7 Mar 2008 - Added information on using my photographs to the other interests, civil architecture, and frequently asked questions pages.
1 Jan 2008 - Added the Snowbird Express trip report.
28 Dec 2007 - Added B-25 over Arizona to the Flights page.
25 Dec 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page.
25 Nov 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page and updated the Living on Lowry trip report.
21 Oct 2007 - Added the Midwest Dirt trip report and the Living on Lowry trip report.
17 Sep 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page.
30 Jul 2007 - Added NASCAR "Flight" to the Flights page.
29 Jul 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page and the Miscellany trip report.
15 July 2007 - Updated the Air Force Plant listing.
25 Jun 2007 - Volume IV of Lou Thole's Forgotten Fields of America is now available.
24 Jun 2007 - Updated the Miscellany trip report and the civil architecture page.
20 Jun 2007 - Updated the Miscellany trip report.
10 Jun 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page.
3 Jun 2007 - Updated the Miscellany trip report.
12 May 2007 - Loaded the Holloman Hijinks trip report.
22 April 2007 - Loaded the Trinity Site trip report.
16 Apr 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page.
10 April 2007 - Loaded the Vacation Time trip report.
28 Mar 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page.
4 Feb 2007 - Loaded the Florida A to Z trip report.
3 Feb 2007 - Updated the civil architecture page.
17 Dec 2006 - Uploaded the Viva Las Vegas! trip report.
29 Oct 2006 - Loaded the Alabama 2006 trip report. Updated the civil architecture page.
21 Oct 2006 - Updated the civil architecture page.
29 Sep 2006 - Loaded the Cannon Fun trip report.
24 Sep 2006 - Updated the civil architecture page.
7 Sep 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report.
6 Sep 2006 - Uploaded the Show Me Missile Sites trip report.
5 Sep 2006 - Uploaded the Back to Beale trip report.
4 Sep 2006 - Added the Subways, Buses, and Trains trip report.
21 Aug 2006 - Updated the civil architecture page. Removed several dead links, and corrected some URLs, on the Link Control Center.
26 May 2006 - Added the Kitty Hawk at Last! trip report.
20 May 2006 - Updated the Miscellany trip report, and also the civil architecture page.
10 Apr 2006 - Added Flying Fortress over Dallas to the Flights page.
2 Apr 2006 - Updated the civil architecture page.
25 Mar 2006 - Uploaded the Abilene Again trip report.
23 Mar 2006 - Uploaded the Arizona Antics trip report. (Scott finally visits the Titan Missile Museum!)
17 Mar 2006 - Added five courthouses, five theaters, two Carnegie libraries, two gas stations, and a water tower to the civil architecture page.
22 Dec 2005 - Added the Beltway Defenders trip report.
26 Oct 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report, and also the civil architecture page.
18 Oct 2005 - Uploaded the Why not Minot? trip report.
14 Sep 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report, and also the civil architecture page.
3 Sep 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report.
9 Aug 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report.
26 Jul 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report, and also the civil architecture page.
16 Jul 2005 - Uploaded the Dickey-Goober or Bust! trip report.
11 Jul 2005 - Added two courthouses, three theaters, and a section dedicated to Cool Signage to the civil architecture page.
30 May 2005 - Updated the Miscellany trip report, also updated the civil architecture page, and added the official DoD BRAC web page to Link Control Center.
22 May 2005 - Added a PayPal Donate button on my home page, and trip report index page.
22 May 2005 - Closed Variation Authorized to new entries as of Dec 2004. Added a new report, Miscellany, to take its place starting in 2005. Added new photos of Globe Aircraft Corporation and Hicks Field to Miscellany.
16 May 2005 - Added an Art Deco warehouse to the civil architecture page.
1 May 2005 - Finally, a new trip report! Wyoming Weekends covers visits in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming.
9 Apr 2005 - Added five county courthouses, one Carnegie library, two theaters, a power plant and a "moonlight tower" to the civil architecture page.
22 Mar 2005 - Added another Art Moderne House, and another water tower, to the civil architecture page.
26 Feb 2005 - Added new photos of an Art Moderne House to the civil architecture page. Also replaced several photos on that page with better images, enhanced using Photoshop Elements.
