. This was suggested by Bob Smits, thanks for the suggestion Bob. I had some trouble with it working but it should be OK now, sorry for the problem.
Um Bezoek aan LAGO Dolfi Kock in Aruba sent a photo of one of the groups taking the Lago tour as well as the tour director who later had the snack bar and souvenir shop at Natural Bridge. When you get to the page, scroll to the bottom to find in photo.
Charlie Brouns II ANCHOR Story and photo of the anchor placed by Charlie Brouns II where Gate # 6 once was. Provided by Dufi Kock.
BUNGALOWS Added more information about who lived in what bungalow, thanks to the new form.
BOOKS FROM ARUBA A few photos about Lago from the Book ARUBA and the book entitled THE NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES.
BATCHELOR QUARTERS Added a page for persons who lived in the Batchelor Quarters. Also added a page for the Single Woman's Dorm but have no information on anyone who lived there.
DRIVERS LICENSE Added Al Leak's drives license to those already on the page, Thanks Al.
BOY ECURY Bill Moyer sent copies of the stamps and I added them to the page. Thanks Bill.
SEARCH I have added a search program to let you search for words, phrases, names or bungalow numbers on the web site. Please note that this will not search a photo on the web. All the Pan-O-Ram annuals and weekly's as well as Pan Aruban, Ink Spots and Aruba Esso News are really photos of the pages, thus they the search will not find anything on these pages. It may find a photo is the description is such that it is found in your search. Check it out, also check the HELP for suggestions on how to word the search. Let me know what you think of it.
2006 TULSA MINI-REUNION Photo from the mini-reunion of friends in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
LAGO VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Added more classroom photos that I found in Mr. Spitzer's files.
LAGO SPORTS PARK Added a photo at the bottom of the page of Mr. Spitzer presenting an award, can anyone help with names or dates?
LANDING Check the birds and then follow the link. I think the birds trained the Canadians. Thanks Yvonne.
MITSY'S SCRAPBOOK More photos for Mitsy's scrapbook. Thanks Mitsy.
CLASS & GROUP PHOTOS Added Mitsy's Girl Scout troop photo to this page.
FAMILY HISTORY FORM Added a form so you can submit your family history should you so desire.
DON BLAIR'S PHOTOS The photos arrived today, check them out.
OLD ARUBA GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING SCOTTISH TROOPS Placed copies of Don Blair's photos on each of these pages.
PRESIDENTS OF LAGO A page with information and links about the men who have been president of the Lago Refinery. I need help in the later years, please help.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS Added the March 1, 1958 copy of the Aruba Esso News, found in Mr. Spitzer's files.
ARUBA - BOOKLET BY LAGO A booklet about Aruba published in 1957 by Lago.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS Added the Class of 1958 & 1959 Commencement Exercise Programs.
CLASS & GROUP PHOTOS Added photos to this page.
STRIKE AT LAGO Added a letter from Mr. O. S. Mingus to Mr. Spitzer after the strike was over.
LAGO SPORTS PARK Added photos to the bottom of that page, need help with names and dates.
LAKE TANKER TRIP Cleaned up the photos and added some new ones, Take a look.
PAM MATHIASEN'S SCRAPBOOK Photos sent in by Pam Mathiasen Wade. Thanks Pam.
JUNE - 2006
2006 FLORIDA REUNION Added photos to the reunion page that came from Bob Lloyd. Thanks Bob.
L. G. SMITH A great biography of L. G. Smith by his son Gerry Smith as well as photos of Mr. Smith and his wife. Really a great addition to the web site and an insight into one of Lago's early Presidents. Thank you Garry and the Smith family for sharing this.
CAVES IN ARUBA Made correction to Bill's story on information received from Paul E. Baldwin.
FIRST SOLO FLIGHT Mary B found her pilots license so I added it to the page with the photo of her on her first solo flight.
OLD LAGO COLONY, NOTED Added a photo of Old Lago Colony noting the landmarks.
TIME LINES Added a page to try and help to date photos and buildings and confirm dates.
CLASS OF 1956 Added a page for the Class of 1956 supplied by Pam Wade and redid the Lago High School Directory Page and split the graduation classes on to individual pages.
NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR ARUBA Dan's though on what could be another Natural Tourist Attraction for Aruba now that Natural Bridge has fallen down.
ARUBA HOME COOKING Mary B. my wife, handed me an Aruba cookbook of over 210 pages and said she thought it should be on the site, this is just a start, less than 5%. It will take some time but I will get it on the site someday. Happy cooking and eating.
