A Life in Eras

Timeline

Don's life, plotted in eras.

Childhood

1946 – 1958 67 memories

1946-03-25 Donald Paul Golden Jr 1946-03-25 My Dad. Donald Paul Golden mid 40's My Mom - Edith Elnora Barrett Golden 1923 The Boy From Kountze 1945 Mom and Dad 1946 Barrett Grandparents 1946 Golden Grandparents 1949 more on Kountze and Golden Grandparents 1948 My Dad's Siblings 1955 The Thomas Family 1948 More from Roberts Street 1952 Baby Boomer 1950 Neches and Orange Streets 1952 Move to Idylwood 1954 1948 Plymouth 1953 Elementary School Years 1952 Living in the 50s Jun 18, 2026 My playmate and cousin - Linda Thomas Summer 1954 The Most Expensive Eggs Ever 1954 More about elementary School Years circa 1956 Radio - Uncle Willy - First Camera circa 1955 Beaumont Cuisine in the 50s circa 1955 Daisy BB gun 1952 Clearing the Idylwood Lot 1956 The Lesson of the Handsaw 1955 Dad and College summer 1953 Skinny Dipping at the Y 1952 Telephones 1954 House Remodel 1953 Garden 1955 Lawnmower 1955 Crawdads 1956 Karen Clark 1953 Church 1955 Bullied by Michael Jordan 1953 Television 1954 Kiddie Show 1954 Yikes - My Bike 1955 Segregation 1957 Crystal Radio and Hurricane Audrey 1955 Louisiana Kinfolks 1957 1956 Dodge Texan July 1857 California 1957 1958 More on Elementary School Years 1957 Coke Bottles 1954 Wash House 1954 Redneck Swimming Pools 1958 Golden/Slay Airplane 1955 Firecrackers 1957 Flying Red Horse Club 1961 Luther, Nora and Cars 1960 More on My Dad - Donald P Golden, Sr 1957 Making Money - Paper Route 1958 More Kids Fall 1961 The Philippines 1955 Ice Cream 1955 Summer on Idylwood 1955 Luther and Nora: Snuff and False Teeth 1955 Christmas Shopping - 50s Style 1958 Transistor Radio 1955 Decorating the Christmas Tree 1955 Nuclear Attack!!! 1953 Keys to the Idylwood House 1957 Burning Stuff Out Back 1957 Boy Scouts and the Space Program 1958 UFO Experience 1959 Convenience Stores in the 50s

College

1964 – 1967 18 memories

1964 Rice - Background FAll 1964 Freshman Year at Rice Fall 1964 Nelson Hatt - Amazing Friend April 1965 Room Lottery at Rice 1965 Sophomore Year Fall 1966 Houston Speech and Hearing Center - Life Changing Decisions May 1967 First Trip to St Louis (Clayton Actually) July 1967 Finger 1966 - 1967 My junior year at Rice ('66-'67) was probably my worst year Fall 1966 Kathy! Spring 1866 Kathy For Real 1967 Two Mistakes at Rice Fall 1967 Long Distance Relationship Fall 1968 What is the 10,000th prime number 1969 Fifth Year at Rice 1968 Relocation from Poverty Pocket to Fertility Courts 1969 Proctor and Gamble May 1969 Graduation from Rice

Marriage & Early Family

1967 – 1980 32 memories

23 nov 1967 Wedding 1969 Overload - or Running on Empty 24 apr 1968 Britany Carin Golden! 1969 Viet Nam Wiinter 1969 Student Loan 1969 The Draft Summer 1969 Grad School at the University of Houston - Decision Process 1970 Lower Body Negative Pressure December 1967 What happened to Luther and Nora 1980 Weapons and Squirrels December1967 First Apartmemt 1967-11-23 'On time' and Fiscal Responsibility 1 June 1968 Britany's First Babysitting Experiance Summer 1968 Technology Incorporated - Cardiovascular Lab at NASA May 1969 Move to Webster June 1969 New Car - Tremendous Mistake 30 July 1970 Patrick Scott Golden! Summer 1970 The Contourograph - a device for the real time display of VectorCardiograms September 1969 The Contrast between Rice and the University of Houston 1971 Snake! Fall 1971 First House Spring 1972 VW - Freedom Car 1971 Moon Landing was a Hollywood Fake Job June 1972 Lightning Strike Fall 1970 First Car Upgrade From a Sporty Convertible to a Family Station Wagon Fall 72 Double Stroller 1972 Robbed in a Hotel Room May 1972 "Neap Balls" 1971 Sigma 3 - Life Changing Fall 1973 Skylab Wind Down and Job Search Jun 22, 1973 Skylab Recovery 1972 Wrong Feet

Middle Adult

1981 – 2002 2 memories

1984 Meeting Charlie Cutler 1984 Camera Adventure

Mercy Ships

2003 – 2006 0 memories

No memories in this era yet.

Later Years

2006 – present 1 memory

2026-06-05 Meeting Claude - Returning to my Roots