Friday, September 15, 1972

1970s Family Life

1972 TRIP ON CONVERTED SCHOOL BUS WITH 21 COLLEGE STUDENTS
CALIFORNIA VIA BRITISH COLUMBIA

Fred had a brainstorm his first year of teaching college in New Ulm -- that he could assemble a group of college students for a 30 day 3,000 mile cross country camping trip. He drove to Milwaukee and purchased a used school bus that he could convert into a camper. All the side windows were covered with screens. The school bus yellow did not seem right, so he spray painted the exterior a light green. In the spring he worked feverishly (as did Annette) to strip out the seats and install tables, beds, kitchen sink (with running water), gas stove with an oven, gas refrigerator and storage cabinets. Storage tank for fresh water, holding dank for used sink water, propane tanks for refrigerator and stove were all mounted underneath the bus. The storage cabinets were built along both sides of the ceilings .  Each student was assigned his/her own space. No suitcases were to be taken so everything had to be fitted into a confined area. To keep costs down we stayed at campgrounds and made all of our own meals. The cost assessed to each person for transportation and lodging was $100. We collected money for the food pot as we went along.


FRED THE DRIVER FOR OVER 3,000 MILES

COOKING ABOARD THE BUS

A BREAK ON THE STREETS OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADA

AFTER FRED COMPLETED HIS TWO SEMESTER RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT AT TCU
(SEE BLOG 1970s PhD PROGRAM), WE RETURNED HOME TO NEW ULM, MINNESOTA











1976 ANNETTE & FRED ATTEND OXFORD UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND
Fred received a scholarship to attend classes at Worchester College, University of Oxford in England. His English history courses were in conjunction with his PhD program at TCU. Credits earned would be through Stanford University in California. All of Fred's transportation, tuition and lodging were covered, Ann agreed to attend Oxford, too, and took a course in British Paintings of the Romantic Age. We paid for Annette's expenses. We stayed in the New Dorm (1714), ate meals in the college dinning room and sipped tea in the Commons. Classes were taught Oxford style in seminar rooms or at sites.  

FRED'S OXFORD PROFESSOR (FELLOW) JESSUP IS THE GREY HAIRED MAN ON THE LEFT. HIS STUDENTS ARE TOURING A HISTORIC MANSION IN THIS PHOTO.


TH ENTRANCE TO OUR COLLEGE
NO ONE COULD LEAVE OR ENTER EXCEPT THROUGH THESE GATES.


OUR DORMITORY


THE OLD DORMS THAT DATE BACK TO 1242 
(AND WAS SPARED WHEN HENRY VIII ABOLISHED MONASTERIES.) 
WE DID NOT STAY HERE BECAUSE THEY WERE RESERVED FOR SINGLES.

OXFORD HAS MANY HISTORICAL SITES
MARTYRS' MONUMENT TO RIDLEY, CRANMER AND LATIMER
(THE THREE BLIND MICE KILLED BY MARY TUDOR)
WHO WERE BURNED ALIVE ON THIS SITE


CARFAX TOWER FROM WHERE CRANMER WATCHED FRIENDS BURN
HE THUS CAME TO REGRET DENYING HIS PROTESTANT FAITH

HE RECANTED HIS CONFESSION HERE IN ST. MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH
THEN WAS USHERED OUT TO BE BURNED AT THE STAKE

TAVERN IN OXFORD CALLED BEARS INN
STARTED IN 1242

 BEARS INN HAD EXHIBITS WITH OVER 4,500 SNIP-LETS OF TIES
IF CONTRIBUTE TIE YOU RECEIVED A PINT OF BEER. FRED HAD NO TIE.

SIDE TRIP
ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELD CHURCH, LONDON
WE ATTENDED A CONCERT HERE

#10 DOWNING STREET, LONDON
RESIDENCE OF PRIME MINISTER

PARLIAMENT LONDON

STATUE OF WINSTON CHURCH BY PARLIAMENT
LONDON

ALBERT MEMORIAL
KENSINGTON GARDENS

ROYAL ALBERT HALL KENSINGTON


BELOW: OUR PROFESSOR IS TAKING US TO CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY FOR A SESSION THERE. THE BUS DRIVER PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY SO PROFESSOR JESSUP COULD
SET UP FOR A PICNIC LUNCH. WINE WITH AN OXFORD UNIVERSITY LABEL WAS PASSED AROUND.