ARUBA DRIVERS LICENSE Dolfi Kock came through with a photo of the Esso License Plate which he found in Charlie's Bar, San Nicholas. Well done Dolfi! And thanks to Charlie Brouns III for allowing Dolfi to photograph the plate.
WIKIPEDIA Added a page to take you to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia where I have added entries for Lago Colony and Lake Tanker, I ask for anyone who has used and edited Wikipedia to make improvements to my entries.
MAGNA-CORA WELLS My son Paul and I paid a visit to the old Magna-Cora wells above the Picnic Grounds, that supplied the brackish water to the Lago Colony. Take a look.
7.5 INCH GUNS Photos taken in June of 2006 of what is remaining of the foundations of the 7.5 inch guns placed on Aruba by the Dutch in 1940.
GUNS AT COLORADO POINT Added photos of Ammunition Bunkers that were taken in June of 2006 by my son, Paul Jensen. They are added to the bottom of the page.
CAVES IN SEROE COLORADO IN 2006 A look at the "Old Lago Colony Caves" as they look in 2006.
MYSTERY SCRAPBOOK This is a scrapbook of unknown origin that Vic Lopez gave me at the 2006 Reunion in Aruba. It was given to his dad, but there is no record or information as to whom it may have belonged.
DYNAMITE STORAGE Photos of what was the Dynamite Storage facility below Colorado Point, these photos are taken in June of 2006.
PAUL'S ARUBA SCRAPBOOK, 2006 Photos from around Aruba taken by Paul Jensen in June 2006.
TWO COMPOSITE PHOTOS OF EARLY COLONY Two composite photos of early Lago Colony, one from Don Rosborough and the other from photos in the "Mystery Scrapbook".
JULY - 2006
REEF CHECK NEWS ARUBA - 2006 An article from Aruba Today about the Reef Check done in Aruba. Sent in by Al & Ann Leak.
KEN BROWN'S SCRAPBOOK A wonderful scrapbook with lots of "stuff" give to the web site by his daughter.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, DEC. 10, 1943 Inauguration of the Cat Cracker, from the Ken Brown Scrapbook.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, AUGUST 6, 1943 Another Esso News from Ken Brown's Scrapbook.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, MARCH 10, 1944 Another Esso News from Ken Brown's Scrapbook, this one covers the visit to Aruba and the Lago refinery by Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, SPECIAL EDITION. This copy of the Aruba Esso News was sent in by Dolfi Kock in Aruba. When I was in Aruba in June of this year, he gave me this and other Aruba Esso News to copy for the web site. Thanks Dolfi.
ARUBA ESSO NEW, JANUARY 29, 1996 Another copy of the Aruba Esso News from Dolfi, this one is the 40th anniversary issue.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Yet another collectors item Aruba Esso News from Dolfi, this is for the 50th anniversary, the Golden Anniversary of Lago.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, 60 ANNIVERSARY The final anniversary publication before the Lago refinery closed in 1985. Again, this issue is thanks to Dolfi Kock in Aruba.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, MARCH 25, 1966 This issue cover the wedding of Princess Beatrix & Prince Claus. Dolfi also supplied this issue.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, FEBRUARY 16, 1962 The story of the U-156 attack on Aruba with photos. Thanks again to Dolfi Kock.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS, DECEMBER 20, 1966 The Christmas issue, also supplied by Dolfi Kock.
GROUP PHOTOS Added a group photo to the bottom of the page of kids at a formal party. The photo was give to me in Aruba by Brenda (Engle) Wilmes. Thanks, Brenda.
LAGO COLONY, THAN & NOW. Added photos that were taken in June of 2006 to this page. Take a look.
DON ROSBOROUGH'S ARUBA REUNION PHOTOS. Don's photos he took at the 2006 Reunion in Aruba. Some great photos. Thanks Don.
25 Years of Refining at Lago A booklet published by Lago Oil & Transport Co. Ltd. to celebrate 25 years of refining at Lago. This booklet was found, scanned and then set via email attachments in numerous installments by Dolfi Kock in Aruba. It involved a great deal of time and effort to get it to me, Thanks, Dolfi.
KEN BROWN'S SCRAPBOOK I have added a couple of short movies clips taken from home movies that were taken by Ken Brown in 1941/42 in Aruba. They may be slow in downloading to your computer.
