It is 100 years since Madge Stevens was born - Pt 16
Songs from 1961; Runaway, Tossin’ And Turnin’ Big Bad John, The Lion Sleeps Tonight along with dance crazy numbers like Pony Time, The Fly, The Twist, Peppermint Twist. Events; The Soviets win the man in space race by putting Yuri Gagarin into orbit, Alan Shepard from the U.S. became the second man in space, The Berlin Wall goes up.
Shauna with her Grandmother Madge, her Dad and Aunt Nana (aka Aunt Annie)
David & Heather with Shauna & Jill along with Aunt Nana
Note on back, Leaving Calgary. Dated in margin as Jun 62
Personal Memory; Visit out East to Patterson side, as related by Barbara Mahaffy (nee Woolley)
“Aunt Madge and Nana (Aunt Annie) came to visit us in Toronto in 1961. I think that it was Aunt Madge's first visit but not Nana's. Aunt Madge wanted to go to London to visit relatives from her side of the family (that I didn't know but I think that their name might have been Harris). She offered to take me along, since I was done school for the summer and my sisters still had classes, so off we went on the Greyhound bus. We had a great time visiting in London and St. Marys and my favourite line of hers - which we would repeat over and over - was "Aren't we having fun - we're on our holidays". She was so upbeat about even the most minor thing; there was always a silver lining in her clouds!”
Shauna with her Grandmother Madge, her Dad and Aunt Nana (aka Aunt Annie)
David & Heather with Shauna & Jill along with Aunt Nana
Note on back, Leaving Calgary. Dated in margin as Jun 62
Personal Memory; Visit out East to Patterson side, as related by Barbara Mahaffy (nee Woolley)
“Aunt Madge and Nana (Aunt Annie) came to visit us in Toronto in 1961. I think that it was Aunt Madge's first visit but not Nana's. Aunt Madge wanted to go to London to visit relatives from her side of the family (that I didn't know but I think that their name might have been Harris). She offered to take me along, since I was done school for the summer and my sisters still had classes, so off we went on the Greyhound bus. We had a great time visiting in London and St. Marys and my favourite line of hers - which we would repeat over and over - was "Aren't we having fun - we're on our holidays". She was so upbeat about even the most minor thing; there was always a silver lining in her clouds!”
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