Dear Sun Spots: I was searching the Web a few weekends ago, feeling somewhat nostalgic about my home city and looking up photos of Lewiston.

The first site I saw had my dad’s name (John J. Williams) and one of the addresses we had lived at in Lewiston (42 Walnut St.). This took me to a Sun Spots inquiry (dated Sept 18, 2007) from the National Museums Liverpool in the UK regarding home movies they had of my family. I contacted Paul Browne, the curator, and informed him that I was the son of John J. Williams and that these two 8 mm films were indeed filmed by my dad in the early 1960s. One was titled “A Sunday Drive in Autumn” and the other about our trip to the N.Y. World’s Fair in 1965. To make a long story short, Mr. Browne copied the films to a DVD and sent the DVD and the actual reels. He did not seem to know how the museum acquired them and was about to destroy them. (My dad did visit England every summer for many years to visit his siblings). It is an interesting event in my life, and a thrill to be able to see my mom and dad again in these movies. I am currently 60 years old and am a psychotherapist living in the Notre Dame area. Thanks to the Sun Spots article (and the odd chance that I happened upon it on the Web) these cherished memories have returned to me. I just thought that this would be an interesting human interest story. – David R. Williams, South Bend, Ind.

Answer: Sun Spots is thrilled to hear your news, David, and is sure readers are also. What a wonderful ending to this story, and it sure shows the power of the Internet. To think a museum in Liverpool made contact with a paper in Maine and eventually with a family member in Indiana! A great way of communicating and it sure shows how small the world really is. A very special thank you also to curator Paul Browne for his incredible diligence in locating your family and ensuring this family history was returned to the family for future generations.

Dear Sun Spots: Where on the Internet would one be able to buy a yearbook of the school they attended in Maine? I am not looking for an eBay link. I am looking for the years 2000 and up. – No Name, No Town.

Answer: You might consider searching the Web with your school’s name, and yearbooks required, to see what it might show you.. Another option would be to consider including some of the names of your classmates, school and yearbook to see if that works. And lastly, consider writing into the column seeking those yearbooks by including the years you are seeking and the school’s name and location. It’s quite possible you have some former classmates out there with spare copies and who might be willing to share them with you. You might also check with the schools themselves.

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