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Dot and Dash (Hall, 1960)
was the very first expensive iris that Dave purchased.
His wife Elaine was "not too happy" with the
fact that he paid $3.50 for one (1) iris!
The total purchase that first expenditure was $11.00 for a total of 13
rhizomes.
Two years later, Elaine had no
difficulty
spending $25.00 for one (1) rhizome of
Stepping Out (Schreiners, 1964) !!! |
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Dave is lining out his
seedlings
in his friend's
(Frank Jones) garden
Princeton, New Jersey suburb. |
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Elaine, a great Iris Judge, is evaluating
Dave's current seedling crop.
Both Dave and Elaine were
hybridizers,
but Elaine did not claim fame to all of her crosses. She crossed and
introduced Strawberry Field. |
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Sons Bruce (left) and Don
(right)
with family pet Monty,
an AKC obedience champion.
Dave, Elaine and sons lived in
Howell, New Jersey for 17 years. Bruce and family now reside in
Ocean, New Jersey. Don and wife live in Winter Springs, Florida. |
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Dave has been a member
of AIS for over 35 years. During this time, he has been RVP of
Region 19 (New Jersey), a most
active member of HIPS (Historic Iris Preservation Society), and an AIS
accredited Master Judge. |
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NEW
MEDAL AWARDED
The
Ira Wood Medal for Siberian irises was awarded for the first time at the
Tulsa Convention in 1980. This medal goes to the winner of the Morgan
Award, an award which has heretofore been accompanied only by a
certificate.
The
iris portrayed on the medal is WHITE SWIRL which is in the ancestry of
many fine present-day Siberian irises. Ira Wood's only named iris, ONG'S
HAT, has WHITE SWIRL as a parent.
The
medal, sponsored jointly by Region 19 and The Society for Siberian Irises,
was awarded at Tulsa not only to William McGarvey for his iris AUGURY, of
the Morgan Award, but also to all living members of the Morgan Award in
past years.
Shown
here are Elizabeth Wood and Region 19 RVP David Silverberg during the
award ceremony. The obverse and reverse of the medal are also illustrated;
the winner's name is engraved on the reverse. |
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Converted Railroad Station
in
Mt. Angel, Oregon was photographed in 1984 on a
trip to the Seattle AIS
National Convention.
Dave moved to Mt. Angel
three (3) years later. |
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This photograph is the
future
Abbey Gardens in
Mt Angel, Oregon.
Photo was taken prior to soil
preparation and iris planting. |
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This garden sign required
Mt. Angel city
council approval.
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Dave remarried to Nancy Thomson
from Canada. They worked many hours preparing for the 1994 AIS
National Convention in Portland.
There were five (5) busses of
Convention guests at one time in the driveway.
Don't see that every day in a small town like Mt. Angel ! |
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Nancy Silverberg (right)
and her friend
Gloria McMillan
from Canada. |
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Post Convention guests - Ron and
Anna Mae Miller with host Dave and Nancy. |
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Besides Dave's love of iris, his
other passion is fishing. These two hobbies could be enjoyed in
Oregon; thus, the move from New Jersey.
Daughter-in-law, Carrie, a
non-fisherman, caught the fish that Dave is holding. Also holding
their catch are sons Don (next to Carrie) and Bruce.
The largest fish caught weighed in at 43 1/2 pounds. |
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salmon filets in the raw were caught in Tillamook Bay, Oregon. |
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In 1994, Dave and Nancy moved from
Mt. Angel to a larger property in Molalla, Oregon.
Shortly after moving to what
was
to be a commercial iris garden,
Nancy was diagnosed
with terminal cancer. |
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