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Lizzie Sharp Riggins (Elmer's mother) about 1891 (tintype.)
George Elmer Riggins (Elmer's father) about 1891 (tintype.)
One of George's calling cards
1895
The young fellow on the right is Elmer Riggins.
The family home was on Clementon Road
in Gibbsboro, New Jersey
1897
The Rathgeber children
1903
Elmer George Riggins 1890 - 1970
Blanche (Pentlarge) Riggins 1892 - 1970
1908
4 Generations - Elmer Riggins / Lizzie Sharp Riggins (left)
Louella Sharp (right) / John Snuffin (seated)
1908
Blanche
Elmer
1910
George Elmer Riggins 1858-1919
1915
Frances Casner Rathgeber
1916
4 Generations
Lizzie Sharp Riggins
1919
Elmer, Blanche, George and Dorothy "down the shore"
Dorothy May Riggins - May 16, 1919
1922
Dorothy's 1st grade class in Philadelphia
1923
Down the shore again
1925
90 Kendall Boulevard, Oaklyn, NJ
1925 set a US record for new homes: Almost
1,000,000; a record that was not broken until 1975
1930
1935
Elmer/Lizzie/Anna/Blanche/Fred/George
Fred Moeller was Anna's husband, but Blanche's father
was Frank Pentlarge of Lancaster County, PA
1937
Daniel and Dorothy Rathgeber
The mother of the bride
1938
1940
Blanche/George/Dorothy/Dan/Elmer/Frances/Dan (Gus)
1941
War Ration Books
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1942
4 Generations
4 Generations
1943
1944
Cobia
George Riggins served in the Pacific
1945
April
1946
1948
1949
David's first offshore trip from Captain Starn's in Atlantic City
1950
Includes Dougie and Aunt Viola Bower
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute - Florida
1955
Fortescue, NJ on the Delaware Bay
1956
Built from a Luger boat kit
1957
Square Circle Sportsman's Club in Gibbsboro, NJ.
Lots of fun for many years.
1958
Preparing for the commute to Collingswood High School
First cross country win; Collingswood vs. Atlantic City
1959
"...and proper driving attitude." That is soooooooo ME!
1960
1962
$75 a week before taxes
1964
South Philly High - College-bound senior physics
8176 24th Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, FL
Same home as above 57 years later
1965
Augustus (Dan) and Frances (Nan) Rathgeber
Blanche and Elmer (the poet) Riggins
August 7, 1965
Her father, Major John F Casner, commanded Company K
of the 91st Infantry and fought in many civil war battles including Gettysburg, where his name appears on the monument below.
1966
Douglas in training at Fort Dix, NJ
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1967
4 Generations
1968
Her first birthday party.
1969
804 Jamestown Road, Turnersville, NJ
1970
Near Munich
Dorothy/Dan/Blanche/Elmer/George/Emily
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1972
Neen helping with David's Masters Thesis
1973
1974
Yosemite
1975
1976
Fort Lauderdale
On the Wading River in the new Jersey pine barrens
1977
1978
Move in day! 926 Morgan Drive, Yardley, PA
926 Morgan Drive, Yardley, PA
Custom made furniture
1979
The Greek islands cruise on the Stella Solaris
Ephesus
Delphi, Greece
Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt (ancient Thebes)
4 Fitzalan Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey KT10
Windsor Castle
American Community School, Cobham, Surrey, Englnd
Urquhart Castle ruins on Loch Ness near Inverness
1980
5 Tudor Close, Cobham, Surrey KT11
Last sold in 2015 for about $2,000,000
Neighbor: John Lodge of the Moody Blues
The garden: Our back yard
A palm tree in England?
Crossed the English Channel in the Hovercraft
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Look familiar?
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
1981
David's licence to operate a color TV set!
David's
The pizza was not so good!
Inside the crater of Mount Vesuvius.
1982
"I really don't think you're as smart as me, Dad,
You've just had more experience."
The Algarve on Portugal's south coast
Pinball wizard?
1983
Linda Ronstadt?
1984
Custom-built, locking, electronics box.
7720 Bridle Path Lane, McLean, VA.
Senator Jake Garn was a neighbor.
1985
Wahoo!
1986
Lake Laurie Campground, Cape May, NJ
1987
50th Anniversary celebration
Sent them to celebrate in Maui for 2 weeks
The model train platform with the Undecided II
1988
"Graduation" at Virginia Tech
1989
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1990
Langley High senior class president speaks at graduation in DAR Hall, Washington, DC
"Be all that you can be."
Graduation Lunch at Clyde's
1991
Same to you!
1992
New Years Day
Fort Lauderdale
Tuna Fever out of Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach
Thanksgiving 1992
Christmas 1992
1993
1994
Fishing out of Key West
Wildwood, NJ
1995
Fireworks aboard the Badger on the Potomac River
1996
Disney World
On the Clipper City out of Baltimore
1997
Captain Bob White's Badger
Fishing on the Sempre Fidelis III, Chesapeake Beach, MD
1998
We beat the drum!
July 4 at the Franchi resort
On the Fishin' Frenzy before she became famous
Grandpa Rathgeber's memorial trip
1999
A good day on the Fishin' Frenzy out of Oregon Inlet
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2000
Fable Factory at the Galaxy Hut, Arlington, VA
The Oakrats at Larry's home in Avalon, NJ
2001
6905 Rosemont Drive, McLean, VA 22101
Aboard the Fishin' Frenzy with Captain Greg,
star of the TV series Wicked Tuna.
Ocracoke Inlet, NC
2002
A "Happy Birthday" cruise aboard the
Cherry Blossom out of Old Town Alexandria
From the South Jersey Marina in Cape May
2003
2009
46879 Willowood Drive, Potomac Falls, VA
2004
Dante Ristorante in Great Falls, VA
The spring races in Middleburg, VA
2005
Horizons on the Bay, Chesapeake Beach, MD
2006
The beach house in Hatteras, NC
Who's the old bald guy?
Well I'll drink to that!
2007
A "Happy Birthday" cruise on the
Catherine Marie out of Annapolis, MD
2008
That's not the horizon, it's just the top of the first wave!
2009
47224 Ox Bow Drive, Potomac Falls, VA
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2010
A big Blue Marlin on the other end
A 4th of July fireworks party
A few days at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach
2011
The bear trap at PGA National
Dearly beloved...
Laguna Beach, CA
Meryl who?
2012
Carlos Santana? You've got to change your evil ways . . .
Pauline's retirement party at the Charles Town races
2013
The Athens Cowboy Choir - Who's the guy with sun glasses?
National fireworks from the balcony
Our neighbor was Senator John McCain
Christmas
2014
Holy carp!
The "Sheriff" from the Athens Cowboy Choir
TGA on the Blue Heron
The Director at Pepco in Washington, DC
2015
The new view in Palm Beach
Borgata Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
2016
The Athens Cowboy Choir
Wicked Tuna!
Captain Tom, Captain Greg, and Captain David.
Nags Head, NC
Davey performs at the Flicker Bar in Athens.
Merry Christmas!
2017
Surprise! Happy birthday Neen.
Elf Power on the cover of Flagpole Magazine
On a coast-to-coast tour with Elf Power
2018
A good day on the Hot Pursuit out of Edgewater, MD
2019
Wyatt — May 28, 2019
Another good day on the Hot Pursuit
Watch out, world.
2020
Thanksgiving
2022
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Photos below are not in chronological order.
If you can read this, itz working fine.
All I had to do was cut the cord off: Wireless!
Home, home and deranged...
...where the beer and the cantaloupe lay...
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