Family History-1976 – Eighteen06

Dan at 1806. It’s very possible that Dan decided for baseball, over basketball, at this very moment. Front yard “forest floor”…meant no grass would grow there.

Picnic at Rabbit Hill with the Schwaigers’. L-R: Dad with Dan, Gabe?, (?), Kathy behind tree, (?), Chris, Mum, Mike, Jenny, Pat Schwaiger, Jerry with Peg behind him. Trivia: Notice that we bought a disc for the Wheel Horse to try to break up the sod for a garden (far left, by the van).

Picnic at Rabbit Hill w/the Schwaiger Family L-R: Dorothy, Pat, Ron holding Dan. Moots Creek and Pretty Prairie Road in background.

Jerry graduating from West Lafayette High School, Dorothy holding Dan. Note: the house to the north, has now been painted white. I remember Joe Ross (across garden street) offering whomever moved in, to pay for red paint if they would keep it the original color (red). No deal was reached.

Jerry graduation from WL High School. Mike, Jerry, Kathy, Jenny at 1806 front door; “Shark Bait” on Jenny’s shirt a popular saying in the 70’s… Jun 1976

Dan in 1806 backyard.

Dan and Jerry sitting in the meadow at Rabbit Hill

Kathy and Jerry at Rabbit Hill, probably after wading in Moots Creek

Jerry, Kathy (pouring), Dorothy, Dan at Rabbit Hill

Dad and Dan at Rabbit Hill; Steve in the background

Kathy and Pat at Rabbit Hill.
Apparently, I thought this would look natural and un-posed (snicker).
Steve in far background.

Peg and Willie at Rabbit Hill in meadow

Chris at Rabbit Hill; Steve in background.

Dorothy and Ron at Rabbit Hill.
Dan seems to have dropped off from all the boredom.
I was SURE I was grinning his head off.

Dan at 1806. Haven’t a clue as to the occasion. Big grin, but not much else!

Pic taken by J&C for an article in the paper. Foreground CW: Chris, Kathy, Willie, Jenny holding Tiger. Background CW:Mike, Dorothy, Dad with Dan, Pete, Jerry
Trivia: It took LOTS of wood to heat the house.