On December 31st, 2001, and January 1st, 2002, I took an old cassette tape from 1977 and archived the contents to digital media. This cassette contained the program from Ralph and Minnie's 40th Wedding Anniversary celebration held in the hall of Sacred Heart Church in Alvord, Iowa, in June of 1977. Also contained on this tape was some audio from the Kellys in Iowa to the Smiths in Nova Scotia, and vice versa. I've divided the cassette into various sound bytes that may be of interest, and for posterity's sake, I'm archiving a full digital copy in a safe deposit box. Sizes are shown behind each clip, so you can get an idea how big each sound clip is. If you're on a slow connection like a modem, it will obviously take longer. I can provide smaller versions of the clips if you need them, but the quality won't be quite as good.

Enjoy!

The Anniversary Program:

Track 1 - When I Grow Too Old To Dream (2.14 MB)
Track 2 - Intro by Kathleen Tomjack (1.29 MB)
Track 3 - Program Part 1 by Kathleen Tomjack (10.27 MB)
Track 4 - Program Part 2 by Verdona Kelly (3.93 MB)
Track 5 - Program Part 3 by Kathleen Tomjack (3.96 MB)
Track 6 - Program Part 4 by Carolyn Hein and Grace Surma (3.09 MB)

The Family Communications (Iowa):

Track 7 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - by David (age 4) and Susan (age 2) Kelly (693 KB)
Track 8 - Jack And Jill Went Up The Hill - by David and Susan Kelly (322 KB)
Track 9 - A Message From Verdona - by Verdona Kelly (2.41 MB)
Track 10 - Baa Baa Black Sheep - by David and Susan Kelly (655 KB)
Track 11 - New Toy - A message by Verdona Kelly about how much David enjoys playing with this new tape recorder! (153 KB)
Track 12 - Thank You - by Minnie Kelly (336 KB)
Track 13 - Message From Ralph - by Ralph Kelly (note: This track and one other are the only surviving audio tracks I know of featuring Ralph Kelly's voice. This was really quite a magnificent find!) (509 KB)
Track 14 - Unknown Song - by Catherine McKinnon (she was one of Ralph's favorites) (2.64 MB)
Track 15 - Any More? - Ralph asks Mary Therese for any additional Catherine McKinnon records if she can find any. (110 KB)
Track 16 - Anniversary Cards - Minnie reads some of the anniversary cards she received. (2.26 MB)

The Family Communications (Nova Scotia):

Track 17 - Intro by Mary Therese (378 KB)
Track 18 - O Come All Ye Faithful - by Mary Therese and Rebecca (784 KB)
Track 19 - Unknown Song - by Mary Therese and Rebecca (1.46 MB)
Track 20 - Angels We Have Heard On High - by Mary Therese and Rebecca (1.99 MB)
Track 21 - Unknown Song - by Mary Therese and Rebecca (870 KB)
Track 22 - Unknown Song - by Mary Therese and Rebecca (439 KB)
Track 23 - Merry Christmas - Bill, Mary Therese, Maria, Rebecca, and Sean wish everyone in Iowa a Merry Christmas. (274 KB)
Track 24 - Epilogue - Sounds like kids being kids! (213 KB)

Take me back...I've had enough fun listening to this.