4 Feb 2005 - Replaced photos in the Back to Maryland trip report with larger images. The photos have also been slightly enhanced using Adobe Photoshop Elements software, to improve the colors and remove the "gray haze" introduced by the Sony Mavica digital camera.
4 Feb 2005 - Corrected spelling of Robins Field, MS, in the Database Summary for W.W.II Contract Flying Schools 50 Years Later. Thanks go to Steve Hickok for researching the name.
16 Jan 2005 - Replaced photos in the Operation Solo Turkey, and Spring is in the Air trip reports with larger, better images. Also, added four windmill photos to the civil architecture page.
9 Jan 2005 - Added a courthouse to the civil architecture page.
8 Jan 2005 - Replaced photos in the South Texas Flashback, Mission to Marfa, Career Change Scramble, Killeen Sweep, and Answering the Call trip reports. Also replaced some of the photos (the digital camera shots, not the scans) in the Variation Authorized trip report.
2 Jan 2005 - Replaced photos in Meander to Madison trip report with larger images. The photos have also been slightly enhanced using Adobe Photoshop Elements software, to improve the colors and remove the "gray haze" introduced by the Sony Mavica digital camera.
1 Jan 2005 - More minor corrections and clarifications to List of Air Force Bases and W.W.II Army Air Fields 50 Years Later database listings, thanks to input from Al Hidma. A summary of changes is on each of the pages.
17 Dec 2004 - Added new photos of Perrin AFB to the Variation Authorized trip report. Added a Carnegie library to the civil architecture page.
5 Dec 2004 - Added new photos of Hensley Field to the Variation Authorized trip report. Added a theater to the civil architecture page.
5 Dec 2004 - Replaced photos in Bases, Buses, and Boats trip report with larger images. The photos have also been slightly enhanced using Adobe Photoshop Elements software, to improve the colors and remove the "gray haze" introduced by the Sony Mavica digital camera.
27 Nov 2004 - Added Fort Worth, Royal Flying Corps Graves in Greenwood Memorial Park to the Variation Authorized trip report. Added four courthouses, two Carnegie libraries, one theater, and two reference books to the civil architecture page.
22 Nov 2004 - Minor corrections and clarifications to List of Air Force Bases and W.W.II Army Air Fields 50 Years Later database listings, thanks to input from Al Hidma. A summary of changes is on each of the pages.
21 Nov 2004 - Added links for USA PhotoMaps and AirfieldsDatabase web pages to Link Control Center.
6 Nov 2004 - Added new photos of Gainesville AAFld and Denton Airport to the Variation Authorized trip report. Added two courthouse and a Carnegie library to the civil architecture page.
16 Oct 2004 - Added a courthouse and a theater to the civil architecture page.
8 Oct 2004 - Missile site enthusiasts, be sure to watch History Channel's MAIL CALL on Tuesday, 12 Oct 2004. (Check local listings or go to the History Channel web site at www.historychannel.com/mailcall for times.) My friend Larry Sanders will appear in a segment focused on the history of the Atlas ICBM. The production team spent several hours at Sanders' Atlas ICBM site interviewing Larry and videotaping the site.
27 Sep 2004 - Added two courthouses to the civil architecture page. Corrected a typo in the coordinates for Brookley AFB AL, on the List of Air Force Bases page.
14 Sep 2004 - Added a Paris, France, hotel view to the civil architecture page.
11 Sep 2004 - Added two courthouses and one theater to the civil architecture page.
6 Sep 2004 - Added a photo of an Art Moderne house to the civil architecture page.
1 Sep 2004 - Added Carson Homes, and new photo of HQ AAFTC TX, to the Variation Authorized trip report.
29 Aug 2004 - Added four courthouses and two theaters to the civil architecture page.
26 Jul 2004 - Posted a minor revision to Joe McCusker's Air Force Bases page, updating information for Hancock Field.
26 Jul 2004 - My friend Mark Morgan (the Nike missile site guru) has a new book out. See the Schiffer Books web page for information on Intruder: The Operational History of Grumman's A-6.
25 Jul 2004 - Expanded information on Bradley Field, in Bases, Buses, and Boats trip report. My thanks go to Tom Hildreth for sharing this info.
