Five Generations: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"

Josie Mueller Eaton and friend - 1913
Maxine Mueller Eaton Oleson's Mother
Generation One

Maxine Mueller Eaton almost Oleson and Friends - 1941
Generation Two

Carol Young Oleson and Sisters in the Capital - 2019
Generation Three

Erica Oleson Cleveland and Friend
Running the 2019 Great Wall Marathon
Generation Four

Panama Oleson Landes - Hunting Mushrooms
Around Easter Time - 2019 

Amaya, Addy and Quintin, the "Boy" Oleson Cleveland
in Seoul, South Korea Getting Ready to Hunt Easter Eggs
Easter 2019
Generation Five

1964-1966 Coca Cola MacGregor F704 Football Contest

I was passing through my sister's garage the other day and I noticed an old

football with my name on it.  I then remembered, while working with Cap Fergen, that Coke

ran a contest that would allow you to win a football.  I claimed many footballs, and gave them to friends and family.  However, this particular football is special as it obviously is one

that I claimed for myself.  Thanks Mary for saving this 54-year old ball for me.

All you had to do is fill the contest sheet out with specific players.  To do that, you

obviously had to buy a lot of bottles of pop.  I had lots of pop at home that

I bought for 25-cents a case.  However, since I filled many coke machines

every day that I worked, I saved the caps that were in the machines.

That was the secret for winning the Coca Cola football game back then.

Too bad I didn't have a stash of the old caps left, as they are each worth $5-30

on e-bay these days.  People collect old-everything these days it seems.

I plan to pass this old ball onto my grandson - hopefully he doesn't play football.

(I had a concussion in high school playing football - not a wise sport if you can avoid it.)

Oleson/Eaton Family Pictures: Post # 200

Left to Right:  Maurine Huss, Loyd Oleson, Maxine Eaton Oleson,
Joyce Keck, Janet Eaton and Judy Greiner.  (Judy is the daughter 
of Virginia Greiner Strasbourg)  Maurine and Joyce were Bridesmaids.
The Maid of Honor is not in this picture, Mary Catherine Eaton, 
Maxine's younger sister.  Looks nippy out with no coats!

More Wedding Details for all of you people that like details:

Very Nice Write-Up in the local paper with the following headline:
EATON-OLESON NUPTIALS VOWS SAID

It goes on to describe many details of the wedding and I am glad it did.
I felt like I was there at the wedding after reading the newspaper article!

April 14, 1947,  Monday,  0900
Wedding Ceremony: St Joseph's Catholic Church
Presided by Father John A. Krebs
Mass Servers:  Ted and Dick Eaton
"Mendelsohn's Wedding March Song"
(Could not find on I-Tunes, wanted to hear it.) 
Organist: Miss Ann Krebs
(Perhaps sister of the priest. Anyone know?)
Ushers: Kevin Eaton and Duane Oleson
Ring Bearer: Derald Shaw - Nephew
Flower Girls: Janet Eaton, younger sister, 
Judy Greiner, Daughter of older sister Virginia
Best Man of Groom:  Otho Eaton

Three Course Brunch for 35 Wedding Guests after the Wedding
at the home of the Bride's Parents.  In the afternoon, a Wedding Cake
and Ice Cream Reception was held for 65 close friends and relatives.

Servers at the Brunch:  Miss Kay McGuire, Miss Jean Hammond
and Miss Hazel Bowar - All are close friends of the Bride.
Brunch Planning/Preparation:  Mrs. H.R. Hansom and Mrs. Roy Egger
Both of these ladies are close friends of the family.
(Looks like in this day and age, if you married a man, you lost your name.)
Godmother:  Mrs. Frank Wieseler - Wedding Book
Bride's Maid Gifts:  Gold Hair Barrettes

Honey Moon Location:  Undisclosed
"For traveling (on the Honeymoon), Mrs. Oleson wore a
cinnamon brown outfit with matching accessories.

Check out Post 141 for a possible clue to the Honeymoon Undisclosed Location.


Graduating Class of the Orient High School Class of 1944

Maxine Eaton's Graduating Class - note the names below which were
shown on the back of the picture.  Looks like a very nice class!

Per Max comment, all the boys eligible in her class went to fight in the war... 
none in her class were left for this end-of-the-school-year photograph!

Back of the Graduation Picture with names of each person.

Oleson/Eaton Family Pictures: Post # 199

 I believe the technical description of the Orient street condition is
frozen mud...  not being crass, but observing.  I would definitely
belong to the volunteer fire department if they would take an old fart.

