Where these pages come from.
We are a group of ex-microwave maintainers that worked the eastern section of the transcontinental microwave system and other Western Union employees. The eastern microwave section ran from Boston MA, to a junction station called Samaria, Ohio.
Our major concern is that there is no formal "Western Union Museum", and a lot of the historic equipment and other artifacts will therefore be lost as they are handed down to the younger members of the ex-employee's family.
In many cases this has already happened. At present this plan is in its formative stage and we need a great deal of help from ex-employees with suggestions and ideas on how we may make this happen. Shortly, we will be contacting various companies to see if they will sponsor our museum and provide space for us.
The RWUEA and the AUTODIN websites as you know are doing an excellent job in keeping us informed. We feel we can also add to this in our unique way through our website. We intend to work closely with them so there are a minimum of duplications and yet provide a "soapbox" for our users.
We also hope to assemble a large gallary of photographs, documents, artifacts and knowledge, for present and future historians and others who have an interest in learning of this great company.
Mission Statement
Our
goals are to make this a site that you find interesting. One
that explains what Western Union was about, what it did, how it was
done, and what it meant to all of us. Western Union, in its
100 year plus history, made many contributions to the development of
this country as well as the entire world.
Company
Background
There is no background here, other than we
worked for the Western Union company and enjoyed every minute of the
time. Of course we didn’t at the time, but in retrospect, as
things usually turn out, we did.
More To Come
There is much more to come. Check back
regularly for additions to the site. All the things promised on
the first two pages will be added. Meanwhile consider this a work in
progress. The site is
