WE LEARNED TO TRAVEL BY MOTOR CAR
Then came the day
The day we started our trip,
Our trip to Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls from above
We made it in a Studebaker,
Goodenow changing a tire
Ellsworth, Blanche, Hazel and Walter
A seven passenger touring car
With tires and suitcases strapped all ’round.
At night we slept on the ground near the car.
When it rained we asked
To sleep in the hay
Under the cover of a friendly farmer’s barn.
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- Niagara Falls
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- Walter & Blanche Niagara Falls
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- Niagara Falls snapshot
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- Niagara Falls bridge
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- Goodenow, Hazel & Ellsworth
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- Niagara Falls snapshot
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- Niagara Falls snapshot
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- Walter & Blanche
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- Niagara Falls snapshot
We made trips this way
over mud and dirt roads
Two or three days at a stretch,
Back to the “home-town,”
The Thompson’s In front of Stacy Thompson’s home 1919
Adventurous camping trips.
We had real fun.
We did things together.
We were a family – a father, a mother,
Two sons, and a daughter.
I so enjoyed seeing all the pictures from the past. Brought back memories of seeing our extended families.
I talked with Ryan Jach recently. He said I would enjoy chatting with you. My email address is dthompson.1@icloud.com. Please drop me a line and we can exchange phone numbers.
I was just looking for some historic photos of Manistee and came across this incredible tribute to your family’s history. What a treasure. I was absolutely transported by every verse written by Hazel Thompson.
Thank you. Did you know Hazel Thompson?