Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is a link to the Welch's grape juice web site. How does it reconcile with the "Society" and Belmont? http://www.welchs.com/company/timeline.html Jeff - ----- Original Message ----- From: Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 8:13 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society > The trail of the John Birch Society begins in Belmont, Massachusetts, where > it was founded by the Welch (grape juice & Candy) family. Thank the Lord > they have now moved west...to Wisconsin, I believe? > > Buzz Hausner > Belmont, Massachusetts > > -----Original Message----- > From: GPYLE [mailto:gpyle@netnitco.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:05 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society > > > Indeed it does. John Birchians have been around since about 1958 or so. > Tfheir web site is: www.jbs.org Cheers. _____ George Pyle > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:16 PM > Subject: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society > > > > During the not so current unpleasantness in south-east Asian, quite a few > > citizens of USA decided to move to Canada for health reasons. My old home > in > > south-east British Columbia attracted its fair share of these new "Friends > > of the North" and every one got along quite amicably. I do not remember > any > > political protests if we discount the naked Sons of Freedom women > > (Doukhabor) which I strongly suggest you do. However one enterprising chap > > or chapette had a sign on their fully functioning outdoor facilities, > > clearly visible from the local highway, that said "The Birch John > Society". > > I am please to see that there actually is such a dyslectic society and I > > wonder if it predates this thumbing of the nose in our area during the > late > > 60s? > > > > John Collier > > > From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> > > > > > > Now, I'd like to know who the Directory of Photographic Services is for > the > > > Society for the Preservation of Outdoor Toilets, otherwise known as the > > > "Birch John" Society ... > > > > >