Happy Day

James Waning and Barbara - Summer 1940

Barbara - 1941

Barbara at Upton's - 1942

Barbara - 1943

Barbara - 1944

Camp Cleawox - 1956 - Part 2

Sandie - 1957

Letter #2 - Page 1

"July 3



Dear Mom and family

How are you all getting along? 

Here at camp its not raining but is afully(sic) cloudy most of the time.  Our Unit is perched on top of Viking Hill.

I forgot to tell you the nams(sic) of our counserlers(sic) - over

Letter #2 - Pages 2 and 3

"their(sic) are four of there here they are Twisty - Tadge - Lucky - and our waterfront Puddles.

Tonight we are going to have a campfire in our unit and wear PJs we will get popcorn to eat.

We are going to have a secarate(sic) buddy and have to do nice things for them.

We just went on a trail blazing hike and one grope(sic) laid trail signes(sic) while another grope(sic) followed.

The meals are all good here.

Say hello to tiny for me.

Goodby Sandie"

Camp Cleawox - 1956 - Part 1

In July of 1956, Sandie headed off to Camp Cleawox.

Envelope

First Letter - Page 1

"Dear family,



I got here safely and had a nice trip down to camp.  Although I rode on the bus with Jo  I am on the top bunck(sic) with Sue  This letter is my passport to dinner, I can't have dinner with out it."

First Letter - Page 2

"Please write and tell me how tiny1 and his seat are getting along.

We're just blowing up our mattresses and getting settled/

Well guss(sic) thats all. Goodby Mom, Pop, and family.

Lots of love Sandie"

1 Tiny - the Waning family Chihauhau



Janet McAdam Waning's Birthday - 1956

A couple of more birthday cards...

Card from Jim and Margaret - Cover

Card from Jim and Margaret - Inside 

Card - Front - from Ella McAdam Caufield 

Card - Inside - From Ella 

Card - Front

Card - Inside

Any ideas who Dave and May might be? 

Janet McAdam Waning's Birthday - 1956

Net also received a card from her sister-in-law Sophie Ingvalson McAdam,

Card - front 

Card - Inside

Enclosed with the card was this  small note

I think Sophie must have stuffed her card with Blooming Prairie newspaper clippings.

Janet McAdam Waning's Birthday - 1956

Continuing the cousin-connect, Net got a birthday card from her cousin Retta Wallace Francis.

Card - Front

Card - Inside

Card - Reverse

"Dear Nett: I must add a few lines to your birthday card.  I hope you have a happy one - I am so glad you and Billy keep so well - I get along fine as long as I keep my B.P. under control - I look fine but it is caused by inward nervousness - so, I try not to let things worry me that I can't control.  I have a nice widow moving in to the duplex on Sat.  She is 65 and should be company for me.  I think I told you Dorothy1 expects the stork in Aug.  We are all hoping for a little girl this time (for her sake as that is what she wants so badly) but whatever comes will be welcome. 

The xxxx and towels came through fine I do use them for cookies etc and they are so high in the stores.  Maybe I did write & thank you - I forget.  It was nice of you to go to all that trouble.  I'll give Dot some of them.  We had a wonderful rain.  Today is so beautiful isn't cool enough to suit me.  I must close & catch the mailman - Love, good wishes 

from Retta"

1 Her daughter, Dorothy (Dot) Francis Thompson - the baby was a girl!  Karen Elise.

Birthday Wishes From Days Gone By

Janet McAdam Waning was born the 5th of February 1875.

Birthday Greetings - Front

Birthday Greetings - Reverse

Postmarked pre-1911 (when she married)

"Miss Nettie McAdam

Billings Mont. 

Livingston, Mont.

I got here at 2am this morning.  Gee it's cold here today.  N.S."

Birthday Wishes - Front



Birthday Wishes - Reverse

Olivia Upton Adams in Pennsylvania - 1956

Olivia Upton Adams - Envelope - 1956

In the summer of 1956, Olivia Upton Adams travelled back to the Erie, PA area to visit family and friends. 

While there, she wrote her niece, Margaret Upton Waning a letter.

Oliva Upton Adams Letter - Page 1

"Aug 21st '56

Dear Margaret -

I have been thinking of you & yours tho I haven't written, it seems hard to get the chance for a few minutes quiet.  Everyone here in the east is well but Claude Price and Robert(1) he is still working farming between rain and bad electric storms.  Sat night was the worse(sic) I ever see(sic).  I have been on the go so much I better wait untill I return home to make any report.  I was at Rosses(2) from Sat eve Aug 4th untill Aug 11th.  Stayed with Mary Prentill untill Aug 15th then with farm folks untill Sun Aug 19.  Parney(3) came down & I returned with them and will be here from now on, there are so many here on the lake shore & Parney will drive me around as he works only three days a week.  The Sat before..."

Olivia Upton Adams Letter - Page 2

I arrive Uncle Clarence Player's(4) funeral was held.  He had passed very suddenly.  I am expecting Stina from Oil City(5) this next week.  My old school chum Daisy came over last night and we had another visit.  She lives on another street about a block from here.  She is expecting her son from Florida this next week and is looking forward to his coming as her husband passed away about a year ago & she is quite lonely, tho she trys(sic) to be brave. 

Well we have had rain & more rain and thunder lightening storms, farmers haven't all haying done yet.  Robert had his but now worrying over his oats he last 20 acres & ripe but can't get on grown but today it looks like clearing, sun out cold wind.  Hope everyone is well, I seem to be standing up pretty good.  Be seeing you after Sep 1st.

Love to all Olivia"

1 Robert Upton born 1898 the baby of the family

2 Ross Upton born 1893

3 Parney Upton born 1888 - child #2 - He moved to Erie,PA while his brothers Robert and Ross stayed in the Garland, PA area (Olivia was the eldest - followed by 4 brothers)  

4 Clarence Player - not clear to me - perhaps a Carter relative

5 Oil City, PA "Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States that is noted especially in the instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850s, Oil City became central in the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Wolf's Head motor oil companies."

From Wikipedia

Elsie Upton - Obituary

Elsie Greenwell Upton - about 1961

Elsie Upton Obituary

Elsie Greenwell Upton

Elsie Greenwell and Fanny Greenwell Gantenbein - about 1904

Elsie Greenwell Upton

Born - 1 February 1887

Damascus, Clackamus County, Oregon

Passed - 24 September 1964

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Elsie has particularly beautiful eyes I think!