The film, entitled Disneyland Dream, was recently accepted by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. as part of its historic film preservation program for future generations.

"There are the three children featured in the Disneyland movie, Mary, Michael, and Daniel, just after Disneyland opened in 1955," said Barstow. "Scotch Brand tape held a national contest to say why people like Scotch tape, and the prize was a trip to Disneyland."

Barstow's son Daniel came up with a simply, yet fitting motto, which the company liked well enough to announce him the winner.

"Daniel was 4 years old and he said 'when something tears then I can just use it.' We had him copy it to an entry form and that won the contest," said Barstow.

"We had a marvelous time and took color movies of the whole trip," he said. "I recorded a narration that tells the story while seeing it. The family loves to look at it even now and they remember what they were like when they were children."

The film, titled "Disneyland Dream," is available to be viewed on Wethersfield's cable access television on Sundays in December.

Also on Cox cable television on Sundays is an even earlier film entitled "Tarzan and the Rocky Gorge," which Barstow produced and directed in 1936, when he was just 16 years old.

"It was the first major film I ever made," said Barstow. He and his two younger brothers filmed it in the wilds of Granby. Three girls and the two brothers were members of the safari, and Barstow played Tarzan.

Besides making outstanding home movies, Barstow has made documentary films, including several for the Wethersfield Historical Society.

He is also very active in the Cetacean Society, which he helped to found in 1974. The Cetacean Society raises awareness to help save whales, dolphins, and porpoises from being destroyed by humans. Since that time, most countries in the world have stopped hunting whales, with the exception of Norway and Japan.

"We advocate whale watching rather than whale killing," Barstow said. He's also produced films on whales that you or your children may have seen while in school.

Once the executive director of The Cetacean Society, Barstow, now 86, is the director emeritus of the organization, as well as being one of the founders of the Wethersfield Community Television. The station broadcasts school activities, sports, and panel discussions. WCTV Channel 14 presents Tarzan and the Rocky Gorge at 3 p.m. on Sundays in December and Disneyland Dream at 5 p.m. on Sundays in December.

These two presentations will be the last in a series of Sunday afternoon programs of Barstow productions, which have been broadcast regularly by Wethersfield Community Television since the beginning of the 21st century, five years ago.

"These are good closers," Barstow said. "I hope the programs have been enjoyed by many, and have added something to the quality of life here in Wethersfield over the years."