Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000) and Paul Robert Pape Sr. (1896-1970) outside their home at 2093 W. Lunt Avenue, Chicago, Christmastime 1951.
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Sentimental Sunday: Beete, Fred, and Moe with Their Dad and Lucky, Christmastime 1951
Nine years ago and six years ago, I wrote about some of my Dad's memories of Christmas growing up in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois. One of those memories was at Christmas in 1951, when he was a navigator cadet at Ellington Air Force Base outside Houston, Texas, and was given some Christmas leave. The Chicago area received tremendous snowfall that December, and getting home was going to be a problem. He said Colonel William L. Lee, the commanding officer of the 3605th Navigator Training Wing, released some planes, and two were going to the Chicago area. Dad managed to get into O'Hare Reserve Station (this was back when it was being used by the Air Force and wasn't the commercial airport it is today) when all other Chicago area airports were closed.
Above are Marilyn (my aunt), Paul (my grandfather), Fred (my dad), and Rosemary (my aunt) Pape, along with the family dog Lucky, outside the Pape family home at 2093 W. Lunt Avenue, Chicago, Christmastime 1951. As you can see, there is quite a bit of snow on the ground. My grandmother, Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape, is not in this picture (but was in others I posted earlier), so I think she took it.
Friday, December 25, 2020
Christmas Hope
No, this picture isn't from last night or today. It was taken on Christmas Day five years ago, in 2015, at Christmas dinner at my brother's home in Austin, Texas. I miss being with my family this year, but with the recent development and release of the coronavirus vaccine, I'm hopeful that we can gather together next year.
Blessings and peace this Christmas.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Sentimental Sunday: Rho and Mare, Christmas 1953
My first cousins Rosemary "Rho" Streff Grandusky and Marianne "Mare" Streff Gustafson, at either Christmas 1953 or 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times). I think it is 1953, because Mare would have been only 21 months old if it was 1951, and she looks a little older than that in this photo.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Friday's Faces From the Past: Rho, Christmas 1953
My first cousin Rosemary "Rho" Streff Grandusky, most likely at Christmas 1953 or possibly 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times).
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
(Not-So-) Wordless Wednesday: Grandpa and Nana, Christmas 1953
My paternal grandparents, Paul Robert Pape Sr. and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape, at either Christmas 1953 or 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times). I think it is 1953, because of other pictures taken the same day.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Sentimental Sunday: Beety and Moe, Christmas 1953
Two of my paternal-side aunts, Marilyn "Beety" Pape Hedger, and Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz, at either Christmas 1953 or 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times). I think it is 1953, because of other photos obviously taken the same day.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Friday's Faces From the Past: Grandpa and the Girls, Christmas 1953 (1951?)
My paternal grandfather Paul Robert Pape Sr., with my first cousins Marianne Streff Gustafson and Rosemary Streff Grandusky, at either Christmas 1953 or 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times). I think it is 1953, because Mare would have been only 21 months old if it was 1951, and she looks a little older than that in this photo.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
(Not-So-) Wordless Wednesday: Nana, Mare, Rho, Grandpa - Christmas 1953 (or 1951)
My paternal grandmother Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape, first cousins Marianne "Mare" Streff Gustafson and Rosemary "Rho" Streff Grandusky, and paternal grandfather Paul Robert Pape Sr., at either Christmas 1953 or 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times). I think it is 1953, because Mare would have been only 21 months old if it was 1951, and she looks a little older than that in this photo.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Sentimental Sunday: Mare, Bud, Rho - Christmas 1953 or 1951
My first cousin Marianne "Mare" Streff Gustafson, uncle Frank "Bud" Streff, and cousin Rosemary "Rho" Streff Grandusky, at either Christmas 1953 or 1951 (Dad was home at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on leave from the Air Force, both times). I think it is 1953, because Mare would have been only 21 months old if it was 1951, and she looks a little older than that in this photo.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Talented Tuesday: Happy 11th Blogiversary to ME!
Eleven Pipers Piping, from the 12 Days of Christmas animated light display at the Moody Gardens Festival of Lights, Galveston, Texas, January 3, 2015.