Someone called this dog "Mike" in one of
the pictures.  Can anyone say yes or no?

Loyd and Maxine planned an Oleson Reunion at the Scout Camp
at Lake Mitchell - he provided organ music during many of the meals.
Carol and I were there but I do not remember too many details.
Let me know if you remember something that we should include.

Oleson/Eaton Family Pictures: Post # 198

No names on the back of the picture.  Also no date.  
I recognize Fred, Duane maybe, Minnie, Marie and 
perhaps some of her children and/or others?  
" picture was addressed to Lois..."

Obviously Lois (who is she?) did not get the picture or 
it came back to the family collection.

This party was held at Rachael's house - more names to come as
I find a picture that noted them.

The Loyd Oleson Family is having a party in 1954, note Loyd's
tripod for taking movies.  Wonder where the movies are?

This is a cool historical picture.  Will looks like
a cool dude back then.

These are children of Fred Jr, who everyone called Fritz.  Doyle had a ice/snow bad
snow road condition accident/death while working on the Alaskan Pipeline.  Not
sure about Darwin.

Oleson/Eaton Family Pictures: Post # 197

Fred on the right, is next to his dad's (Nels) younger brother Peter Oleson and wife Anna.  Next to Peter is Fred's brother Will Oleson and then Uncle Hans.  (I have yet to identify Uncle Hans.)

Small youngster Loyd and his older brother Leonard.  Sad story follows:

Loyd was very close to Leonard - they bunked together upstairs in the attic.  Loyd can remember that on really cold nights Leonard would snuggle him so that he could stay warm till morning light.

Leonard died at the age of 21 from a ruptured appendix which Loyd said really affected the family - his mother miscarried shortly thereafter which they all attributed to the sadness of Leonard passing.

(Note: I have reviewed many, many photos and to my knowledge only three photos of Leonard.
Loyd was standing next to him in all three of the photos.  Leo looks like a cool dude to me.)

Oleson/Eaton Family Pictures: Post # 196

Carol Lynn and Jerry Oleson of Seattle in the 1940's.
According to the back of the photo, the picture was taken and processed by Glen, Loyd's brother.
The children's parents are Malcolm and Bernice Oleson.  Carole is 5 and Jerry - 18 months.

Shirley - daughter of Loyd's brother Fritz (Fred Jr) who lives

in the Seattle area - we were connected as relatives by our

23andMe test results.

Doug and Stephanie as young people.  Does anyone recognize the white stool?
I think that it was later painted green and I bet someone has it still.  I just
saw the baby seat that I am sitting in - it is in Mary's sunroom.

Wish I knew more about Will and his family.

Oleson/Eaton Family Pictures: Post # 195

Postcard that Fred sent to Minnie.  Not sure what significance this
car is to their lives.  Was its Fred's car?  Was it a type of car that
Fred wanted to get?  Just not sure what the deal is.
Does anyone have any information that might help us out here?

In case you cannot readily read Fred's writing, it says
"Hello Minnie - well here is the picture that I promised
you.  Will see you at the dance tonight. If it don't
rain or snow.  Love from Fred"

I am sure that Fred was being tongue in cheek about the
possibility of snow since the card was sent on October 13, 1911.

Another Carole Oleson in the family - spelled two different ways

in two different pictures.  Not sure who this Carole belongs to.

Cora Preston is Fred Jr's (Fritz) wife and Craig no doubt is one of their children.  Not sure who is taking the picture, perhaps Fritz.

I remember many times that we would travel over to Al Goodwin's house
for supper or to play with perhaps his grandkids - I actually do not remember
seeing other kids over there.  I believe that Al was Loyd's main manager that
handled all the linemen details.  (He was their boss and reported to Loyd.)

This could be the infamous cream can that Doug Oleson is preserving.
It appears to be in a "junk pile" that Otho described pulling it out of.
How cool is this possibility!  And to have Loyd standing next to it.

Note: Loyd told me once that they had two-cans, one to send to the
Lakeville Creamery Company while they were filling the other one.  So the can
could be the one in the picture, or not.  I suspect it is the one that I have.  I am 
quite pleased that I have photographic documentation of the can with Loyd 
in the picture.  Thanks for sending the picture Steph!

(If you want more cream can information, I wrote a blog story in February of 2010.)

The Tom and Stephanie Long Family with Loyd in May of 2017