THE BEGINNING OF LAGO Andreina Kock, Dolfie Kock's daughter, handed in this paper for her final report for the Social Cultural History course she is taking at the Universidad di Aruba. Andreina is studying in the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at the University. Here is that paper, it is well worth reading.
NEW HOUSES MAP Made a new map for the New Houses.
ARUBA REUNION PHOTOS FROM DUFI KOCK Dufi Kock sent in a few photos from the Aruba Reunion, thanks Dufi.
BUNGALOW 323 Received information about this Bungalow from a grandson of William and Mary Nugent, check out what he said and does anyone know if Bungalow 323 is still standing?
LAGO CALENDAR - 1962 The 1962 Calendar published by Lago Oil & Transport Co. Ltd.
BUNGALOW 323 Thanks to Dolfi Kock in Aruba, Jonathan's question about Bungalow 323 is answered.
LAGO COLONY 1956 A great view of Lago Colony taken in 1956, this photo was submitted by Stan Norcom.
BUNGALOWS 604 174 632 & 1501 Added information about the Bungalows listed, information was supplied by Patti (Ciccarelli) Sams on her family, Frank & Rose Ciccarelli.
BUNGALOWS 77 Added information about the Bungalows listed, information was supplied by Anke Marks.
BUNGALOWS 80 Added information about the Bungalows listed, information was supplied by Sandra Ellwood (Pamplin).
MAP OF REFINERY & COLONY A map by Lago of the refinery and Colony. Will who ever sent me this map please let me know so I can give you credit, I have forgotton.
BUNGALOWS 366 & 510 Photos of the Bungalows from the 40's as well as 2006, submitted by Vic Lopez.
AUGUST - 2006
BUNGALOW 58 Added information about the Bungalows listed, information was supplied by Colin Craig.
FEEDBACK Added material to the feedback page.
ARUBA REUNION Check out Reg Kennerty's wonderful photos from the reunion, all 800 of them.
LORD BOXOE Information about his song, God Bless Lago, which I received from Vic Lopez. Take a look.
GOVERNMENT JOBS Don Rosborough sent in a photo of a table, a "Government Job", that his dad had done just before leaving Aruba.
LORD BOXOE Dolfi Kock got permission from the man who has the copyright on the song to let me put it on the web site, go there and enjoy some good old calypso music and a great song about Lago.
ELNA HARRIS KING'S SCRAPBOOK Photos provided by Elna Harris King, take a look.
RESIDENTIAL & COMMUNITY INFORMATION A Lago publication about the rules, rates and services offered to foreign staff employees living in Lago Colony. This publication is not dated but probably was printed around 1956.
DISCUSSION GROUP I have added a inter-active discussion or forum page. It is not working as envisioned but with work it may get there. This web site is my "learning tool" and each new addition is a steep learning curve, but fun, and keeps my mind active. Please give it a try.
U-156 ROUNDTABLE #4 The agenda from the Roundtable discussion # 4.
ESCAPE FROM DEVILS ISLAND More photos of the escapees and their boat, these from Alex Miller in Belfast who's father was on a Lake Tanker docked in Aruba at the time the escapees arrived in Aruba.
ARUBA/LAGO COLLECTION Personal memorabilia, stored by Ginger Bassett for many years now has a permanent home at the Center for American History at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas, thanks to Frank Binetti. Because of research I was doing for the web site I found out where to point Frank. He and Ginger have done all the work. See the notice. Find out how you can still donate Lago memorabilia to the collection.
LAKE TANKER FAMILIES If you have families who worked on the Lake Tankers and would like to correspond with others who also had members in the Lake Fleet send me an email and I will get you together.
ARUBA ID CARD I did not know we were issued ID Cards in Aruba by the Government until Vic Lopez send me a copy of his ID Card. Take a look. If others have ID Cards, send them in, I will post them on the site. Do they still use ID cards in Aruba? What do they look like now?
PAINTING FROM ARUBA Painting sent in by Bruce Kilpatrick, these painting were done by Maud Thomas and Svea Stanly. Check them out, they are good.
CLASS OF 1948 A group photo of the class of 1948, taken in 1946. Submitted by: Dotty (Learned) Dill
BOB LLOYD'S ARUBA REUNION PHOTOS 2006 Lots of great photos from the Reunion.
LLOYD FAMILY SCRAPBOOK Aruba photos from 1945 to 1956 by Everett and Bob Lloyd. Some great photos here. Check it out.
LEON VROLIJK'S SCRAPBOOK - SUPPLIED BY DOLFI KOCK Wonderful photos from a graduate of the Lago Vocational School and Dolfi's cousin.