17 Jul 2004 - Added a paragraph on Googie, Second Empire, and Streamline Moderne styles to the civil architecture page.
10 Jul 2004 - Added Numbered USAF Historical Studies web page to Link Control Center. This is a gold mine of .PDF files available for download, from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
8 Jul 2004 - Added Missile Site Coordinates web page to Link Control Center. An excellent source of information about USAF ICBM sites.
6 Jul 2004 - Corrected dates for Snark missiles at Presque Isle AFB, in Bases, Buses, and Boats trip report. My thanks go to sharp-eyed historian M.B. for catching this error!
24 Jun 2004 - Added www.usaaf.net to Link Control Center.
21 Jun 2004 - Posted a page of photographs of civil architecture.
1 Jun 2004 - Added Globe Aircraft Corporation to the Variation Authorized trip report.
31 May 2004 - Posted Bases, Buses, and Boats trip report.
23 May 2004 - Posted a minor revision to Joe McCusker's Air Force Bases page, updating information for Brooks AFB, Kalkaska AFB, and Ramey AFB.
10 May 2004 - Added Buckley AFB to the List of Air Force Bases page, and refined the coordinates for Slocum AFB.
5 Apr 2004 - Posted minor revisions to the South Texas Flashback, Mission to Marfa, and Spring is in the Air trip reports. Changes are summarized at the top of each page.
23 Mar 2004 - Added lat/lon coordinates for Pepperrell AFB to the List of Air Force Bases page.
20 Mar 2004 - Added a revisit of Clear Springs AF Auxiliary Field to the Variation Authorized trip report.
29 Feb 2004 - Posted an update to Joe McCusker's Air Force Bases.
16 Feb 2004 - Posted updates to Link Control Center.
15 Jan 2004 - Posted updates to Link Control Center.
28 Dec 2003 - Added new information to Dyess Missile Sites, Nike Sites with Earlier or Later Use by the Air Force, and Link Control Center.
26 Nov 2003 - Added Carswell Communications Annex Receiver and Carswell ILS Outer Marker Annex to the Variation Authorized trip report.
25 Nov 2003 - Posted Meander to Madison trip report.
25 Nov 2003 - Added a section of historic preservation sites to Link Control Center.
21 Nov 2003 - Added new information to the South Texas Flashback trip report.
26 Oct 2003 - Added Barron field to the Variation Authorized trip report.
18 Oct 2003 - Added Cuero Muni Aprt to the Variation Authorized trip report. Also posted updates to Link Control Center.
8 Oct 2003 - Added new information to the Air Force Plant page.
25 Sep 2003 - Added an anecdote from Jim Kaneski to the Texan Flight report.
21 Sep 2003 - Added Camp Mystic and Kerrville Muni Aprt to the Variation Authorized trip report.
11 Sep 2003 - Posted Mission to Marfa trip report.
3 Sep 2003 - Posted an update to New England in May trip report.
14 Aug 2003 - Posted South Texas Flashback trip report.
30 Jul 2003 - Volume III of Lou Thole's Forgotten Fields of America is now available.
8 Jul 2003 - Added a link to Clarke Ketter's excellent Stony Brook AFS web page.
14 Jun 2003 - The site is back online, after I moved to a new hosting company.
9 Jun 2003 - The site is down, thanks to my web-hosting company going belly up.
1 Jun 2003 - Posted a list of the 58 relay-node sites in the Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN).
6 May 2003 - Added a DRAFT list of installations officially designated as Air Force Plant.
22 Apr 2003 - Added Benbrook Field to the Variation Authorized trip report.
6 Apr 2003 - Posted updates to Link Control Center.
22 Mar 2003 - Added Brooks Homes Fam Hsg Anx and Kelly Homes Fam Hsg Anx to the Variation Authorized trip report. Also added a link for balloon base information to the Link Control Center.
9 Feb 2003 - Added Lake McQueeney Recreation Annex to the Variation Authorized trip report.
5 Feb 2003 - Added an alphabetical list of visited installations, showing the applicable reports.
4 Feb 2003 - Added link for a coordinate translation web site to Installations Research Tips.