CAMBRIDGE PROFESSOR IS GUEST TEACHER WHILE WE ARE AT CAMBRIDGE
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP KNOWN AS OXBRIDGE

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

SIDE TRIP
WE VISITED THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON 
-- VERY FITTING SINCE THIS WAS 1976, AN ANNIVERSARY OF 1776.

SIDE TRIP
ANCESTRAL HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

SIDE TRIP
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
WINCHESTER OLD CAPITAL

PHILIP II KING OF SPAIN MARRIED  "BLOODY" MARY TUDOR AT WINCHESTER

SIDE TRIP
GREENWICH, ENGLAND
CUTTY SARK
WORLD'S LAST TEA SHPPER SHIP

CUTTY SARK

SIDE TRIP 
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND
NELSON'S SHIP HMS VICTORY

HE HAD THE SHIP PAINTED YELLOW AND BLACK 
TO HELP DISTINGUISH IT IN BATTLE WITH FRENCH

 WE BOARDED SHIP AND WERE GIVEN TOUR BY SAILORS

SIDE TRIP
BLENHEIM PALACE


 GARDEN
BLENHEIM PALACE



SIDE TRIP
STAFFORD ON AVON
SHAKESPEARE COUNTRY

POND
STRATFORD ON AVON

SIDE TRIP SUDELEY CASTLE
RESIDENCE OF KATHERINE PARR
LADY JANE GREY,& ANNE BOLYN RAISED HERE
(HENCE PROTESTANT LEANINGS)



TRAVEL WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS & LYNN'S FRIEND CHERYL BENSON

We used our white van for trips and rounded up college students to travel with us. They helped pay for the gas and contributed to the adventure. The van was converted into a camper and we pulled a pull-out camper for the extra people.

STOP 1 BRUSS CABIN, NORTHERN WISCONSIN




 LORETTA LYNN'S DUDE RANCH, TENNESSEE





HAY RIDE & BAR BQ AT LORETTA LYNN'S DUDE RANCH






MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (KING'S ASSASSINATION SITE)





MURFREESBORO,  BATTLEFIELD





CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE



CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA


ANDERSONVILLE PRISON, GEORGIA




M.L. KING BURIAL MONUMENT, ATLANTA



SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
SHERMAN'S HEADQUARTERS




SHERMAN'S MARCH REACHED THE SEA (ATLANTIC OCEAN)







LARGE PLANTATION NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA


THE BIG HOUSE




THE SLAVES' QUARTERS

PLANTATION COTTON LOADING DOCK, GEORGIA




RETURN TRIP -- CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI



1977 CAMPING TRIP TO CALIFORNIA
KIM'S FRIEND LINDA VILLWOCK
LYNN'S FRIEND KIM KRACKLOW


CARLSBAD CAVERNS, NEW MEXICO

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

FORT LARIMIE, WYOMING




HORSEBACK RIDING IN BRICE CANYON, UTAH


CAMP COOKS


1978 KIM'S CONFIRMATION









1978 EXPLORING BLACK HAWK SITES IN WISCONSIN




LYNN HAS RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY AT THE MAYO


AND CAME OUT PRETTIER THAN EVER


EVENTUALLY SHE ENTERED A BEAUTY CONTEST


LYNN PLAYED THE PIANO


LYNN PLAYED THE LITTLE DAUGHTER IN FIDLER ON THE ROOF AT MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE. ANNETTE MADE A CAKE TO CELEBRATE THE EVENT.


LYNN IS IN THE CENTER OF THIS CAST PHOTO WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS



SHE ALSO PLAYED A PART IN THE LION THAT ROARED AT MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL


LYNN'S FRIEND AT MINNESOTA VALLEY LUTHERAN H.S.
SHE LIVED AT OUR HOUSE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR


BOTH KIM & LYNN PLAYED  THE MVL BAND


KIM WAS A MVL CHEERLEADER
AND PLAYED VOLLEYBALL