CAPTAIN RODGER A biography, by his daughter, home movies from the 1930's, GREAT STUFF.
GERALD BURKARD'S SCRAPBOOK A collection of photos sent in by Garald Burkard. Can you name some of the people in the parade?
ARUBA ESSO NEWS February 26, 1971, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
ARUBA SHIPS A run down and history of ships that effected Aruba during World War II, by Bill Moyer.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS July 14, 1972, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
FEEDBACK Check last item on feed back from dino di aruba and see what a small world it is.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS November 3, 1973, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS August 27, 1971, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
CLASS OF 1951 Thoughts and information about the Class of 1951, written in 1991 by Bill Moyer with additional information supplied by Shirley Gladman and Gea Husing.
SEPTEMBER - 2006
ARUBA ESSO NEWS August 25, 1972, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS January 26, 1973, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS December 22, 1972, The Christmas issue, very pretty cover, sent in by Dolfi Kock Leon Vrolijk in Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS Carnival Issue, March 9, 1972, sent in by Dolfi Kock & Leon Vrolijk Aruba. Thanks Leon & Dolfi.
THE LAGO COLONY LEGEND The entire content of James L. Lopez's book, completed and produced by Vic Lopez. A monumental undertaking and still available for purchase from Vic, check it out.
THE CHRONICLE A stab at beginning to do a history of the Chronicle. Please, if you can add information please do so, email, call or write. Thanks, Dan Jensen
DAN'S MOVIE I made an attempt at making a movie, now this was a real learning curve. Check it out.
CAPTAIN & MRS. LAURENSON Received a note from Captain Laurenson's granddaughter with a short outline of what she knew of her grandparents and mother in Aruba so I added it to the Lago Family Page as well as to the Looking for Lake Tanker Family Page.
KEN BROWN'S MOVIES My son Paul has enhanced Ken's 1941 movies and they are much clearer. See the center of the Directory page for Paul's enhanced movies.
OCTOBER 2006
HOME MOVIES FROM BILL MOYER Bill has given me his dad's home movies and I have added clips to the web site. Great quality and interesting. Take a look.
PHOTOS FROM PETE EATON Submitted by Alice May (Eaton) Spitzer. These photos were taken in 1949/50 and 1963 by her Uncle, Pete Eaton when on vacation in Aruba.
LAGO BEACH GIRLS Photos taken by Lago's Public Relations Department of Alice May Eaton, Ann Nixon, Cisca van der Linden, Pat Osborn and Vicki Schults.
POSTCARDS FROM ARUBA Added postcards submitted by Alice May (Eaton) Spitzer.
GROUP PHOTOS Added five new photos submitted by Alice May (Eaton) Spitzer to the group photos.
ARUBA ART CIRCLE Added photo and program from Jose Iturbi's performance at the Esso Club on December 14, 1955 and the program for the Cotton Blossom Minstrels. This material was submitted by Alice May (Eaton) Spitzer.
PAN-O-RAM-WEEKLY Added the June 16, 1954 and the April 15. 1955 issues, thanks to Alice Spitzer.
LAGO SPORT PARK Added two programs to this section, the programs were give to me by Alice Spitzer.
LAGO COMMUNITY CHURCH Added the program for the dedication of the Church School Building, July 10, 1955. Submitted by Alice Spitzer.
FEEDBACK Added to the Feedback page.
LAGO VOCATIONAL SCHOOL Photos and material send by Dolfi Kock and supplied by Leoan Vrolijk, thanks to both of you.
STRIKE AT LAGO Photo send by Dolfi Kock and supplied by Leoan Vrolijk showing workers with signs ready to go on the picket line.
LAGO CALENDARS Photos from the Lago Calendars kept by Mrs. Spitzer and given to me by Alice Spitzer, her daughter in law.
COLIN CRAIG'S SCRAPBOOK Colin's father was a Captain on one of the Lake Tankers. There are wonderful early photos of the Lake Tankers and San Nicholas Harbor. Colin was born in Lago Hospital and now lives in Scotland, thanks Colin.
GROUP PHOTOS Al Leak sent a photo of the Aruba and Curacao Woman's Golf Team from the 1950's.
LAKE TANKER FAMILIES Check this page and see what a small world it really is.
NOVEMBER 2006
FEEDBACK Added a piece to the Feedback page.
LAGO COMMUNITY CHURCH Added a photo of the Church Classrooms below the Church, submitted by Vic Lopez.
