Arnold and Newlin: Sigtuna, Sweden, March 1970

A favorite outing from our base in Uppsala was Sigtuna, a small town of Viking origin with a number of well preserved rune stones and ruins of early churches. On March 30, 1970, we took Laura and Walter there.  

Eric, Allan, Joel. Andrew, Walter, Laura, and Newlin on Stora Gatan, Sigtuna

Laura braces for a snowball

Walter, Allan, Andrew, and Laura Nevis in Sigtuna

Allan, Laura, Andrew, Walter, and Newlin on Stora Gatan

Eric

Andrew, Walter and Eric

Walter, Joel, Eric, Newlin, and Allan

Allan, Newlin, Laura, and Eric near the old bell tower

Laura and Newlin at the Sigtuna town hall

Andrew threatens Laura with a snowball

Joel, Walter, Allan, Newlin, Eric, Laura, and Andrew near the bell tower

Walter, Eric and Andrew

Eric, Andrew, Walter, Allan, Newlin, and Laura at St. Olof's church ruin

Allan, Andrew, Walter, Eric, and Joel

Allan, Newlin, Walter, Joel, Andrew, Eric, and Laura at St. Olof's church ruin

Walter, Andrew, Eric, Joel, Newlin, and Laura at St. Olof's church ruin

Allan, Joel, Laura, Newlin, and Eric

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Arnold and Newlin: Easter in Sweden 1970

Arnie's youngest sister Laura flew from Los Angeles to Sweden with their nephew Walter (Leonard and Lucille's son) for a few weeks at Easter time. Easter fell on March 29 and it was still winter in Scandinavia. Laura was impressed that it was still a snowy winter in Sweden at the end of March and laughed about her "Easter bonnet".

Newlin and Laura, Sunnerstabacken, Easter Sunday

Walter and Eric, Sunnerstabacken, Easter Sunday

Walter, Sunnerstabacken, Easter Sunday

Walter on a sled, Laura and Allan on a sled, and Joel on skis, Sunnerstabacken

Joel, Walter, Laura, and Allan, Sunnerstabacken

Laura, Joel, Eric, and Andrew, Sunnerstabacken

We went several times to Drottningholm Palace, now the residence of the royal family in its west wing. After Ester we brought Laura and Walter there.

Allan, Newlin, Walter, Laura, and Joel near the Drottningholm Palace church

Joel, Allan, Andrew, Newlin, Laura, Eric, and Walter, Drottningholm

Newlin discovered the delights of fondue in 1970, but it appears here that we have started with a hearty split pea soup for dinner:

Joel, Andrew, Newlin, Eric, Allan, and Laura

The family gathered around the fondue pot

We visited Stockholm after Easter with Laura and Walter. Among the sites we went to the Wasa Ship Museum, where the Swedish warship Wasa was housed. It sank in 1628 and was salvaged in 1961. Because the centuries old ship would have deteriorated if allowed to dry out, it was impregnated with polyethylene glycol by spraying it over the course of seventeen years. 

Joel and Laura at the entrance to the Wasa Varvet Museum (it now has a permanent museum location)

17th century Swedish warship Wasa that sank on her maiden voyage (attribution: OneHungLow January 2009) 

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Arnold and Newlin: Road Trip West 1965, Disneyland

Arnie and Newlin take their children to Disneyland with Leonard and Lucille and their children. The only granddaughter for Bill and Hazel is Kathy Nevis, daughter of Leonard and Lucille.

Leonard, Lucille, Andrew, and Newlin

Mark Twain riverboat

Leonard with Kathy, Lucille in pink behind them

Walter, Lucille, Larry, Kathy, Newlin, Allan, and Joel on Main Street

Lucille, Walter, Larry, Kathy, Newlin, Allan, and Joel on Main Street

Joel driving

Joel enjoys driving

Lucille and Kathy

Andrew, Newlin, Walter (in the coonskin hat), Joel, and Allan wait to board the submarine in Tomorrowland

two Mason boys, John Mason, Andrew, Newlin, Joel, and Allan on a pier off the coast of Los Angeles County

two Mason boys, John Mason, Andrew, Newlin, Joel, and Allan 

Andrew, two Mason boys, Allan, and Joel

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Arnold and Newlin: Road Trip West 1965, Sequoia National Park

Arnie and Newlin take their sons (Allan, Joel and Andrew) and nephews (Walter and Larry) to Sequoia National Park:

Allan, Andrew and Newlin by the General Sherman sequoia tree

Joel reads up on the General Sherman tree

Joel stretches out by a sequoia

Allan, Andrew, Joel, Larry, and Walter

Newlin at the General Grant tree

Walter and Andrew above, Newlin below

Joel reads up on the Centennial Stump

Joel, Walter, Allan, Andrew, Larry, and Newlin on the Centennial Stump

Allan

Joel at the Robert E. Lee tree

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