Sunday, May 17, 2009

May 17, 2009

Visiting Relatives in Lincoln

We drove to Wilber, NE this morning.  On the way we stopped in Hastings to see where Sue’s dad went to college.  We saw a number of red brick buildings but none that looked like they had been there for 70 years.  If they still exist they are probably deep inside the campus.  We were in the carbus so didn’t investigate much.

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Got to Wilber about 11:30 and parked in American Legion Park.  Park complex has ball fields, tennis courts, and lots of RV parking.  There must be 20 acres of parking and we are the only RV (or any vehicle)here.

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After setting up carbus we headed north to Lincoln.  First stop Breta Park.  Probably the smallest in Lincoln.  A block long green strip in the middle of a street.  Sue talked to a man across the street and asked if he knew anything about the park.  His thought was that it was built by the man who developed the area surrounding it in the early 1900’s.  There used to be a very large house/mansion nearby where the family lived  That man was probably my great grandfather and the park is named for his daughter, my grandmother.

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After taking in the park we did a geocache and then navigated to Sue’s cousins house to meet and have lunch.  She hasn’t seen him in 40 years or more.  We met his wife, his daughter, and her husband and son.  Nice visit.  Talked some geneology, some weather, some local sites, etc.

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45 minute drive back to Wilber and we were done for the day.



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