BRYAN McCALL'S SCRAPBOOK More great photos of Lake Tankers, postcards from Aruba, the class Jr. class of '46 and Sr. class of '47. Thanks Bryan.
DECEMBER 2006
PROGRAM FOR PLAYS BY THE CHURCH A program for 2 one-act plays produced by the Lago Community Church in 1941. Submitted by Becky Moseley.
PROGRAM FOR A PLAY BY THE WOMAN'S CLUB OF ARUBA A program for a Christmas play by the Woman' Club of Aruba date unknow. Submitted by Becky Moseley.
FEEDBACK Remarks about the web site and questions about her great aunt from Becky Moseley.
GROUP PHOTO At the bottom of the group photo page a group of kid sent in by Colin Craig, can anyone help me with names. Colin said it may be a Birthday Party for his brother Jim.
COLIN CRAIG'S SCRAPBOOK Added four new photos to Colin's Scrapbook.
CHRISTMAS IN ARUBA Photos sent in by Dolfi Kock, Thanks.
MYSTERY PHOTOGRAPHS. Vic Lopez has sent in a bunch of photos taken in around 1939. Can anyone help in identifying the ones on these pages?
ASSORTED PHOTOS. Vic Lopez sent in a bunch of photos taken in 1939. I have placed them on different pages. Check out: LAGO COMMUNITY CHURCH - VERY OLD LAGO COLONY - QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS - GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING
MYSTERY PHOTOGRAPHS Dolfi Kock went out and photographed what is now in place of one of the Mystery Photos, now is that not fast. One Day, and on the day before Christmas. Thanks you so much.
BUNGALOW 927 Added information about who lived in Bungalow 927 as well as links from the Lago Colony Map and Bungalow Directory.
FEEDBACK Added a piece to the Feedback page.
MESSAGE BOARD I have added a message board, if your name is listed please contact me I have a message from some other viewer of the web site that would like to make contact with you.
JANUARY - 2007
ESCAPE FROM DEVILS ISLAND Added another email to this page.
BUNGALOWS Added information about bungalows 1504 and 639.
HILL FAMILY Added information about the Hill Family.
ARUBA ESSO ROAD MAP Added a road map submitted by Robert van de Ven.
MAP DIRECTORY Added a Map Directory Page to the web site and moved some of the map links from the left hand link bar to the Map Directory Page.
COLIN CRAIG'S SCRAPBOOK Added photographs to Colin's Scrapbook.
CHURCH PROGRAM Added the Church Program for July 12, 1953, submitted by Colin Craig.
NEWSLETTER #9 Added Newsletter Number 9 submitted by Don Gray.
BRYAN MCCALL'S SCRAPBOOK Added photos to Bryan's Scrapbook and links from his scrapbook to Colin Craig's scrapbook. Both had photos from the same party at the Marine Club.
FEBRUARY - 2007
BOY ECURY Posted an email I received Giselle Ecury, Boy Ecury's nephew, who now lives in Holland.
ARCHIVE LIST Moved the December submissions from the "NEW STUFF" list to the archived list.
LAGO FAMILIES STORIES Added the Holzer Family Story.
LAGO FAMILIES STORIES Added the Ratcliff Family Story.
POSTCARDS Added two new postcards sent in by Linda (Bond) Myers.
BUNGALOWS Added information about Bungalow 256
LAGO FAMILIES Added the Bill & Thelma Murphy family history.
MARCH -2007
LARRY RIGGS A history of The Lago Bulletin Board and Bits & Pieces, written by Larry Riggs.
SPEARFISHERMEN Added a photograph to the Lago Spearfishermen's Association page.
STUDENTS RETURNING Added a group photo of college students returning to the US on KLM.
SEA SCOUT'S BOAT Added another photo of the Sea Scout's boat tied at the dock.
MINGUS PHOTOS Added photos to the Mingus Family Page submitted by Mrs. Frances (Teet Mingus) Kretschmer from her collection.
ARUBA NATIONAL LIBRARY The Aruba National Library has added a link to the Lago Colony web site thanks to the efforts of Dufi Kock. Thanks Dufi.
CERAMIC TILE Added four new ceramic tile that were submitted by Lura (Fields) Ward.
FEEDBACK Added to the Feedback page.
MITSY'S SCRAPBOOK Added four new photos to Mitsy's Scrapbook.
BUNGALOWS Added information to Bungalow 711, Bungalow 2, Bungalow 217, & Bungalow 514
PHILLIPS FAMILY Added the Phillips Family page.
