It is 100 years since Madge Stevens was born - Pt 20

Bride Barbara is holding the hands of her two Great Grandmothers.
16 May 1970, 1st grandchild, Barbara marries Ray Mankelow. Madge with her mother Roselie Humphrey (Little Gramma), along with Heather & Nelson and their brood Shauna, Jill, David and John sail to New Zealand to be at the wedding and visit.

1970 songs; Bridge Over Troubled Water, I Think I Love You, The Long And Winding Road, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, Close To You, Cracklin’ Rosie. In NZ, Lola (Kinks) were as big at 6 weeks at No 1, as a song by Kiwi artist Maria Dallas – Pinnochio
Events; President Nixon sends combat troops into Cambodia, National Guardsmen fire into a crowd protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University, killing four and wounding eight, an oxygen tank on Apollo 13 explodes, forcing the crew to abort the mission and return in 4 days, the Isle of Wight Festival, with some 600,000 attending making it the biggest rock festival of the time, in October a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

Personal Memory from Wendy Patterson
Grama moved to Vancouver in 1971 and we didn't see much of her after that. I do know that she went to N.Z. in June 1972 because she came to see me right before my wedding to tell me she would be going on her trip and couldn't attend.
1971 songs: Brown Sugar, Go Away Little Girl, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, It’s Too Late, Joy To The World, Maggie May, Me And Bobby McGee
Events; Idi Amin and rebels seize control in Uganda, Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali to retain the Heavy Weight Boxing title, Apollo 15 astronauts explore the moon’s surface in their Lunar Rover, Nixon imposes a 90-day price and wage freeze in the US, The Republic of China is admitted to the United Nations, replacing Taiwan


13 May 1972, 2nd grandchild Mary marries Rex Wood in Kaitaia, N.Z.

01 Jul 1972, 4th grandchild, Wendy Patterson marries Ernie Diehl
1972 Songs; American Pie, Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me, Candy Man, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, A Horse With No Name.
Events; Richard Nixon becomes the first US President to visit China and then Moscow, five burglars are charged with breaking into the Democrats headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C., Arabs massacre 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, at the same Olympics American swimmer Mark Spitz wins a record seven gold medals, Richard Nixon wins a second term in the White House


May 1973, Madge, her mother and sister Phyllis visit New Zealand.

Phyllis, Little Gramma and Madge at Mary and Rex's place in Reporoa


Four Generations, eldest children all, from Madge down. Rose Humphrey, Madge Stevens, Audrey Bamber and Barbara Mankelow.

24 Nov 1973, 3rd grandchild Robbie marries Peter Blundell in Kaitaia, N.Z.

24 Dec 1973, 1st great grandchild, Deanna Christine Jagert (Judy & Fred’s 1st)
1973 Songs; Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Crocodile Rock, Midnight Train To Georgia, My Love, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree, Top Of The World, You’re So Vain.
Events; An agreement is signed in Paris to stop the fighting in Vietnam, G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord are the first to be convicted over the break-in at Watergate, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns under pressure and is replaced by Gerald Ford, Arab nations impose an embargo on oil shipments to the United States (in retaliation for supporting Israel in the Yom Kippur War).