1950-ish Family Fun

Embarking on this Family History journey, some new photos have been discovered and scanned. Chris was able to get an album and other items from Aunt Sharon (Dad/LaMar's sister). Adding those to some already in our Dropbox folders, it seems the young Westra family did some traveling, having family fun back in the 1950s!

In addition to the priceless pictures, having Grandma Lucille's handwriting on the back of the photos is a treasure too. The top left (family fishing) had been marked as Davis's Ranch at Uintah River. Top left is labeled in Dropbox as LaMar at Fishlake. The "Navahoe Lake" goes with the picture at the bottom left, and "Zion's Park" matches the photo above it.  1950s family fun!

Not in 1950, but in the surrounding years (before and after) there were additional adventures ...

The top left is little LaMar and his cousin Jerry (son of Grandpa Joe's older brother John) in Seattle in 1948.  The top left is a trip to Idaho in 1949. Then Seattle again in 1952 ... cousins again (and fish) and a windmill! Perhaps foreshadowing the future for Dad/Lamar's mission just a few years down the road (Windmills, Polders and Dutch History). The bottom right was labeled "Princess Margaret" the ship that ferried the family to Victoria, Canada in 1954. When emailing and asking for memories, Aunt Diane wrote "I remember getting gum on my dress. Mom wasn’t happy."

This one was labeled Brighton ~ July 1949

Dad/LaMar isn't in this picture ... but Grandpa Joe is. Maybe 12-year old LaMar was taking the picture? That would foreshadow the future for sure! We weren't able to find out who the other people in the picture are. Family or friends. Label your photos for the future!