Foreword by Madge R. Walsh, 1998
BERT T. WALSH was born in San Francisco in 1926. He attended Lowell High School and the California Maritime Academy, and sailed for Matson Navigation Company on the Matsonia and on the Standard Oil Company tanker H. D. Collier.
He volunteered as an ensign in the U. S. Navy in 1949, and again during the Korean War. He saw active duty from 1950 to 1952 on the USS Catamount, mostly in Japan and Korea, and mostly in the engine room. This was his first exposure to a steam power plant and he found it interesting.
Utilizing the GI Bill, he graduated from the University of California in June 1957 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. As a licensed Professional Engineer in California, Oregon and Washington, he held engineering positions with various companies in San Francisco, Redding/Anderson, and Portland, Oregon.
He took early retirement in 1986 and returned to Redding [California] with his wife Madge. Here he resumed his volunteer activities with the Shasta Historical Society, serving on the Board of Directors 1990-1996, and as its president from 1992-1994.
The Newsletter was the responsibility of the president. Bert continued writing it at the request of his successor, Don Moore; production eventually was handled by the society's one employee, Wayne.
Since most copies of the Newsletter get tossed into the "circular file," it seemed like a good idea to collate his editorials for our heirs and a few other people who might enjoy them. So here they are.
Table of Contents
1992
1993
- January 1993: Truths
- February 1993: Valentines
- March 1993: The Stone Building
- April 1993: Suggestion Box
- May 1993: The Telephone
- June 1993: Diplomacy
- August 1993: This is Not a Newsletter
- September 1993: Once Upon a time
- October 1993: Annual Report
- November 1993: The Skunk
- December 1993: Yuletide Greetings
- Bonus: President's Message to the 1993 Covered Wagon
1994
- January 1984: The Mailbox
- February 1994: Target Practice
- March 1994: The Skunk, Part 2
- April 1994: Dues and Other Trivia
- May 1994: Math
- June 1994: A Puzzlement
- October 1994: President Emeritus, or The Meaning of Life
- November 1994: Hybridization
- December 1994: Fancy Coffee
1995
- January 1995: This Newsletter
- February 1995: Setting Fence Posts
- March 1995: James McSheehy
- April 1995: Hybridization, Part 2
- May 1995: Curation
- September 1995: The Bridges of Shasta County
- October 1995: Pig
- November 1995: Happy Thanksgiving
- December 1995: Database Enhancement Program
1996
In June 1996, Jack Beale was installed as President for a two-year term. and was responsible for the Newsletter. Office Manager Wayne Rich continued to produce it, but in December became ill and was hospitalized. With the mailing deadline fast approaching, Betty McKean tried, but could not manage to write and format everything for the January 1997 newsletter, and asked Madge to do it. Bert contributed one more editorial. [MRW]
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