Episode I: Fredericksburg

0:00 intro
1:26 Winter 1956
3:38 From East Hill
7:47 People of Fredericksburg
13:38 A Playdate
16:42 FVFD
18:07 The Silly Seven
21:15 Friendship
24:28 July 4, 1991 Parade

Here is a historic look at my childhood hometown of Fredericksburg, Ohio as captured through the lens of my Grandfather's Kodak 16mm camera. The years covered are 1956-1970 with current b-roll footage from 2024.

Did you see someone that you can identify? Email Eric at: skaggs.guitar.eric@gmail(dot)com.
Produced, Edited, and Mastered by Eric Skaggs
at Skag End Studios, a.k.a. his den.

All videos (new and old) are edited with Davinci Resolve 19 software on a Mac Studio 2023:
Chip: Apple M2 Max
Memory: 32GB
macOS: 14.6.1 (23G93)

Some special effects were created in the Canva program: www.Canva.com.

Original film camera: Kodak 16mm silent
Film used:
Kodachrome II Daylight Type or Nationwide Processing Color Movie Film

16mm Camera Operators:

Byron Swartz
Leta Swartz
Janice Skaggs
Nyle Skaggs
Millie Brinkerhoff
Russ Brinkerhoff

VHS film camera:

Teknika c6000
Used to record the
Fredericksburg July 4th Parade

Videographer: Nyle Skaggs

B-roll footage: Eric Skaggs

Camera used for B-roll:
DJI OSMO Action on a Feiyu Tech G6 gimbal

Drone footage: Eric Skaggs
Drone: DJI Mini 3 Pro 4K 30 FPS

Special Thanks to: Phyllis Benson Miller, Debbie Spencer Becker, Sherry Bricker Luby, Polly Lemon Yoder and everyone in the Fredericksburg Family and Friends Group on Facebook who helped identify some of the people in this film.

Music: www.fiftysounds.com

Opening

Track: Light
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Winter of 56

Track: Nothing Else
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Fredericksburg 1957

Track: Our Time
Track: A Wonderful Story
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People of Fredericksburg

Track: A Part of Us
Track: Just a thought
Track: Good Vibes
Track: Happy Day
Track: The Quiet Morning
Track: Sylvia
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www.fiftysounds.com

Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department

Track: Sweet Moments
Music by https://
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The Silly Seven

Detour
Paul Westmoreland
Jeri Thomas
Scott Brady Orchestra
Detour - Live version
by The Silly Seven
Fredericksburg, Ohio.

Friendship 1970

Track: Lady Bottle's Waltz
Music by https://
www.fiftysounds.com

Final Credits

Track: Right Place
Music by https://
www.fiftysounds.com

Correspondence: www.patreon.com/Skagend

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@skagend819