There’s not much going on here in town – at least not for me. So I’m planning a trip to Yellowstone Park, and you’re invited to come with me. It won’t matter that you just came back from Philadelphia or that you plan to spend creative time with your sewing machines. Nothing will interfere with this trip – not your job, your responsibilities, or gas prices. You don’t even have to pack a bag. And I’ll do all the work.
You see, our trip takes place in 1926. We’re going to ride along with the Dobson family on their road trip from the homestead to Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. I recently found tucked away in a little cedar chest the letters Ina wrote during the trip. Those letters served as her travel diary and will now serve as our guide. The paper is yellow and worn, attesting to the fact that in years long past they were much read and enjoyed. Now it’s our turn. We also have corresponding photos and some postcards. And if we want info about Yellowstone Park in 1926, we can refer to the official Haynes Guidebook. We’re all set to leave tomorrow.
Included in the travel party are Ina (55) and Jack Dobson (62), their son Irl (30) and his wife Bernice, son Vance (22), daughter Shirley (15), and Bernice’s brother Lynn Dryden. They took two cars, one belonging to Irl and the other to Lynn. Daughters Myrtle and Ethel stayed at the farmhouse and the correspondence is addressed to them as well as to Ina’s sister Bertha. Ethel has a new baby, Shirley Jean.
You see, our trip takes place in 1926. We’re going to ride along with the Dobson family on their road trip from the homestead to Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. I recently found tucked away in a little cedar chest the letters Ina wrote during the trip. Those letters served as her travel diary and will now serve as our guide. The paper is yellow and worn, attesting to the fact that in years long past they were much read and enjoyed. Now it’s our turn. We also have corresponding photos and some postcards. And if we want info about Yellowstone Park in 1926, we can refer to the official Haynes Guidebook. We’re all set to leave tomorrow.
Included in the travel party are Ina (55) and Jack Dobson (62), their son Irl (30) and his wife Bernice, son Vance (22), daughter Shirley (15), and Bernice’s brother Lynn Dryden. They took two cars, one belonging to Irl and the other to Lynn. Daughters Myrtle and Ethel stayed at the farmhouse and the correspondence is addressed to them as well as to Ina’s sister Bertha. Ethel has a new baby, Shirley Jean.
Here's a family photo taken in 1926 to help us establish the players. From left: Irl, Shirley, Bernice (Irl's wife), Vance, Pearl Dobson Sanders with Stanley, Ina, Ernest and Ethel Robinson with Shirley Jean. Between Shirley and Bernice you can just make out Julian.
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Wow! This sounds like a great adventure for 1926--I await further details.
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