Arnold and Newlin: Joel in Finland 1975

While Arnie and Newlin are in France, West Germany and Spain, Joel has gone to Finland to live with the Veikko Kettunen family in the countryside of North Karelia. After flying to Helsinki, he took a seven-hour train ride to Joensuu in eastern Finland, where he was met by the family and driven an hour to their house in Kaarnalampi, south of Viinijärvi.

The house used to be a working farm but no longer; they rented a few fields to neighboring farmers and occasionally sold trees for lumber. The father, Veikko, worked on the railroad and the mother, Aino, worked as a waitress in a café (which they mistakenly called a bar). Their two oldest daughters were married and lived in Liperi, a half hour away. At home were three sons close in age to Joel (Seppo, Heikki and Ari) as well as a younger daughter, Auli. The point of hosting me was to expose the children to English.

For Joel the trip was an inexpensive way to spend time in the Nordic region — Sweden, his first choice, has no such home stay programs, and Norway had a farm worker program but participants had to be 18 years old and Joel was a few months shy of that age. So he ended up in Finland, hundreds of miles east of the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland, to his dismay.

Kaarnalampi, by the way, means 'bark pond' in Finnish.

Joel packing for the trip to Europe

Joel on the train tracks in Kaarnalampi

Joel with Jarno Juntunen

Joel with Seppo Kettunen making cookies

Their son in law, who worked for a bus company, rented a small bus and drive the family up to Mount Koli, a winter ski resort. we camped overnight nearby.

Joel on Mount Koli

Joel departing by train

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Arnold and Newlin: Allan goes to Washington, 1966

In elementary school, a student with good grades could be a crossing guard and take a school trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the nation's capital. Allan and Eric had the good grades and made the trip; Joel and Andrew did not. Arnold went as a parent chaperon. They took a night train to Washington, D.C. Here is Allan in Washington in 1966:

Allan disembarking the train in Washington

Allan in Union Station, Washington, DC

at the Capitol Building

on the steps of the Capitol Building

on the steps of the Capitol Building

the Capitol Building

group photo on the Capitol steps

at the White House

in front of the White House

in front of the White House with Washington Monument in background

Allan (in plaid shirt) with classmates, by a Vanguard rocket replica

Allan (ducking) with classmates, by a Vanguard rocket replica

Allan with classmates, by a Vanguard rocket replica

Allan with classmates, by a Vanguard rocket replica

on the train departing Washington

Allan in the center

Allan, third from right, smiling with head cocked

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Arnold and Newlin: Road Trip West 1965, Durango & Silverton

Arnie and Newlin take children on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train from Durango to Silverton:

Allan, Joel, Newlin and Andrew in Durango, Colorado

Newlin, Andrew, Joel, and Allan at the Durango train station

Allan, Joel and Andrew by the train engine

Newlin, Joel, Andrew and Allan aboard the train

Silverton train station

Silverton, Colorado, summer 1965

Silverton

Silverton

Andrew, Joel and Allan

Joel tired on the return trip

Andrew asleep on the train ride back to Durango

the engineer

the train engineer and conductor

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Arnold and Newlin: Road Trip West 1963, California 1

The family reaches California and indulges in more activity, such as horseback riding and visiting the Los Angeles Zoo.

Joel and Allan riding horse

Andrew riding a horse

Allan and Joel climbing on a train, ignoring the "Keep Off" signage

Allan, Joel, Newlin, and Andrew

Newlin, Andrew, Joel, and Allan at the Los Angeles Zoo

Newlin, Andrew, Joel, and Allan at the zoo

Joel, Allan, Andrew, and Newlin at the zoo

Newlin, Joel, Andrew, and Allan at the zoo

Joel, Allan, cousin Walter,  and their grandmother Hazel at Disneyland (possibly Lucille in the sunglasses)

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Arnold's Story: June 1951

Bill, Hazel and Laura take the train from Los Angeles to San Francisco and then on to the East Coast. They might have taken the Southern Pacific Daylight from Los Angeles along the coast to San Francisco. Then from San Francisco they would have caught a ferry across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland, where they would board the California Zephyr to Chicago and then another train to Boston. The Zephyr featured the Vista-Dome for excellent views of the scenery. 

Laura, Hazel and Bill Nevis on a ferry in the San Francisco Bay, June 1951

Leonard, Hazel and Laura Nevis on a ferry in the San Francisco Bay, June 1951

Hazel and Bill Nevis on a ferry in the San Francisco Bay, June 1951

Laura Nevis and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge seen from a ferry in the San Francisco Bay, June 1951

California Zephyr Vista-Dome, June 1951

view from the California Zephyr, June 1951

Hazel and Bill Nevis in the Vista-Dome of the California Zephyr, June 1951

view from the Vista-Dome of the California Zephyr, June 1951

view from the Vista-Dome of the California Zephyr, June 1951

view from the California Zephyr, June 1951

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