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My children next to the Liberty Bell

In January 1969, we moved from Key West to Folcroft PA. We lived here until August of 1969 while my husband's ship was in the Philadelphia Navy Shipyard. My older children were in second grade and kindergarten.

Of course we visited the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, and also the Franklin Institute..

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Lancaster Street from car

Day 1

Then for Spring Vacation we went on a 5 day touring spree.

On the first day drove west to Ephrata Chloisters and then toured along to the Amish/Menonite area of Lancaster, to the market and through Bird in Hand and Soudersberg back home.

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Hopewell Village factory from inside stable window

Day 2

The second day we went to northwest to Hopewell Village in Elverson in the morning. Then we continued north to visit Reading, Roadside America, and Bethlehem Pennsylvania.

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Children by cannon at Valley Forge

Day 3

This was tower climbing day. We visited Valley Forge and cirled around to Abington where my grandparents and great grandparents are buried and ended up at Washington's Crossing. I climbed the fire tower at Valley Forge, and the tower at Washington's Crossing. Due to all the tower climbing, I began having knee problems which have lasted for most of the rest of my life.

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Capitol building from the side

Day 4

On the fourth day we went west again this time to Hershey (but not the amusement park-just the chocolate factory) and to the State Capitol in Harrisburg. Bob and I had previously been to Hershey to the Antique Car Show and swap meet that is held there every October.

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Axaleas in the conservatory

Day 5

The last day of the vacation, we went south to Brandywine Battlefield and then went to Kennett Square and toured Longwood Gardens greenhouses.

During May, there was a National Iris Convention in Philadelphia which my parents attended, and one of the gardens visited on the tour was Longwood. So we made a second visit.

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Daughter and our puppy on the lawn

Later on in the year (after I went to my 10th college reunion on Memorial Day), we visited Winterthur and Hagley Museum in Delaware, and went to New Hope for an antique automobile show. We got a Shetland Sheepdog puppy who we took to a puppy show, and I also took some more painting lessons at Tyler Arboretum, where I did a picture of the house in the top picture.

At the end of August, we moved to Baltimore.