LLOYD FAMILY SCRAPBOOK Added captions to some of the photos.
HOW TO INCREASE VIEWING AREA ON THE SCREEN I added some tips on how to increase the viewing area on your screen. Many already know about these features but others do not, for those who do not I hope it helps.
BUNGALOWS Added information to Bungalow 217, Bungalow 543, Bungalow & Bungalow 613
LINK BAR Added what I hope are improvements to the link bar on the left.
COLIN CRAIG Added new photos from 2007 to Colin's scrapbook. And Steve Fremgen submitted names for one of the group photos, 2ed grade.
ARUBA CHRONICLE, JANUARY 2007 Added the January 2007 copy of the Chronicle to the web site.
APRIL -2007
BILL MOYER'S HOME MOVIES I have added the remainder of Bill's home movies, remember, these are large files and will take 3 to 5 minutes to download each movie using a high speed connection.
BILL MOYER REMEMBERS TINKER BAGGALEY Bill Moyer letter to Tinker's widow.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S VISIT TO ARUBA In March of 1944 Eleanor Roosevelt visited Aruba. Mrs. Miriam Henriquez sent some information. Does any of the viewers of the web site have anything to add to this page? If so please send it along.
DON BLAIR PHOTOS Vic Lopez has supplied some additional photos taken by Don Blair before World War II.
BACKGROUNDS Added an example of what can be seen in the background of old photos when cropped and blown up.
CERAMIC TILE More ceramic tile from Aruba, sent in by Lura (Fields) Ward, which came from her sister Eleanor Fields Phillips collection.
FEEDBACK Added to the Feedback Page.
ARUBA ESSO NEW - MARCH 31, 1944 The front page of the Aruba Esso News covering the visit by Eleanor Roosevelt to Aruba.
CERAMIC TILE POSTER I made up a poster using all the ceramic tile. You can download the photo and have a poster printed if you so desire.
PAN-AM CLUB MOVIE PASS A free move pass from the Pan-Am Club, issued to Vic Lopez's mother, before she married Vic's father.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT A letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Mrs. Mary Lopez, Vic Lopez's mother.
U-BOAT ATTACK Added a clipping from the London Times about the U-Boat attack.
2007 FLORIDA REUNION Added photo of the 2007 Florida Reunion sent in by Dick and Barbara Faunce as well as Don Gray. If someone will send the names of the persons in the photos I will add them to the photos.
SHELLS AND CORAL FROM ARUBA A collection of photos of shells and coral collected by Mrs. Spitzer in Aruba during the late 1940's and the early 1950's.
MAY - 2007
FOREIGN STAFF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES' PARTY Booklet for the party with committees and menu sent in by John Geis
2007 FLORIDA REUNION Added photo of the 2007 Florida Reunion sent in by Janet Lloyd. If someone will send the names of the persons in the photos I will add them to the photos.
ARUBA MONEY POSTER As you may have guessed, I have gotten into trying to make posters. This is one of the Aruba Money found on the web site. You can download and print to a 16" x 20" poster if you are so inclined.
1997 ARUBA REUNION Photos from the 1997 Aruba Reunion supplied by Kyle & Alice Spitzer, found in Mary B's closet.
EARLY ARUBA - INSIDE LAGO These are photos supplied by Vic Lopez from his mother, who grew up in Lago and his father, who also grew up and worked at Lago. Great photos. Thanks Vic.
BRYAN McCALL'S SCRAPBOOK Added many new photos of Lake Tankers which I just received from Bryan, Thanks Bryan, they are great photos.
HIT COUNTER Check it out, over the past 12 months the Lago-Colony web site has been hit over 2 million times. Hard to believe.
TRANSLATION OF THE SPANISH My very good friend has translated the old Spanish describing a visit to Aruba in 1500's by Juan de Castellanos which was sent to me by Mrs. Miriam Henriquez.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT A summer job with Lago and the work book needed if you are not born in Aruba.
BLACK & WHITE POSTCARDS FROM ARUBA These black and white postcards were found in the Spitzer's papers.
PILOTS LOG BOOK Added Mary B's pilots log book.
ARUBA ESSO NEWS The July 3, 1942 copy of the Aruba Esso News which covers the fire that destroyed the first Esso Club. This was submitted by Becky Moseley.
ARUBA FLYING CLUB Added a brochure put out to attract new members to the Aruba Flying Club. Submitted by Vic Lopez.
REFINERY BADGES Added a badge that belonged to Vic Lopez's grandfather.