Don Orne - Marblehead Current

28 Aug

MARBLEHEAD MEMORIES: Growing up at 120 Pleasant — part three

Don OrneColumns, Local History, Opinion

Editor’s Note: Donald Orne, 84, is a lifelong Marblehead resident whose family has been part of the town for generations. His father, Bud Orne, owned the barber shop at 120 Pleasant St., where the family also lived. This series shares Orne’s memories of growing up in Marblehead during the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. The essays have been edited only for length, grammar and clarity. This is the second installment of Orne’s writings. You can read the first two installments at MarbleheadCurrent.org. I need to mention…

MARBLEHEAD MEMORIES: Growing up at 120 Pleasant St. Part 2

Don OrneLocal History, Opinion

Editor's Note: Donald Orne, 84, is a lifelong Marblehead resident whose family has been part of the town for generations. His father, Bud Orne, owned the barber shop at 120 Pleasant St., where the family also lived. This series shares Orne's memories of growing up in Marblehead during the 1940s, '50s and '60s. The essays have been edited only for length, grammar and clarity. This is the second installment of Orne's writings. You can read the first installment HERE. After entering 120 Pleasant St, my father…

MEMORIES OF OLD MARBLEHEAD: Growing up at 120 Pleasant St., Part 1

Don OrneColumns, Opinion

Editor's note: Donald Orne, 84, is a lifelong Marblehead resident whose family has been part of the town for generations. His father, Bud Orne, owned the barber shop at 120 Pleasant St., where the family also lived. Bud Orne also started Marblehead Youth Hockey and served as Rec & Parks commissioner. This series shares Don's memories of growing up in Marblehead during the 1940s, '50s and '60s. I was born at 4:40 a.m. on Aug. 8, 1942, at the old Mary Alley Hospital to Muriel…