In early 2016, I sat down with my Dad to record some of his memories and stories. While I wish I would have recorded more, I’m just grateful to have recorded the ones I did. I have learned so much from my Dad. I look up to him and love him with all my heart.
My Name Is James Thomas Nerdin
They Call Me Dad
Dad’s Great Grandpa & Cabins He Built at Point of the Mountain Utah
Copper Pit Mine & Electric Trains
Garth’s High School, Navy, and Gandy Dancer Years
Garth’s Post Navy Years, Moving from UT to WA, & Life in Bremerton
Dad’s 1st and Only Memory of Bingham, UT
Dad’s Grandma and Grandpa’s Life in Utah
Garth and Vi Return to Church in Bremerton and Dad’s Baptism
Dad’s Move to Port Orchard & Garth Trucking Coworkers to the Shipyard
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Working with the Old Tractor)
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Garth Could Fix Anything)
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Cider Press & Cooler Room)
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Farming, Old Car Powered Saw Blade, Slab Firewood, and Wood Box)
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Canning, Making Butter While Pumping Water to the House, and Cows)
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Water Pump and Getting Electricity and Phone)
Growing Up in Port Orchard (Dad LOVED Working with His Dad & Cutting Trees)