Comments on: What Happened To The Tapes?

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:15:14 +0000

Hello Joseph, I’d love to help you but I have no idea where John Fisher went. He’s been gone quite a long time now. I’m sure he’d be happy to know someone is still thinking of him in Syracuse. Thanks for writing. Maureen

By: Joseph Falge

Joseph Falge — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:49:05 +0000

HI Mo. Want happened to John Fisher, is he still doing weather.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:42:55 +0000

I agree with you Don. Let’s hope it happens.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:35:04 +0000

Hi Maureen-
About those tapes. It is improbable, but not impossible, that the folks who took them did not know what they had, or cared, and just ditched them.
More likely, they just dumped them in storage somewhere, to continue to deteriorate. The best scenario is that they were given to responsible people who will care for them. Perhaps they even ended up in with the WSTM tape archives, where they should receive the care they deserve.
The very best thing that could happen to them, in my opinion, is this. They are a very unique community treasure, and should remain right here, in a museum setting. Think Onondaga Historical Association, SU, etc.
They should be preserved, transferred to new media, cataloged and nicely organized (John Ellis?). Then they should be made available to the community for enjoyment and research. Now that would be nice!
Don